New Orleans Pelicans vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 1/15/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Saturday, January 15, 2022

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

Barclays Center is where the Brooklyn Nets (26-15) will try to beat the New Orleans Pelicans (16-26) on Saturday.

The Pelicans stepped onto the hardwood against the Clippers and took home the win by a score of 113-89 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Pelicans left the arena with 18 and the Clippers totaled 15 personal fouls. They made 10 of 34 attempts from 3-point land. Los Angeles finished the contest at 85.0% when shooting free throws by converting 17 of 20 tries. Additionally, Los Angeles grabbed 41 rebounds (5 offensive, 36 defensive) and got 4 rejections. Los Angeles recorded 46 dimes and had 19 steals in this matchup. In reference to the defense, New Orleans allowed 38.3% from the field on 31 out of 81 shooting. They also distributed 23 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and having 8 steals. In reference to rebounding, they collected a total of 57 with 13 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Pelicans converted 13 of their 16 attempts for a rate of 81.3%. New Orleans ended with a 44.3% field goal percentage (43 of 97) and buried 14 of their 39 3-pointers.

Brandon Ingram is a guy who was important in this game. He racked up 24 points on 10 out of 19 shooting. He played 33 minutes and also collected 5 rebounds. Ingram finished the game at 52.6% from the floor and earned 6 dimes.

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New Orleans will enter this matchup with a record of 16-26 on the season. They are averaging 105.9 points per game (24th in the NBA) while shooting 43.7% from the floor. The Pelicans are connecting on 33.9% on three-point attempts (480 of 1,416) and 78.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, New Orleans is pulling down 46.5 boards per game and has accounted for 1,033 assists on the campaign, which ranks 11th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 14.6 times per contest and as a team they commit 19.4 personal fouls per contest.

On defense, the Pelicans are forcing 13.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.9 fouls. They are giving up 37.3% on 3-point shots while they are 21st in basketball in PPG allowed (110.0). The Pelicans defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.7% (1,695 of 3,628) and they relinquish 42.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are ranked 17th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,004 surrendered for the season.

When they last played, the Nets took a loss by a final score of 130-109 against the Thunder. The Nets were able to corral 29 defensive boards and 21 offensive boards totaling 50 in this matchup. They also turned it over 12 times, while earning 7 steals for the contest. The Thunder earned 10 fouls in the matchup which got the Nets to the free throw line for a total of 22 tries. They were able to bury 20 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 90.9%. In the matter of shooting from beyond the arc, Brooklyn made 7 out of their 32 attempts (21.9%). When this game wrapped up, the Nets ended up going 41 for 98 from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.8%. The Nets permitted the Thunder to bury 47 of their 91 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.6% in the game. They finished 44.4% from downtown by shooting 20 out of 45 and finished the game at 16 of 18 from the free throw line (88.9%). Regarding how they rebounded, Brooklyn permitted Oklahoma City to get 29 in total (9 on the offensive side).

James Harden ended up having an impact for the Nets for this game. He knocked down 7 of 22 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 31.8%, and totaled 7 rebounds. Harden recorded 26 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 9 dimes in this game.

Brooklyn has a record of 26-15 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Nets are connecting on 47.0% from the field, which has them ranked 4th in the league. Brooklyn has earned 4,573 pts so far this year (111.5 per contest) and they average 45.6 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 25.6 times per contest (6th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.2 times per game. The Nets are committing 19.7 personal fouls per contest while shooting 82.2% from the free throw line.

The Brooklyn defense allows 32.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (494 of 1,517) and opponents are making 79.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 22.9 assists and 45.0 total boards per game, which ranks 5th and 16th in the NBA. The Nets defensively are ranked 18th in basketball in PPG given up with 109.2. They are forcing 13.1 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 43.6% from the field (2nd in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New Orleans

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