Golden State Warriors vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 4/10/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Golden State Warriors vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Sunday, April 10, 2022

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

Smoothie King Center is the location where the New Orleans Pelicans (36-44) will try to beat the Golden State Warriors (51-29) on Sunday.

The Warriors faced the Lakers and took home the win by a score of 128-112 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Warriors ended up with 26 while the Lakers finished the game with 18 fouls. They also converted 9 of their 32 tries from beyond the arc. Los Angeles ended up shooting 76.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 29 of their 38 attempts. In addition, Los Angeles snagged 34 rebounds (8 offensive, 26 defensive) and got 5 blocks. Los Angeles doled out 42 assists and had 14 steals in the game. With regard to the defense, Golden State allowed the other team to go 44.6% from the floor on 37 out of 83 shooting. They also distributed 39 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 4 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Regarding grabbing boards, they collected 45 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Warriors converted 10 of 10 attempts for a percentage of 100.0%. Golden State finished the game having earned a 52.6% field goal percentage (51 of 97) and converted 16 of 32 shots from downtown.

Klay Thompson is one player who played a role in the game. He ended up finishing with 33 points on 12 out of 22 shooting. He played for 33 mins played and also grabbed 4 rebounds. Thompson went 54.5% from the field and dished out 4 assists.

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Golden State heads into this game with a mark of 51-29 so far this year. They are turning it over 14.9 times per contest and as a group are committing 21.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Golden State is pulling down 45.5 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 2,167 dimes for the season, which ranks 5th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Warriors are shooting 36.3% on three-point shots (1,149 of 3,166) and 76.8% from the free throw line. They average 110.9 pts per contest (15th in basketball) while shooting 46.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Warriors are forcing 14.6 turnovers per game while drawing 17.9 fouls. They rank 2nd in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,832 conceded so far this season. The Warriors defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 43.9% (3,037 of 6,919) and they relinquish 42.7 rebounds per game as a squad. They are conceding 33.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 5th in the league in opponents PPG (105.6).

For their last game, the Pelicans got the victory with a final of 127-94 when they played the Trail Blazers. The Pelicans were able to collect 26 defensive boards and 23 offensive boards totaling 49 for the game. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 15 steals in the matchup. The Trail Blazers were called for 22 fouls in this game which took the Pelicans to the free throw line for a total of 31 attempts. They were able to convert 26 of the free throw tries for a clip of 83.9%. In reference to 3-point attempts, New Orleans made 13 out of 37 attempts (35.1%). Overall, the Pelicans finished 44 for 93 from the field which had them shooting 47.3%. The Pelicans permitted the Trail Blazers to knock down 36 out of 69 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 52.2% in the matchup. They finished 35.5% from 3-point land by connecting on 11 of 31 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 13 at the free throw line (84.6%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, New Orleans permitted Portland to get 24 in all (3 offensive).

Willy Hernangómez ended up being a major contributor for the Pelicans for this game. Hernangómez had 17 points in his 26 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist in the game. He converted 5 of 8 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and tallied 14 rebounds.

New Orleans has a record of 36-44 so far this year. The Pelicans commit 19.7 personal fouls per contest while shooting 79.0% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 25.0 times per contest (12th in the league) and they are giving up possession 14.1 times per game. New Orleans has accounted for 8,741 points on the season (109.3 per contest) and they grab 45.5 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Pelicans are hitting on 45.7% from the field, which is 21st in the league.

The New Orleans defense gives up 36.1% on shots from 3-point land (1,027 of 2,845) and their opponents are knocking down 78.6% of their free throw attempts. They have conceded 24.6 dimes and 41.7 boards per contest, which ranks them 14th and 3rd in the NBA. The Pelicans on the defensive end are ranked 13th in the league in PPG surrendered with 109.7. They are able to force 14.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.8% from the field (21st in basketball).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Golden State

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