New Orleans Pelicans vs New York Knicks Prediction, 1/20/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs New York Knicks

Date: Thursday, January 20, 2022

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: TNT

The New Orleans Pelicans (16-28) are en route to Madison Square Garden on Thursday where they will meet the New York Knicks (22-23).

The Pelicans faced the Celtics and ended up losing by a score of 104-92 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Pelicans ended up finishing with 15 while the Celtics finished the game with 14 personal fouls. They also knocked down 10 of their 32 attempts from long range. Boston finished 90.0% at the charity stripe by burying 18 of 20 attempts. Furthermore, Boston snagged 42 rebounds (5 offensive, 37 defensive) and had 4 rejections. Boston totaled 47 assists and had 22 steals in the matchup. Concerning defense, New Orleans allowed their opponent to shoot 47.5% from the floor on 38 out of 80 shooting. They also recorded 23 assists in this contest while forcing 4 turnovers and earning 10 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they earned 41 with 8 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Pelicans buried 11 of 18 tries for a rate of 61.1%. New Orleans ended the contest with a 41.4% field goal percentage (36 of 87) and buried 9 out of their 30 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jonas Valanciunas is one player who was a factor in this matchup. He ended up finishing with 22 points on 9 of 17 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes played and totaled 14 boards. Valanciunas walked away from this one shooting 52.9% from the floor and earned 4 dimes.

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New Orleans will take the court with a mark of 16-28 on the year. They currently have an average of 105.5 points per contest (24th in the league) while connecting on 43.7% from the floor. The Pelicans are shooting 33.7% on shots from 3-point land (498 of 1,477) and 78.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, New Orleans is snagging 46.1 boards per game and has accounted for 1,083 dimes on the campaign, which is 10th in the league in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 14.5 times per contest and as a unit they commit 19.3 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Pelicans are able to force 13.2 turnovers every game while drawing 19.9 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 17th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,056 relinquished this season. The Pelicans defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.9% (1,779 of 3,792) and they concede 42.9 rebounds per contest as a group. They are conceding 37.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 21st in the NBA in PPG allowed (110.1).

The last time they took the court, the Knicks took a loss by a final score of 112-110 when they played the Timberwolves. The Knicks were able to corral 33 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 44 for the game. They also coughed it up 18 times, while getting 6 steals in the matchup. The Timberwolves earned 12 fouls in the matchup which took the Knicks to the free throw line for a total of 33 tries. They were able to knock down 24 of the free throw tries for a rate of 72.7%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, New York buried 12 out of their 38 attempts (31.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Knicks shot 37 out of 80 from the field which had them shooting 46.3%. The Knicks permitted the Timberwolves to make 35 of 81 tries from the floor which had them shooting 43.2% in this matchup. They shot 31.7% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 13 of 41 and ended up going 29 out of 38 at the free throw line (76.3%). Concerning rebounding, New York permitted Minnesota to get 30 in total (8 offensive).

Julius Randle ended up being a major contributor for the Knicks for the contest. Randle scored 21 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 9 dimes in this game. He knocked down 6 of 15 for this contest giving him a rate of 40.0%, and had 9 rebounds.

New York has a record of 22-23 on the campaign. The Knicks have committed 19.3 personal fouls every game and they connect on 75.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 21.1 times per contest (29th in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.4 times per game. New York has tallied 4,694 pts so far this season (104.3 per game) and they snag 45.4 boards per game. As an offense, the Knicks are shooting 43.8% from the floor, which has them ranked 25th in the NBA.

The Knicks on defense are ranked 5th in basketball in points given up per game with 104.6. They are forcing 12.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 43.9% from the floor (5th in basketball). The New York defense allows 34.6% from downtown (585 of 1,691) and their opponents are converting on 77.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 23.9 assists and 43.8 rebounds per contest, which is 14th and 11th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Orleans

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