Los Angeles Lakers vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 3/27/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Sunday, March 27, 2022

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Spectrum SportsNet

The New Orleans Pelicans (31-42) will take on the Los Angeles Lakers (31-42) at Smoothie King Center on Sunday.

The Lakers played the 76ers and ended up losing by a score of 126-121 in their last contest. Los Angeles wrapped up the game having earned a 51.5% field goal percentage (50 out of 97) and converted 11 of their 30 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Lakers knocked down 10 of their 16 attempts for a rate of 62.5%. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they earned 45 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 25 assists for the contest as well as forcing 5 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 51.6% from the floor on 47 out of 91 shooting. Philadelphia distributed 43 dimes and had 26 steals in this contest. Moreover, Philadelphia totaled 35 rebounds (8 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Philadelphia finished 78.6% from the charity stripe by burying 22 of 28 tries. They knocked down 10 out of their 27 tries from distance. When discussing personal fouls, the Lakers finished with 19 while the 76ers accumulated 7 personal fouls.

Dwight Howard is one guy who was a factor for this contest. Howard finished shooting 64.3% from the field and recorded 1 assist. He played 28 mins and grabbed 8 boards. He left the arena with 24 points on 9 of 14 shooting.

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Los Angeles heads into this game with a win-loss record of 31-42 on the campaign. They are turning it over 14.6 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 20.2 fouls per game. As a team, Los Angeles is collecting 44.1 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,764 assists so far this season, which ranks 17th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Lakers are connecting on 35.0% on three-point shots (889 of 2,540) and 72.8% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 111.6 points per contest (12th in basketball) while shooting 46.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Lakers are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers per game while drawing 19.9 personal fouls. They are 24th in the league in giving up assists with 1,890 surrendered this year. The Lakers defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.6% (3,078 of 6,608) and they relinquish 47.0 rebounds per game as a group. They are giving up 35.1% on 3-pointers and they are 27th in the league in PPG from their opponents (114.3).

In their last game, the Pelicans took home the win by a final score of 126-109 against the Bulls. The Pelicans were able to snag 33 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 in this game. They also coughed it up 10 times, while getting 10 steals in this contest. The Bulls had 15 fouls for the game which got the Pelicans to the charity stripe for 34 shots. They were able to convert 32 of the free throws for a percentage of 94.1%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, New Orleans buried 12 of their 29 tries (41.4%). Overall, the Pelicans ended up shooting 41 out of 83 from the field which had them at 49.4%. The Pelicans permitted the Bulls to make 40 of 78 attempts from the field which had them at 51.3% for the game. They finished shooting 41.2% from distance by shooting 14 of 34 and finished the game at 15 of 19 at the free throw line (78.9%). With respect to how they rebounded, New Orleans allowed Chicago to get 29 in total (4 on the offensive glass).

Devonte' Graham ended up having an impact for the Pelicans for the game. Graham tallied 30 points in his 29 mins on the court and totaled 4 dimes for the contest. He converted 8 out of 12 for the game for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and tallied 2 rebounds.

New Orleans has a win-loss mark of 31-42 so far this year. As an offensive team, the Pelicans are shooting 45.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 20th in basketball. New Orleans has totaled 7,941 pts so far this year (108.8 per game) and they snag 45.6 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.0 times per contest (12th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.2 times per game. The Pelicans are responsible for committing 20.0 fouls per game and they connect on 78.9% from the free throw line.

The Pelicans defensively are ranked 14th in the NBA in PPG given up with 109.8. They have forced 13.9 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.7% from the floor (21st in the NBA). The New Orleans defense gives up 35.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (938 of 2,610) and their opponents are knocking down 78.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 24.3 dimes and 42.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 15th and 3rd in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Orleans

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