New Orleans Pelicans vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 1/16/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Monday, January 16, 2023

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: Bally Sports Ohio

Odds/Point Spread: New Orleans (+5)

The Cleveland Cavaliers will go up against the New Orleans Pelicans at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Monday. Cleveland opens this game as 5-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The total has been set at 230.

The Pelicans faced off with the Pistons and earned the victory with a final of 116-110 in their last contest. New Orleans walked away from the contest with a 48.8% FG percentage (42 of 86) and knocked down 11 of 31 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Pelicans converted 21 of their 30 attempts for a percentage of 70.0%. In reference to rebounding, they earned a total of 48 with 8 of them being offensive. They also dished out 29 assists for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Regarding defense, New Orleans allowed 47.8% from the floor on 43 out of 90 shooting. Detroit distributed 20 assists and had 7 steals for the game. Additionally, Detroit collected 42 rebounds (7 offensive, 35 defensive) and earned 3 rejections. Detroit finished the contest at 70.8% at the charity stripe by making 17 of 24 tries. They also converted 7 of their 30 shots from long range. In regard to fouls, the Pelicans walked away with 21 while the Pistons recorded 23 fouls.

Jonas Valanciunas is one guy who had an impact for this game. He had 33 points on 12 out of 15 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 30 mins and grabbed 16 boards. Valanciunas ended up shooting 80.0% from the floor and distributed 3 assists.

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New Orleans steps onto the court with a mark of 26-17 this season. They are turning it over 15.1 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 20.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, New Orleans is collecting 45.3 boards per contest and has racked up 1,119 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 8th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Pelicans are connecting on 36.5% on three-point attempts (483 of 1,325) and 78.0% from the charity stripe. They average 117.3 pts per contest (4th in the league) while connecting on 48.0% from the floor.

On defense, the Pelicans are forcing 15.7 turnovers per game and they draw 21.3 fouls. They are currently ranked 15th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,080 surrendered for the season. The Pelicans defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.1% (1,783 of 3,789) and they surrender 41.9 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 34.1% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 16th in the league in opponents PPG (113.3).

In their last game, the Cavaliers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 110-102 when they faced the Timberwolves. In reference to attacking the glass, Cleveland allowed Minnesota to pull down 31 in total (4 on the offensive side). They finished 32.1% from downtown by going 9 out of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 11 out of 15 at the free throw line (73.3%). The Cavaliers permitted the Timberwolves to convert 45 of their 80 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 56.3% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Cavaliers went 37 for 76 from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.7%. In terms of 3-pointers, Cleveland buried 8 of 28 tries (28.6%). They were able to knock down 20 of the free throws for a percentage of 87.0%. The Timberwolves committed 21 fouls in this game which got the Cavaliers to the free throw line for 23 attempts. They turned it over 18 times, while recording 5 steals for this contest. The Cavaliers corralled 32 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 40 for this game.

Jarrett Allen was important for the Cavaliers for the game. He knocked down 8 of 10 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 80.0%, and had 8 rebounds. Allen recorded 19 points in his 34 mins on the court and added 2 dimes in this matchup.

Cleveland has a win-loss mark of 27-17 for the campaign. The Cavaliers are committing 19.0 fouls every game and they hit 78.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 23.6 times per game (22nd in the league) and they turn the ball over 14.1 times per game. Cleveland has earned 4,906 pts on the campaign (111.5 per contest) and they pull down 42.5 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Cavaliers are shooting 48.2% from the field, which ranks 7th in basketball.

The Cavaliers on the defensive end are ranked 1st in the NBA in points given up per game with 107.0. They are forcing their opponents into 14.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.5% from the floor (8th in the league). The Cleveland defense surrenders 36.6% on shots from beyond the arc (515 of 1,408) and their opponents are knocking down 76.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 22.6 assists and 40.2 rebounds every game, which is 2nd and 1st in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New Orleans (+5)

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