Phoenix Suns vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 12/11/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Sunday, December 11, 2022

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Bally Sports New Orleans

The Phoenix Suns are headed to Smoothie King Center on Sunday where they will take on the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Suns stepped onto the hardwood against the Celtics and went home with a loss by a final score of 125-98 in their last contest. Phoenix wrapped up the game having earned a 39.8% field goal percentage (37 out of 93) and buried 8 out of their 32 three-point attempts. When they shot from the free throw line, the Suns made 16 of their 19 shots for a rate of 84.2%. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they compiled 49 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 19 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Concerning the defense, Phoenix allowed the other team to go 48.5% from the floor on 49 of 101 shooting. Boston doled out 29 assists and had 14 steals for this contest. On top of that, Boston collected 53 rebounds (11 offensive, 42 defensive) and had 4 blocked shots. Boston ended up shooting 84.6% when shooting free throws by converting 11 of 13 attempts. They also knocked down 16 of their 45 shots from distance. When it comes to fouls, the Suns ended up finishing with 17 and the Celtics totaled 20 fouls.

Josh Okogie is one player who was a factor in the matchup. He ended up with 28 points on 8 of 14 shooting. He saw the court for 23 mins and also collected 7 rebounds. Okogie finished the contest at 57.1% from the field and also totaled 2 assists.

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Phoenix heads into this game with a mark of 16-9 so far this year. They turn it over 13.6 times per game and as a unit they commit 21.4 fouls every game. As a team, Phoenix is grabbing 43.4 rebounds per game and has accumulated 682 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 8th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Suns are hitting 37.9% on three-point attempts (316 of 834) and 80.6% from the free throw line. They have an average of 115.8 pts per contest (7th in the league) while connecting on 47.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Suns are able to force 15.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.4 fouls. They are relinquishing 36.5% from 3-point land and they are 8th in the league in points per game from their opponents (109.9). The Suns defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.5% (987 of 2,124) and they concede 42.0 rebounds per contest as a team. They currently rank 7th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 573 conceded so far this year.

In their last game, the Pelicans walked away with a victory by a final of 104-98 when they played the Pistons. Regarding attacking the glass, New Orleans permitted Detroit to pull down 42 in total (8 offensive). They wrapped up this game 35.7% from downtown by going 15 out of 42 and ended up shooting 13 of 16 at the free throw line (81.3%). The Pelicans permitted the Pistons to convert 35 out of their 90 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 38.9% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Pelicans went 39 for 85 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.9%. When discussing shooting from downtown, New Orleans converted 8 of 27 tries (29.6%). They were able to make 18 of the free throws for a clip of 78.3%. The Pistons earned 23 personal fouls in this contest which took the Pelicans to the charity stripe for 23 tries. They gave up possession 18 times, while recording 8 steals in this matchup. The Pelicans pulled down 40 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards for a total of 50 in this matchup.

Zion Williamson pitched in for the Pelicans for this contest. He knocked down 11 of 16 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 68.8%, and accumulated 10 rebounds. Williamson totaled 29 points in his 33 minutes of playing time and earned 5 assists in this contest.

New Orleans has a mark of 16-8 so far this season. The Pelicans commit 19.7 fouls every game and they connect on 79.3% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 26.9 times per contest (9th in the NBA) and they turn it over 14.8 times per game. New Orleans has totaled 2,801 pts for the campaign (116.7 per contest) and they average 45.3 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Pelicans are connecting on 48.4% from the floor, which has them ranked 5th in the league.

The Pelicans are ranked 6th in the league in points per game surrendered with 109.8. They are able to force 16.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.9% from the floor (9th in basketball). The New Orleans defense allows 32.7% on 3-point attempts (288 of 881) and their opponents are converting on 78.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 24.9 assists and 42.0 boards per contest, which is ranked 13th and 8th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New Orleans

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