Toronto Raptors vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 11/30/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Toronto Raptors vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Bally Sports New Orleans

The Toronto Raptors are en route to Smoothie King Center on Wednesday where they will play the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Raptors took the court against the Cavaliers and earned the victory with a final of 100-88 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Raptors walked away with 17 while the Cavaliers totaled 18 personal fouls. They also knocked down 7 out of their 38 tries from beyond the perimeter. Cleveland finished the game shooting 81.3% at the free throw line by making 13 of their 16 shots. Moreover, Cleveland snagged 47 rebounds (13 offensive, 34 defensive) and got 5 rejections. Cleveland dished out 21 dimes and had 7 steals for this contest. In relation to defense, Toronto allowed 37.8% from the field on 34 out of 90 shooting. They also dished out 23 assists in this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and having 4 steals. When talking about hauling in boards, they collected a total of 45 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Raptors converted 14 of 17 attempts for a rate of 82.4%. Toronto wrapped up the contest with a 44.0% field goal percentage (37 out of 84) and buried 12 of their 28 shots from beyond the arc.

OG Anunoby is a player who had an impact in the matchup. He finished with 20 points on 8 out of 13 shooting. He played 37 minutes and totaled 1 rebound. Anunoby finished the game shooting 61.5% from the floor and also dished out 2 assists.

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Toronto heads into this game with a mark of 11-9 so far this season. They lose possession via turnover 12.9 times per game and as a group are committing 20.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Toronto is pulling down 44.4 boards per game and has racked up 459 assists for the year, which is 26th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Raptors are hitting 33.4% on 3-point shots (218 of 653) and 78.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 110.8 points per game (19th in the NBA) while shooting 44.5% from the field.

On defense, the Raptors are forcing their opponents into 17.3 turnovers every game and they draw 21.1 personal fouls. They concede 34.9% on 3-pointers and they rank 7th in basketball in points per game allowed (108.5). The Raptors defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 47.8% (784 of 1,639) and they surrender 41.6 boards per contest as a basketball team. They rank 19th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 528 surrendered so far this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Pelicans walked away with a victory by a final of 105-101 against the Thunder. The Pelicans were able to snag 35 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 49 for the game. They coughed up the ball 22 times, while getting 12 steals for this contest. The Thunder committed 22 fouls in the matchup which took the Pelicans to the free throw line for a total of 20 shots. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw tries for a rate of 90.0%. In regard to three-point attempts, New Orleans knocked down 9 out of 32 attempts (28.1%). When all was said and done, the Pelicans shot 39 out of 87 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 44.8%. The Pelicans permitted the Thunder to convert 34 of 92 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 37.0% in this game. They finished 31.6% from three-point range by shooting 12 out of 38 and ended up shooting 21 of 23 from the free throw line (91.3%). When it comes to how they attacked the glass, New Orleans allowed Oklahoma City to get 47 overall (18 on the offensive side).

Zion Williamson was important for the Pelicans for the contest. He made 11 out of 18 in this matchup for a rate of 61.1%, and totaled 8 rebounds. Williamson earned 23 points in his 35 minutes on the court and added 8 dimes in the matchup.

New Orleans has a mark of 12-8 this year. The Pelicans are committing 19.8 personal fouls per game and they hit 78.3% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 27.1 times per contest (9th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 14.8 times per contest. New Orleans has scored 2,333 pts this season (116.7 per contest) and they collect 44.9 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Pelicans are connecting on 48.4% from the field, which is ranked 5th in the league.

The New Orleans defense gives up 33.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (243 of 731) and opponents are converting on 79.9% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 25.1 dimes and 42.3 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 14th and 10th in the league. The Pelicans on defense are ranked 11th in the NBA in PPG given up with 111.2. They are able to force 16.4 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.3% from the field (12th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New Orleans

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