Phoenix Suns vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 1/4/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Phoenix Suns vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Bally Sports New Orleans

The New Orleans Pelicans (13-23) will take on the Phoenix Suns (28-8) at Smoothie King Center on Tuesday.

The Suns played the Hornets and took home the win by a score of 133-99 in their last game. Phoenix walked away from the contest with a 50.5% field goal percentage (52 of 103) and made 17 of 41 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Suns converted 12 of their 12 tries for a percentage of 100.0%. In terms of rebounding, they earned 52 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 36 assists in the game in addition to forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and earning 15 steals. In relation to defense, Phoenix allowed the other team to shoot 45.9% from the floor on 39 out of 85 shooting. Charlotte dished out 35 assists and had 27 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Charlotte snagged 30 rebounds (5 offensive, 25 defensive) and got 4 rejections. Charlotte finished the game shooting 57.1% when shooting free throws by making 12 of their 21 attempts. They also buried 9 out of their 35 tries from 3-point land. When talking about personal fouls, the Suns finished with 21 while the Hornets recorded 17 personal fouls.

Landry Shamet is one player who had an impact in the game. Shamet walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the floor and also totaled 3 assists. He was on the court for 24 minutes played but did not grab any rebounds. He finished with 17 points on 6 of 9 shooting.

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Phoenix enters this contest with a mark of 28-8 for the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.9 times per game and as a unit they are committing 19.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Phoenix is pulling down 45.8 boards per game and has 942 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 4th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Suns are shooting 36.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (420 of 1,151) and 80.1% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 112.3 points per game (3rd in basketball) while shooting 47.5% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Suns have forced 15.5 turnovers per game while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 8th in the league in giving up assists with 810 surrendered so far this season. The Suns defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 43.9% (1,414 of 3,223) and they relinquish 45.6 boards per contest as a team. They are surrendering 32.8% on 3-point attempts and they rank 5th in the NBA in opponents points per game (104.8).

When they last played, the Pelicans walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 136-113 when they played the Bucks. When it comes to cleaning the glass, New Orleans permitted Milwaukee to get 44 in all (4 offensive). They finished the game shooting 47.9% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 23 out of 48 and ended up going 15 out of 18 from the free throw line (83.3%). The Pelicans permitted the Bucks to make 49 out of their 92 attempts from the field which had them shooting 53.3% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Pelicans finished 39 out of 95 from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.1%. In the matter of 3-point attempts, New Orleans converted 16 out of 51 tries (31.4%). They were able to convert 19 of the free throw tries for a rate of 63.3%. The Bucks committed 13 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Pelicans to the free throw line for 30 tries. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 10 steals for the game. The Pelicans collected 36 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 50 for the game.

Jaxson Hayes ended up having an impact for the Pelicans in the matchup. He made 9 of 12 for the matchup for a rate of 75.0%, and had 7 rebounds. Hayes had 23 points in his 28 minutes on the court and had 1 assist in the matchup.

New Orleans has a mark of 13-23 for the campaign. The Pelicans commit 19.3 fouls per contest and they shoot 78.9% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 24.7 times per contest (10th in the league) and they turn it over 14.9 times per contest. New Orleans has 3,790 pts so far this year (105.3 per game) and they average 46.7 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Pelicans are shooting 43.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 25th in the NBA.

The Pelicans are ranked 21st in basketball in points allowed per contest with 110.2. They are forcing 13.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.9% from the field (28th in basketball). The New Orleans defense concedes 36.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (463 of 1,261) and their opponents are converting on 78.0% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 24.0 dimes and 42.9 boards per game, which ranks them 15th and 6th in the NBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New Orleans and under the total points

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