Golden State Warriors vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 10/30/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Monday, October 30, 2023

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Bally Sports New Orleans

The Golden State Warriors (1-1) are hitting the road to Smoothie King Center on Monday where they will attempt to defeat the New Orleans Pelicans (2-0).

The Warriors stepped onto the hardwood against the Kings and took home the win by a score of 122-114 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Warriors ended up walking away with 24 while the Kings totaled 16 fouls. They also knocked down 12 out of their 40 shots from beyond the arc. Sacramento finished the contest at 69.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 20 of their 29 tries. On top of that, Sacramento snagged 41 rebounds (10 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Sacramento doled out 24 assists and had 10 steals in this contest. In the matter of defense, Golden State allowed 43.6% from the field on 41 of 94 shooting. They also doled out 32 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and getting 14 steals. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they earned 39 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Warriors converted 12 of their 14 attempts for a rate of 85.7%. Golden State wrapped up the game having earned a 55.2% FG percentage (48 out of 87) and converted 14 of 32 3-point shots.

Stephen Curry is a player who was a factor for the matchup. He left the arena with 41 points on 14 of 19 shooting. He played for 35 mins and also grabbed 4 rebounds. Curry walked away from this one shooting 73.7% from the floor and distributed 4 assists.

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Golden State heads into this matchup with a record of 1-1 on the season. They lose possession via turnover 15.0 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 23.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Golden State is collecting 44.0 boards per game and has tallied 51 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 20th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Warriors are hitting 32.0% on shots from downtown (24 of 75) and 81.0% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 113.0 points per game (14th in basketball) while shooting 44.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Warriors are able to force 16.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.0 fouls. They are currently ranked 8th in the NBA in giving up assists with 47 surrendered so far this year. The Warriors defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 43.9% (83 of 189) and they relinquish 50.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They give up 31.5% from 3-point land while they are 15th in the league in points per game from their opponents (111.0).

In their last game, the Pelicans walked away with a victory by a final of 96-87 against the Knicks. The Pelicans earned 39 defensive rebounds and 4 offensive boards totaling 43 for this contest. They turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 8 steals for the game. The Knicks had 17 personal fouls for this contest which got the Pelicans to the charity stripe for a total of 16 shots. They were able to make 7 of them for a clip of 43.8%. In the matter of 3-point attempts, New Orleans converted 9 out of 33 tries (27.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Pelicans walked away from this one shooting 40 for 87 from the floor which had them shooting 46.0%. The Pelicans permitted the Knicks to make 33 of 90 tries from the floor which left them shooting 36.7% in this game. They finished 18.9% from beyond the arc by connecting on 7 out of 37 and ended up shooting 14 of 18 at the charity stripe (77.8%). In regard to team rebounding, New Orleans permitted New York to pull down 59 in all (16 on the offensive glass).

Brandon Ingram ended up being a major contributor for the Pelicans for this game. He made 11 out of 17 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 64.7%, and had 7 rebounds. Ingram tallied 26 points in his 32 mins of playing time and had 3 assists in this contest.

New Orleans has a mark of 2-0 for the season. The Pelicans are committing 21.5 fouls per game and they go 63.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 21.0 times per game (25th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 17.0 times per game. New Orleans has tallied 207 pts so far this year (103.5 per contest) and they pull down 47.5 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Pelicans are shooting 46.5% from the field, which is ranked 14th in the NBA.

The Pelicans on the defensive end are ranked 3rd in the NBA in points allowed per game with 95.5. They have forced 16.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 39.2% from the field (1st in the NBA). The New Orleans defense concedes 23.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter (19 of 80) and opponents are making 78.9% of their foul shots. They relinquish 21.0 assists and 48.0 rebounds per game, which is ranked 3rd and 21st in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Orleans

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