New Orleans Pelicans vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 12/17/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Sunday, December 17, 2023

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-San Antonio

The San Antonio Spurs (4-20) will try to defeat the New Orleans Pelicans (15-11) at Frost Bank Center on Sunday.

The Pelicans faced off with the Hornets and earned the victory with a final of 112-107 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Pelicans walked away with 17 and the Hornets accumulated 24 fouls. They also knocked down 9 out of their 31 tries from downtown. Charlotte finished 76.2% at the charity stripe by burying 16 of their 21 shots. Moreover, Charlotte grabbed 39 rebounds (8 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 5 blocks. Charlotte doled out 18 dimes and had 7 steals for this game. In terms of defense, New Orleans allowed the other team to shoot 44.6% from the field on 41 of 92 shooting. They also recorded 24 assists for the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 4 steals. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they collected 49 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Pelicans knocked down 27 of 32 tries for a percentage of 84.4%. New Orleans ended the game with a 47.5% FG percentage (38 out of 80) and buried 9 of their 27 3-point attempts.

Jonas Valanciunas is a player who played a role in this contest. Valanciunas shot 68.8% from the field and distributed 4 assists. He was on the court for 37 mins played and also totaled 13 rebounds. He scored 29 points on 11 out of 16 shooting.

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New Orleans will take the court with a win-loss mark of 15-11 this year. They have an average of 114.8 pts per game (13th in the NBA) while hitting 47.7% from the floor. The Pelicans are hitting 35.6% on three-point attempts (283 of 794) and 76.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, New Orleans is pulling in 44.4 boards per game and has accounted for 678 assists for the campaign, which is 6th in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 13.7 times per contest and as a squad are committing 20.0 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Pelicans have forced 14.4 turnovers per game while drawing 20.8 personal fouls. They are 28th in basketball in giving up assists with 708 conceded so far this season. The Pelicans defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 46.7% (1,076 of 2,305) and they concede 44.2 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 34.3% from 3-point land and they rank 16th in the NBA in PPG allowed (114.0).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Spurs took home the win by a final score of 129-115 against the Lakers. In regard to rebounding, San Antonio allowed Los Angeles to pull down 43 in total (9 offensive). They went 30.6% from 3-point land by shooting 11 out of 36 and finished the contest at 18 out of 28 at the free throw line (64.3%). The Spurs allowed the Lakers to knock down 43 of 89 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 48.3% for the game. Overall, the Spurs walked away from this one shooting 47 for 95 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.5%. In terms of three-point attempts, San Antonio made 18 of 42 attempts (42.9%). They were able to bury 17 of them for a rate of 89.5%. The Lakers had 15 personal fouls for this contest which got the Spurs to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 8 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. The Spurs were able to corral 36 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards for a total of 45 for the matchup.

Devin Vassell ended up being a factor for the Spurs for the contest. He converted 12 of 19 in the game for a field goal percentage of 63.2%, and totaled 6 rebounds. Vassell earned 36 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 dimes in the matchup.

San Antonio has a win-loss record of 4-20 for the campaign. When it comes to executing on offense, the Spurs are hitting on 45.4% from the field, which is 25th in the league. San Antonio has accumulated 2,655 pts for the season (110.6 per game) and they average 43.3 boards per game. They are earning an assist 29.0 times per game (3rd in the NBA) and they are turning it over 16.0 times per game. The Spurs have committed 19.7 fouls per game and they hit 78.6% from the free throw line.

The San Antonio defense surrenders 38.6% from downtown (335 of 868) and opponents are making 76.9% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 28.2 assists and 46.0 boards per contest, which has them ranked 28th and 28th in basketball. The Spurs are ranked 27th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 121.2. They have forced 13.8 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.9% from the floor (26th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Antonio

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