San Antonio Spurs vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 3/21/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Tuesday, March 21, 2023

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Bally Sports New Orleans

The New Orleans Pelicans will go up against the San Antonio Spurs at Smoothie King Center on Tuesday.

The Spurs played the Hawks and walked away with a win by a score of 126-118 in their last contest. San Antonio ended the game having earned a 54.3% field goal percentage (51 of 94) and buried 14 out of their 28 shots from distance. When they shot from the free throw line, the Spurs buried 10 of 16 shots for a percentage of 62.5%. Regarding rebounding, they earned 41 with 10 of them being offensive. They also recorded 26 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 12 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In reference to the defense, San Antonio allowed their opponent to shoot 47.5% from the floor on 48 out of 101 shooting. Atlanta recorded 21 dimes and had 4 steals for the contest. Moreover, Atlanta pulled down 51 rebounds (20 offensive, 31 defensive) and earned 5 blocks. Atlanta shot 85.0% from the charity stripe by burying 17 of 20 shots. They made 5 out of their 22 shots from long range. In the matter of fouls, the Spurs finished with 18 and the Hawks had 13 fouls.

Keldon Johnson is a player who was a factor for the contest. He ended up finishing with 29 points on 13 of 21 shooting. He was on the court for 33 mins and also pulled down 12 rebounds. Johnson ended up shooting 61.9% from the field and distributed 5 assists.

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San Antonio comes into this contest with a record of 19-52 on the season. They are averaging 112.8 pts per contest (23rd in the league) while connecting on 46.8% from the field. The Spurs are shooting 34.8% on shots from beyond the arc (779 of 2,237) and 74.3% from the free throw line. As a team, San Antonio is snagging 43.5 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,919 dimes this year, which ranks 4th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 15.5 times per game and as a squad are committing 20.2 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the Spurs are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers per game while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They are surrendering 39.2% on three-point shots while they are 30th in basketball in PPG allowed (122.1). The Spurs defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 50.4% (3,240 of 6,425) and they concede 44.6 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are 26th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,867 surrendered on the year.

In their last game, the Pelicans got the win with a final of 117-107 against the Rockets. The Pelicans pulled down 29 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 39 in the game. They also coughed it up 10 times, while earning 7 steals in the game. The Rockets had 22 personal fouls in the game which took the Pelicans to the free throw line for 24 shots. They were able to bury 20 of those for a percentage of 83.3%. In the matter of shooting from beyond the arc, New Orleans made 13 out of 31 tries (41.9%). When the final whistle was blown, the Pelicans finished the game shooting 42 for 85 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.4%. The Pelicans allowed the Rockets to convert 31 of their 76 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 40.8% for the game. They shot 27.3% from distance by connecting on 9 of 33 and ended up shooting 36 of 38 from the charity stripe (94.7%). Regarding team rebounding, New Orleans allowed Houston to get 36 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Brandon Ingram ended up being a factor for the Pelicans for this contest. Ingram totaled 26 points in his 39 mins on the court and totaled 9 assists for the game. He made 12 out of 24 in this contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and added 2 rebounds.

New Orleans has a mark of 34-37 this season. The Pelicans commit 20.8 fouls per game and they connect on 78.5% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 25.7 times per game (10th in the league) and they cough up possession 14.7 times per game. New Orleans has accounted for 8,089 pts on the year (113.9 per contest) and they pull in 43.4 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Pelicans are connecting on 47.8% from the field, which ranks 12th in the league.

The New Orleans defense concedes 34.0% on 3-point shots (869 of 2,555) and their opposition makes 78.5% of their foul shots. They relinquish 24.8 assists and 42.3 rebounds per game, which ranks 12th and 8th in the league. The Pelicans on the defensive side of the court are 15th in the NBA in PPG given up with 113.4. They are able to force 15.0 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.5% from the field (17th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New Orleans

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