Los Angeles Clippers vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 1/13/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Thursday, January 13, 2022

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Bally Sports New Orleans

The New Orleans Pelicans (15-26) will take on the Los Angeles Clippers (21-21) at Smoothie King Center on Thursday.

The Clippers took the court against the Nuggets and went home with a win by a final score of 87-85 in their last game. Los Angeles finished the contest having earned a 40.5% field goal percentage (34 out of 84) and made 10 out of their 34 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Clippers made 9 of 12 tries for a rate of 75.0%. In terms of grabbing boards, they compiled 31 with 3 of them being offensive. They also distributed 23 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 2 turnovers and having 12 steals. In relation to defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 40.0% from the floor on 32 of 80 shooting. Denver doled out 56 assists and had 24 steals for this game. Moreover, Denver totaled 43 rebounds (13 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Denver finished the game shooting 85.0% at the free throw line by making 17 of 20 attempts. They also made 4 of their 33 tries from distance. Concerning personal fouls, the Clippers finished with 22 while the Nuggets recorded 19 personal fouls.

Amir Coffey is one guy who played a role in the game. Coffey finished 54.5% from the field and recorded 7 dimes. He played 43 mins played and also snagged 5 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 18 points on 6 out of 11 shooting.

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Los Angeles heads into this matchup with a record of 21-21 on the campaign. They have an average of 104.7 points per game (26th in basketball) on 44.7% from the field. The Clippers are connecting on 35.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (515 of 1,447) and 78.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Los Angeles is snagging 43.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 959 assists for the season, which is 18th in the league in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.5 times per game and as a team they are committing 18.0 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Clippers have forced 14.5 turnovers per game while drawing 19.0 fouls. They rank 16th in the league in allowing assists with 980 relinquished so far this year. The Clippers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 44.1% (1,686 of 3,827) and they surrender 48.0 boards per contest as a group. They are giving up 32.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 7th in the NBA in points per game allowed (105.3).

In their last game, the Pelicans took home the win by a final score of 128-125 when they faced the Timberwolves. Regarding team rebounding, New Orleans allowed Minnesota to collect 23 in total (9 on the offensive side). They shot 46.2% from beyond the perimeter by going 18 of 39 and ended up going 23 of 31 at the charity stripe (74.2%). The Pelicans allowed the Timberwolves to bury 42 of 86 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.8% in this matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Pelicans finished 42 out of 76 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 55.3%. When it comes to shots from 3-point land, New Orleans buried 16 of 33 tries (48.5%). They were able to knock down 28 of them for a rate of 75.7%. The Timberwolves had 13 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Pelicans to the charity stripe for 37 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 20 times, while earning 6 steals in this matchup. The Pelicans were able to collect 29 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 in this game.

Brandon Ingram ended up being important for the Pelicans in this matchup. Ingram accumulated 33 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 9 assists for this contest. He converted 11 of 19 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 57.9%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.

New Orleans has a mark of 15-26 so far this year. The Pelicans are committing 19.5 fouls per contest and they shoot 78.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 24.6 times per contest (10th in the league) and they turn it over 14.9 times per game. New Orleans has accounted for 4,334 pts for the year (105.7 per contest) and they average 46.2 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Pelicans are hitting on 43.7% from the floor, which ranks them 26th in the NBA.

The Pelicans defensively are ranked 21st in the league in points per game surrendered with 110.5. They are able to force 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.9% from the field (27th in basketball). The New Orleans defense concedes 37.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (538 of 1,437) and opponents are making 78.2% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 24.0 dimes and 42.7 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 15th and 4th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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