New Orleans Pelicans vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 1/25/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Philadelphia 76ers (27-19) host the New Orleans Pelicans (17-28) at Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday.

The Pelicans took the court against the Knicks and earned the victory with a final of 102-91 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Pelicans walked away with 26 while the Knicks racked up 15 personal fouls. They converted 9 of 38 tries from distance. New York shot 66.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 24 of their 36 shots. On top of that, New York grabbed 34 boards (14 offensive, 20 defensive) and added 2 rejections. New York dished out 48 dimes and had 21 steals for the game. In regard to defending, New Orleans let their opponent shoot 37.7% from the field on 29 out of 77 shooting. They also doled out 27 assists for this game while creating 5 turnovers and getting 10 steals. Concerning grabbing boards, they compiled 35 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Pelicans buried 15 of 22 attempts for a rate of 68.2%. New Orleans ended the game having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (38 out of 76) and made 11 of their 28 three-point shots.

Jonas Valanciunas is someone who was a contributor for the matchup. He ended up with 18 points on 8 of 11 shooting. He was on the court for 33 minutes played and collected 10 rebounds. Valanciunas ended up going 72.7% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes.

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New Orleans steps onto the court with a mark of 17-28 for the campaign. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.5 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 19.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, New Orleans is pulling in 45.9 boards per game and is sitting with 1,110 assists for the year, which ranks 17th in the league in terms of passing. The Pelicans are shooting 33.8% on shots from distance (509 of 1,505) and 78.1% from the charity stripe. They average 105.5 pts per contest (24th in the league) while shooting 43.8% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Pelicans are forcing their opponents into 13.2 turnovers per game and they draw 19.9 personal fouls. They rank 9th in the NBA in allowing assists with 1,077 relinquished this season. The Pelicans defensively are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.7% (1,808 of 3,869) and they relinquish 43.0 boards per game as a unit. They give up 36.9% from beyond the arc and they rank 18th in the NBA in PPG allowed (109.7).

The last time they took the court, the 76ers walked away with a victory by a final of 115-109 when they played the Spurs. When talking about rebounding, Philadelphia permitted San Antonio to get 31 in all (12 on the offensive side). They went 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 10 out of 30 and ended up shooting 15 of 22 from the free throw line (68.2%). The 76ers permitted the Spurs to convert 42 out of 89 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 47.2% in the matchup. When the game finished, the 76ers ended up going 44 for 92 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 47.8%. When discussing shooting from beyond the arc, Philadelphia converted 7 of their 16 tries (43.8%). They were able to convert 20 of them for a rate of 87.0%. The Spurs were called for 8 fouls for the game which took the 76ers to the charity stripe for a total of 23 attempts. They coughed it up 10 times, while getting 5 steals for this game. The 76ers collected 34 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 47 in this contest.

Joel Embiid ended up having an impact for the 76ers in this game. He knocked down 16 of 32 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and totaled 12 rebounds. Embiid recorded 38 points in his 32 minutes on the court and had 6 dimes in this contest.

Philadelphia has a record of 27-19 for the campaign. When it comes to offense, the 76ers are hitting on 46.2% from the floor, which is 11th in basketball. Philadelphia has earned 4,947 pts this season (107.5 per game) and they collect 42.3 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 22.7 times per game (23rd in the NBA) and they are turning it over 12.4 times per contest. The 76ers have committed 19.1 fouls per contest and they hit 81.2% from the free throw line.

The 76ers on the defensive side of the court are 8th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 105.7. They are forcing 13.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.0% from the field (12th in the NBA). The Philadelphia defense concedes 34.5% on 3-point shots (537 of 1,557) and opponents are making 76.8% of their foul shots. They surrender 23.3 assists and 45.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 10th and 18th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New Orleans

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