New Orleans Pelicans vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 10/30/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Sunday, October 30, 2022

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Crypto.com Arena is where the Los Angeles Clippers will try to defeat the New Orleans Pelicans on Sunday.

The Pelicans stepped onto the hardwood against the Suns and ended up losing by a score of 124-111 in their last contest. In the matter of fouls, the Pelicans walked away with 21 and the Suns totaled 18 fouls. They converted 10 of their 33 tries from distance. Phoenix finished shooting 90.0% from the charity stripe by making 18 of their 20 attempts. In addition, Phoenix had 47 boards (14 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 1 block. Phoenix recorded 33 assists and had 7 steals for the game. In regard to defense, New Orleans let their opponent shoot 52.2% from the floor on 48 of 92 shooting. They also doled out 25 assists in this game as well as forcing 12 turnovers and having 10 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected 33 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Pelicans knocked down 20 of their 22 shots for a percentage of 90.9%. New Orleans finished the contest with a 44.2% field goal percentage (38 of 86) and knocked down 15 out of their 37 three-point shots.

Jonas Valanciunas is one guy who was a factor for this game. Valanciunas finished 68.8% from the field and also earned 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 31 minutes and snagged 10 boards. He notched 25 points on 11 out of 16 shooting.

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New Orleans will take the court with a mark of 3-2 on the year. They turn it over 14.8 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 19.8 fouls per contest. As a unit, New Orleans is pulling down 43.6 boards per game and has earned 134 dimes for the year, which ranks 14th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Pelicans are hitting 39.6% on three-point shots (55 of 139) and 80.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 119.8 points per contest (5th in the NBA) while hitting 48.8% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Pelicans are able to force 14.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.6 fouls. They are ranked 17th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 132 surrendered for the season. The Pelicans are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.2% (216 of 458) and they surrender 40.8 rebounds per game as a team. They are relinquishing 32.8% on 3-point attempts and they are 19th in basketball in PPG allowed (115.4).

In their last game, the Clippers took a loss by a final score of 118-110 when they played the Thunder. The Clippers were able to pull down 34 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 44 for the contest. They also turned it over 19 times, while getting 6 steals for this game. The Thunder earned 21 fouls in the matchup which got the Clippers to the free throw line for a total of 18 tries. They were able to bury 13 of the free throws for a clip of 72.2%. In the matter of three-point attempts, Los Angeles converted 9 out of 28 tries (32.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Clippers went 44 for 82 from the field which gave them a rate of 53.7%. The Clippers permitted the Thunder to make 47 out of 95 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.5% in this game. They finished 44.7% from behind the 3-point line by going 17 of 38 and finished the game at 7 out of 8 at the free throw line (87.5%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, Los Angeles allowed Oklahoma City to grab 36 in total (13 on the offensive side).

Reggie Jackson ended up being a major contributor for the Clippers in this game. Jackson earned 18 points in his 37 minutes on the court and totaled 4 assists in the matchup. He converted 8 out of 13 for the matchup for a rate of 61.5%, and tallied 2 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a record of 2-3 for the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Clippers are shooting 47.3% from the floor, which ranks them 15th in the NBA. Los Angeles has tallied 513 points for the season (102.6 per game) and they average 46.4 boards per game. They are earning an assist 20.0 times per game (29th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 18.0 times per game. The Clippers have committed 19.6 fouls per game and they connect on 74.3% from the free throw line.

The Los Angeles defense concedes 31.1% on 3-point attempts (59 of 190) and their opposition knocks down 77.3% of their foul shots. They have given up 24.4 dimes and 44.4 boards per contest, which ranks them 12th and 18th in basketball. The Clippers on the defensive side of the court are 6th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 108.8. They have forced 10.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.0% from the field (3rd in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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