Denver Nuggets vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 1/24/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Tuesday, January 24, 2023

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Bally Sports New Orleans

The Denver Nuggets are hitting the road to Smoothie King Center on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the New Orleans Pelicans.

The Nuggets took the court against the Thunder and took a loss by a final of 101-99 in their last contest. Denver finished the game having earned a 43.9% field goal percentage (36 out of 82) and buried 10 of their 28 three-point attempts. At the free throw line, the Nuggets made 17 of their 33 tries for a rate of 51.5%. With regard to hauling in boards, they collected 42 with 10 of them being offensive. They also doled out 22 assists in the matchup while forcing 8 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In relation to defense, Denver allowed 44.9% from the floor on 40 of 89 shooting. Oklahoma City earned 21 assists and had 4 steals in this contest. Moreover, Oklahoma City snagged 50 rebounds (14 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 5 blocked shots. Oklahoma City shot 87.5% from the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of their 16 shots. They also buried 7 of their 26 attempts from downtown. In the matter of fouls, the Nuggets ended up walking away with 16 and the Thunder recorded 24 fouls.

Jamal Murray is someone who was a major factor for this game. Murray finished the game at 47.8% from the field and also totaled 9 assists. He played for 38 minutes and also collected 5 rebounds. He was able to score 26 points on 11 of 23 shooting.

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Denver heads into this contest with a mark of 33-14 so far this season. They are turning it over 15.0 times per contest and as a unit they commit 19.3 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Denver is pulling down 42.9 rebounds per game and has racked up 1,352 assists for the campaign, which ranks 2nd in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Nuggets are shooting 39.8% on shots from downtown (573 of 1,438) and 74.2% from the free throw line. They have an average of 117.2 points per contest (6th in the NBA) while shooting 51.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Nuggets are able to force 13.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.5 fouls. They currently rank 25th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,216 surrendered this year. The Nuggets defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 47.9% (1,948 of 4,071) and they relinquish 40.2 rebounds per contest as a group. They surrender 34.8% on three-point shots and they are 14th in the NBA in points per game allowed (112.9).

In their last game, the Pelicans took a loss by a score of 100-96 when they played the Heat. The Pelicans were able to collect 33 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 41 for this game. They turned it over 24 times, while recording 17 steals in this matchup. The Heat committed 14 fouls for the game which took the Pelicans to the free throw line for 18 attempts. They were able to convert 14 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 77.8%. In terms of shooting from 3-point land, New Orleans buried 8 out of their 30 attempts (26.7%). When the final whistle blew, the Pelicans ended up shooting 37 out of 78 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.4%. The Pelicans permitted the Heat to knock down 35 of their 80 attempts from the floor which had them at 43.8% for the game. They shot 23.5% from distance by shooting 8 of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 22 out of 27 from the free throw line (81.5%). In the matter of attacking the glass, New Orleans allowed Miami to grab 42 in all (12 offensive).

Trey Murphy III was important for the Pelicans in this contest. He converted 6 of 11 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and had 1 rebound. Murphy III earned 17 points in his 34 mins on the court, but left the arena with no assists.

New Orleans has a win-loss record of 26-21 for the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Pelicans are shooting 48.0% from the field, which has them ranked 10th in the NBA. New Orleans has scored 5,452 pts this season (116.0 per contest) and they collect 44.5 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 26.1 times per game (9th in the league) and they are turning it over 15.3 times per game. The Pelicans have committed 20.5 personal fouls every game and they go 77.7% from the charity stripe.

The Pelicans on the defensive side of the court are 16th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 113.4. They are forcing 15.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.3% from the floor (16th in the league). The New Orleans defense concedes 34.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (579 of 1,698) and opponents are making 78.4% of their foul shots. They give up 25.2 dimes and 42.0 boards per contest, which has them ranked 13th and 5th 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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