New Orleans Pelicans vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 3/6/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Sunday, March 6, 2022

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: ESPN

The Denver Nuggets (37-26) are welcoming the New Orleans Pelicans (27-36) at Ball Arena on Sunday.

The Pelicans played the Jazz and took home the win by a score of 124-90 in their last game. New Orleans ended the contest having earned a 51.5% FG percentage (50 of 97) and converted 11 of their 36 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Pelicans knocked down 13 of 17 tries for a rate of 76.5%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 52 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 29 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 2 turnovers and getting 11 steals. Regarding defending, New Orleans allowed 34.8% from the floor on 31 out of 89 shooting. Utah totaled 52 assists and had 15 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Utah pulled down 30 boards (22 offensive, 8 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Utah finished the game at 65.4% from the charity stripe by making 17 of their 26 attempts. They also made 11 out of their 41 tries from downtown. Regarding personal fouls, the Pelicans left the arena with 23 while the Jazz accumulated 20 personal fouls.

Brandon Ingram is someone who was a major contributor in the matchup. Ingram went 68.8% from the floor and also recorded 6 assists. He saw the court for 30 minutes played and also grabbed 8 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 29 points on 11 out of 16 shooting.

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New Orleans will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 27-36 this season. They have an average of 107.3 pts per contest (23rd in basketball) on 45.2% from the floor. The Pelicans are hitting 32.9% on three-point attempts (676 of 2,053) and 79.1% from the free throw line. As a team, New Orleans is pulling in 45.4 boards per game and is sitting with 1,565 dimes for the campaign, which is 12th in basketball in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.3 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 19.8 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Pelicans are forcing 13.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.2 personal fouls. They are ranked 9th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,484 surrendered so far this season. The Pelicans defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.2% (2,496 of 5,408) and they relinquish 42.3 boards per game as a unit. They give up 35.7% from 3-point land while they are 13th in the league in opponents points per game (108.7).

In their last game, the Nuggets walked away with a victory by a final of 116-101 against the Rockets. In regard to rebounds, Denver allowed Houston to pull down 35 in all (9 offensive). They shot 27.8% from three-point range by connecting on 10 out of 36 and ended up going 15 out of 22 from the free throw line (68.2%). The Nuggets allowed the Rockets to bury 38 of their 83 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 45.8% for this contest. Overall, the Nuggets shot 39 out of 86 from the field which had them at 45.3%. Regarding shots from distance, Denver buried 13 of 33 attempts (39.4%). They were able to knock down 25 of them for a percentage of 80.6%. The Rockets were called for 14 personal fouls in the game which took the Nuggets to the charity stripe for a total of 31 attempts. They turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 10 steals for the contest. The Nuggets pulled down 31 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 41 for the contest.

DeMarcus Cousins ended up being a factor for the Nuggets in this game. Cousins totaled 31 points in his 24 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 4 dimes for this contest. He made 10 out of 14 in this contest for a field goal rate of 71.4%, and had 9 rebounds.

Denver has a mark of 37-26 on the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Nuggets are hitting on 47.4% from the floor, which is 3rd in the NBA. Denver has totaled 6,963 points this year (110.5 per game) and they pull in 44.1 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 27.2 times per game (4th in the league) and they are turning it over 14.4 times per game. The Nuggets are responsible for committing 19.4 fouls per game and they hit 79.2% from the charity stripe.

The Denver defense gives up 33.6% on 3-point shots (726 of 2,159) and opponents are knocking down 75.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 24.4 assists and 42.8 rebounds every game, which ranks 15th and 5th in the NBA. The Nuggets defensively are ranked 12th in basketball in PPG given up with 107.7. They have forced 13.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.5% from the field (22nd in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Denver

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