Phoenix Suns vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 3/15/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Phoenix Suns vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Tuesday, March 15, 2022

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: NBA TV

Smoothie King Center is the location where the New Orleans Pelicans (28-40) will play the Phoenix Suns (54-14) on Tuesday.

The Suns played the Lakers and earned the victory with a final of 140-111 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Suns finished with 24 and the Lakers accumulated 19 fouls. They made 16 of their 40 tries from distance. Los Angeles went 74.2% when shooting free throws by burying 23 of their 31 tries. Additionally, Los Angeles totaled 30 rebounds (7 offensive, 23 defensive) and got 5 blocked shots. Los Angeles recorded 37 assists and had 24 steals in this game. With respect to the defense, Phoenix let their opponent shoot 44.4% from the floor on 36 out of 81 shooting. They also distributed 36 dimes in this game in addition to creating 2 turnovers and getting 12 steals. Concerning hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 51 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Suns made 12 of 14 shots for a percentage of 85.7%. Phoenix ended the game with a 56.9% field goal percentage (58 of 102) and made 12 out of their 33 shots from distance.

Deandre Ayton is one guy who was important for this contest. Ayton finished 78.6% from the field and totaled 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 27 mins and also collected 16 boards. He scored 23 points on 11 of 14 shooting.

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Phoenix comes into this matchup with a record of 54-14 on the year. They are giving up possession 12.9 times per contest and as a group are committing 19.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Phoenix is collecting 45.6 boards per game and has 1,853 assists for the campaign, which ranks 5th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Suns are connecting on 36.2% on shots from distance (784 of 2,163) and 79.6% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 114.0 pts per contest (5th in the NBA) on 48.3% from the floor.

Defensively, the Suns are able to force 14.7 turnovers every game while drawing 19.0 fouls. They surrender 33.5% on three-point shots and they rank 6th in the league in points per game allowed (106.1). The Suns are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 44.1% (2,659 of 6,034) and they concede 44.5 boards per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 2nd in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,520 surrendered on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Pelicans got the victory with a final of 130-105 when they played the Rockets. The Pelicans earned 31 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards totaling 45 for the matchup. They turned the ball over 10 times, while recording 17 steals for the game. The Rockets had 24 fouls in the matchup which took the Pelicans to the free throw line for 34 attempts. They were able to knock down 24 of the free throws for a clip of 70.6%. With regard to 3-point attempts, New Orleans buried 10 out of their 32 attempts (31.3%). Overall, the Pelicans went 48 out of 93 from the floor which had them at 51.6%. The Pelicans allowed the Rockets to convert 39 out of 77 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.6% in this contest. They went 38.7% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 12 out of 31 and ended up going 15 out of 25 from the free throw line (60.0%). When talking about rebounding, New Orleans permitted Houston to collect 30 in all (9 offensive).

Jonas Valanciunas was important for the Pelicans in this game. He made 12 of 18 for the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and accounted for 10 rebounds. Valanciunas totaled 32 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists for the matchup.

New Orleans has a mark of 28-40 on the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Pelicans are hitting on 45.4% from the field, which ranks 22nd in the league. New Orleans has accumulated 7,356 pts this year (108.2 per game) and they grab 45.3 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 25.0 times per game (10th in the league) and they cough up possession 14.3 times per game. The Pelicans commit 20.0 fouls per contest while shooting 78.4% from the free throw line.

The New Orleans defense gives up 35.9% on three-point shots (872 of 2,429) and their opponents are connecting on 78.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 24.1 dimes and 42.4 total rebounds per game, which is 14th and 3rd in basketball. The Pelicans are ranked 14th in the league in PPG allowed with 109.9. They are forcing 13.9 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.6% from the floor (22nd in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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