Brooklyn Nets vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 1/6/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Friday, January 6, 2023

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Bally Sports New Orleans

The Brooklyn Nets are hitting the road to Smoothie King Center on Friday where they will try to defeat the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Nets faced the Bulls and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 121-112 in their last game. Brooklyn ended the contest with a 46.2% FG percentage (42 of 91) and buried 12 out of their 37 3-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Nets made 16 of 21 tries for a percentage of 76.2%. In relation to hauling in boards, they collected a total of 34 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 24 dimes in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and having 9 steals. In regard to defending, Brooklyn allowed 53.1% from the field on 43 of 81 shooting. Chicago distributed 21 dimes and had 7 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Chicago collected 46 rebounds (6 offensive, 40 defensive) and had 7 blocked shots. Chicago ended up shooting 93.1% at the charity stripe by making 27 of their 29 attempts. They knocked down 8 out of their 20 shots from long range. Regarding fouls, the Nets ended up finishing with 22 and the Bulls accounted for 16 fouls.

Kevin Durant is one guy who was a major contributor in the game. Durant ended up shooting 68.2% from the floor and distributed 5 assists. He saw the court for 38 minutes and also pulled down 4 boards. He accounted for 44 points on 15 of 22 shooting.

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Brooklyn will play this game with a mark of 25-13 this season. They lose possession via turnover 14.5 times per contest and as a squad are committing 21.7 fouls every game. As a team, Brooklyn is grabbing 40.4 boards per game and is sitting with 1,006 assists this year, which has them ranked 8th in the league in terms of passing. The Nets are connecting on 39.1% on 3-point shots (460 of 1,177) and 79.9% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 115.1 points per contest (12th in basketball) while connecting on 51.4% from the field.

On defense, the Nets are able to force 14.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.1 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 3rd in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 874 surrendered on the season. The Nets are giving up a FG percentage of 45.5% (1,522 of 3,348) and they surrender 43.2 boards per contest as a group. They give up 36.5% on 3-point attempts and they rank 8th in basketball in points per game allowed (111.1).

When they last played, the Pelicans got the victory with a final of 119-108 against the Rockets. In regard to cleaning up the glass, New Orleans allowed Houston to pull down 43 in total (12 on the offensive glass). They shot 31.6% from behind the 3-point line by going 12 out of 38 and ended up going 18 of 27 at the charity stripe (66.7%). The Pelicans permitted the Rockets to make 39 of 88 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 44.3% for the contest. When the final whistle blew, the Pelicans ended up shooting 41 for 89 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.1%. In regard to shots from downtown, New Orleans buried 14 of 38 tries (36.8%). They were able to bury 23 of the free throws for a rate of 88.5%. The Rockets had 22 fouls for this game which took the Pelicans to the free throw line for a total of 26 tries. They turned it over 14 times, while earning 6 steals for the contest. The Pelicans earned 36 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 51 for this game.

CJ McCollum pitched in for the Pelicans in the matchup. He made 10 of 21 in this game for a field goal rate of 47.6%, and had 1 rebound. McCollum tallied 28 points in his 35 mins on the court and tallied 6 dimes for the matchup.

New Orleans has a mark of 24-14 so far this season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Pelicans are hitting on 48.0% from the floor, which is 8th in basketball. New Orleans has tallied 4,464 points on the campaign (117.5 per game) and they collect 45.4 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 26.4 times per contest (9th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 15.4 times per contest. The Pelicans are committing 20.4 personal fouls every game and they shoot 78.8% from the charity stripe.

The Pelicans on the defensive side of the court are 14th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 112.8. They are forcing 15.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.8% from the floor (11th in the NBA). The New Orleans defense allows 33.6% on 3-point attempts (471 of 1,401) and opponents are making 77.6% of their foul shots. They have allowed 25.3 assists and 41.9 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 15th and 5th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New Orleans

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