New Orleans Pelicans vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 1/17/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Boston Celtics

Date: Monday, January 17, 2022

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

TD Garden is the site where the Boston Celtics (22-22) will compete against the New Orleans Pelicans (16-27) on Monday.

The Pelicans played the Nets and went home with a loss by a final score of 120-105 in their last game. New Orleans ended with a 46.0% FG percentage (40 of 87) and converted 9 of 31 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Pelicans converted 16 of their 24 tries for a percentage of 66.7%. When talking about pulling down boards, they compiled 35 with 12 of them being offensive. They also doled out 27 assists in this contest while forcing 5 turnovers and having 9 steals. With respect to the defense, New Orleans let their opponent shoot 54.8% from the field on 46 of 84 shooting. Brooklyn doled out 44 assists and had 30 steals for this contest. Additionally, Brooklyn totaled 35 rebounds (9 offensive, 26 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Brooklyn shot 94.1% from the charity stripe by burying 16 of 17 attempts. They also knocked down 12 of their 27 shots from distance. In relation to personal fouls, the Pelicans finished with 18 while the Nets recorded 14 personal fouls.

Brandon Ingram is a guy who was a factor in the game. Ingram finished the contest at 38.1% from the floor and also earned 8 assists. He saw the court for 34 mins and also grabbed 4 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 22 points on 8 out of 21 shooting.

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New Orleans will play this contest with a mark of 16-27 for the season. They currently have an average of 105.9 points per outing (24th in basketball) while connecting on 43.7% from the field. The Pelicans are shooting 33.8% on 3-pointers (489 of 1,447) and 78.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, New Orleans is collecting 46.2 boards per game and has accumulated 1,060 dimes this year, which is 10th in the league in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 14.6 times per game and as a group they are committing 19.4 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Pelicans have forced 13.1 turnovers per game while drawing 19.9 fouls. They rank 19th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,034 conceded on the campaign. The Pelicans defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 46.9% (1,741 of 3,712) and they concede 42.8 boards per contest as a team. They are conceding 37.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 21st in the league in PPG from their opponents (110.2).

The last time they took the court, the Celtics got the victory with a final of 114-112 when they played the Bulls. In regard to rebounding, Boston allowed Chicago to pull down 25 in total (7 offensive). They went 41.4% from 3-point land by shooting 12 out of 29 and finished the contest at 12 of 15 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Celtics permitted the Bulls to make 44 out of 87 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.6% for the matchup. When the game finished, the Celtics walked away from this one shooting 44 out of 90 from the floor which had them shooting 48.9%. In terms of three-point shots, Boston knocked down 9 of 26 attempts (34.6%). They were able to knock down 17 of the free throws for a rate of 89.5%. The Bulls earned 6 fouls in the matchup which got the Celtics to the charity stripe for 19 attempts. They gave up possession 11 times, while recording 6 steals in this game. The Celtics earned 33 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive boards for a total of 50 in the game.

Dennis Schröder ended up being a major contributor for the Celtics in the game. He knocked down 6 out of 9 in the game for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and accumulated 6 rebounds. Schröder scored 16 points in his 36 mins on the court and had 8 assists in this game.

Boston has a win-loss mark of 22-22 so far this year. The Celtics have committed 18.8 fouls per contest and they connect on 81.7% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 22.7 times per game (24th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 14.2 times per game. Boston has accounted for 4,739 points for the season (107.7 per contest) and they pull in 45.8 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Celtics are hitting on 44.6% from the floor, which ranks them 22nd in the league.

The Boston defense gives up 34.5% on shots from 3-point land (536 of 1,555) and their opponents are converting on 78.7% of their free throw attempts. They allow 21.9 assists and 44.9 rebounds per contest, which is 2nd and 17th in basketball. The Celtics defensively are ranked 10th in the league in PPG given up with 106.0. They are forcing 14.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 44.1% from the floor (8th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Orleans

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