New Orleans Pelicans vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 11/6/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Monday, November 6, 2023

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

Ball Arena is the location where the Denver Nuggets (6-1) will compete against the New Orleans Pelicans (4-2) on Monday.

The Pelicans played the Hawks and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 123-105 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Pelicans walked away with 15 and the Hawks racked up 16 fouls. They also knocked down 14 of their 41 tries from distance. Atlanta ended up going 79.2% at the free throw line by converting 19 of their 24 tries. Furthermore, Atlanta totaled 52 boards (19 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 7 blocked shots. Atlanta totaled 28 assists and had 4 steals for the matchup. In terms of defense, New Orleans let their opponent shoot 48.4% from the floor on 45 out of 93 shooting. They also distributed 24 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 9 steals. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 35 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Pelicans made 17 of their 21 tries for a percentage of 81.0%. New Orleans wrapped up the contest with a 47.6% field goal percentage (40 of 84) and made 8 of their 31 three-point attempts.

Zion Williamson is someone who was important in this contest. He walked away with 25 points on 9 of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 32 mins played and also pulled down 5 rebounds. Williamson finished the contest at 56.3% from the field and also totaled 3 assists.

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New Orleans will enter this contest with a record of 4-2 on the season. They cough up possession 13.2 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 19.0 fouls every game. As a team, New Orleans is collecting 43.8 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 139 dimes for the season, which is 19th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Pelicans are connecting on 32.5% on shots from 3-point land (68 of 209) and 71.8% from the charity stripe. They average 108.2 points per contest (22nd in basketball) while shooting 44.6% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Pelicans are forcing 15.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.3 personal fouls. They are giving up 29.1% on 3-point shots and they rank 13th in basketball in PPG allowed (111.0). The Pelicans defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.4% (246 of 554) and they surrender 51.5 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 17th in the league in giving up assists with 151 relinquished on the season.

For their last game, the Nuggets walked away with a victory by a final of 123-101 against the Bulls. In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Denver allowed Chicago to snag 37 overall (9 on the offensive side). They finished 26.9% from downtown by hitting 7 of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 23 from the free throw line (69.6%). The Nuggets permitted the Bulls to convert 39 of 86 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 45.3% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Nuggets ended up shooting 42 for 81 from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.9%. When talking about shots from 3-point land, Denver made 16 out of their 36 attempts (44.4%). They were able to make 23 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 76.7%. The Bulls earned 19 fouls for the game which got the Nuggets to the charity stripe for a total of 30 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 10 steals in the matchup. The Nuggets pulled down 39 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 49 in this game.

Nikola Jokic was important for the Nuggets for the game. Jokic recorded 28 points in his 33 mins of playing time and earned 9 assists in this contest. He knocked down 9 of 16 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 56.3%, and had 16 rebounds.

Denver has a win-loss mark of 6-1 this season. The Nuggets are responsible for committing 17.9 personal fouls per game and they connect on 69.7% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 29.9 times per game (2nd in the NBA) and they turn it over 15.0 times per game. Denver has totaled 802 points for the season (114.6 per game) and they pull in 45.1 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Nuggets are hitting on 51.2% from the floor, which is ranked 1st in the league.

The Denver defense gives up 31.4% on shots from behind the 3-point line (69 of 220) and their opposition makes 79.2% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 24.6 dimes and 41.4 total boards per game, which ranks them 12th and 5th in basketball. The Nuggets defensively are ranked 5th in basketball in points given up per game with 104.7. They are forcing 13.7 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 44.5% from the field (9th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Denver

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