San Antonio Spurs vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 4/13/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: San Antonio (+6)

Smoothie King Center is the site where the New Orleans Pelicans (36-46) will take on the San Antonio Spurs (34-48) on Wednesday. San Antonio opens this game as 6-point dogs. The over/under is set at 230.5.

The Spurs played the Mavericks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 130-120 in their last contest. San Antonio wrapped up the contest having earned a 48.3% field goal percentage (43 out of 89) and buried 11 of their 31 shots from downtown. From the charity stripe, the Spurs made 23 of 23 tries for a percentage of 100.0%. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they earned 35 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 26 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 3 turnovers and getting 15 steals. In terms of the defense, San Antonio allowed 54.1% from the floor on 46 out of 85 shooting. Dallas distributed 43 dimes and had 34 steals in the game. Furthermore, Dallas pulled down 33 rebounds (10 offensive, 23 defensive) and added 3 rejections. Dallas walked away from this one shooting 78.3% from the free throw line by making 18 of their 23 shots. They made 20 out of their 36 attempts from long range. In the matter of fouls, the Spurs ended up walking away with 17 and the Mavericks had 16 fouls.

Keldon Johnson is one guy who was a factor in this contest. He ended up finishing with 24 points on 8 out of 19 shooting. He was on the court for 34 mins and also collected 6 rebounds. Johnson ended up going 42.1% from the field and dished out 3 dimes.

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San Antonio steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 34-48 this season. They average 113.2 points per contest (8th in the NBA) while connecting on 46.7% from the field. The Spurs are connecting on 35.2% on shots from distance (925 of 2,626) and 75.4% from the free throw line. As a team, San Antonio is pulling in 45.3 boards per game and has earned 2,289 dimes for the season, which ranks 2nd in basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 12.7 times per contest and as a unit they commit 18.1 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Spurs are forcing 13.8 turnovers per game while drawing 18.9 fouls. They give up 36.0% on shots from distance while they are 23rd in the NBA in opponents PPG (113.0). The Spurs defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.6% (3,482 of 7,475) and they relinquish 46.8 boards per game as a team. They are ranked 10th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,970 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the court, the Pelicans took a loss by a score of 128-107 against the Warriors. The Pelicans recorded 24 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive rebounds totaling 42 for the matchup. They also coughed it up 11 times, while recording 10 steals for the matchup. The Warriors earned 17 personal fouls in the game which got the Pelicans to the charity stripe for 12 attempts. They were able to knock down 9 of them for a percentage of 75.0%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, New Orleans converted 14 of 40 tries (35.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the Pelicans went 42 out of 99 from the floor which had them shooting 42.4%. The Pelicans permitted the Warriors to make 49 out of their 81 tries from the floor which left them shooting 60.5% in this matchup. They finished 57.6% from distance by connecting on 19 of 33 and finished the contest at 11 out of 13 from the charity stripe (84.6%). When it comes to cleaning up the glass, New Orleans allowed Golden State to pull down 34 overall (7 offensive).

Gary Clark was important for the Pelicans in the game. Clark earned 17 points in his 28 mins of playing time and accumulated 3 assists in this matchup. He made 6 of 9 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and had 6 rebounds.

New Orleans has a mark of 36-46 so far this season. The Pelicans are responsible for committing 19.7 fouls per game and they hit 78.9% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.0 times per game (13th in the NBA) and they turn it over 14.1 times per contest. New Orleans has accounted for 8,962 points for the year (109.3 per game) and they pull down 45.2 boards per game. As an offense, the Pelicans are shooting 45.7% from the field, which ranks 23rd in basketball.

The New Orleans defense concedes 36.5% on 3-point attempts (1,064 of 2,913) and their opponents are knocking down 78.6% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 24.9 dimes and 41.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 15th and 3rd in basketball. The Pelicans are ranked 13th in the league in PPG surrendered with 110.3. They are able to force 14.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.1% from the field (24th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New Orleans (-6)

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