Brooklyn Nets vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 1/2/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Bally Sports New Orleans

Odds/Point Spread: Brooklyn (+7)

The New Orleans Pelicans (19-14) will play the Brooklyn Nets (15-18) at Smoothie King Center on Tuesday. Brooklyn opens this matchup as 7-point underdogs. The over/under is 231.5.

The Nets faced off with the Thunder and took a loss by a final of 124-108 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Nets finished with 21 and the Thunder totaled 24 fouls. They also converted 18 out of their 33 shots from beyond the arc. Oklahoma City finished shooting 80.0% at the charity stripe by burying 16 of 20 shots. In addition, Oklahoma City grabbed 46 rebounds (5 offensive, 41 defensive) and earned 2 blocked shots. Oklahoma City distributed 31 assists and had 1 steal for this game. Regarding defense, Brooklyn allowed their opponent to shoot 54.2% from the field on 45 of 83 shooting. They also distributed 26 assists for this contest in addition to forcing 13 turnovers and getting 9 steals. With regard to rebounding, they earned a total of 47 with 17 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Nets made 20 of their 31 shots for a rate of 64.5%. Brooklyn wrapped up the game with a 38.0% field goal percentage (38 out of 100) and converted 12 of their 46 3-point attempts.

Mikal Bridges is a guy who came through in this matchup. Bridges finished the game at 40.0% from the field and also distributed 7 assists. He saw the court for 37 mins and also grabbed 7 boards. He ended up scoring 22 points on 8 of 20 shooting.

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Brooklyn will take the court with a mark of 15-18 for the campaign. They are turning it over 12.6 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 18.8 fouls every game. As a team, Brooklyn is pulling in 46.8 boards per game and is sitting with 868 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 11th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Nets are shooting 37.5% on shots from beyond the arc (456 of 1,217) and 75.8% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 115.6 points per game (13th in the NBA) while going 46.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Nets have forced 11.6 turnovers per game while drawing 18.8 fouls. They are conceding 38.1% from beyond the arc and they are 20th in the NBA in points per game allowed (116.4). The Nets defense is giving up a FG percentage of 46.7% (1,402 of 3,001) and they surrender 44.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 21st in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 870 conceded for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Pelicans got the victory with a final of 129-109 when they played the Lakers. In regard to team rebounding, New Orleans allowed Los Angeles to get 35 overall (4 offensive). They finished shooting 31.3% from three-point range by going 10 of 32 and finished the game at 21 out of 25 from the free throw line (84.0%). The Pelicans permitted the Lakers to make 39 out of 82 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 47.6% for the contest. When the game finished, the Pelicans shot 45 out of 87 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.7%. Regarding 3-point shots, New Orleans buried 17 of 34 tries (50.0%). They were able to knock down 22 of the free throw tries for a rate of 81.5%. The Lakers committed 15 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Pelicans to the charity stripe for 27 tries. They coughed it up 11 times, while getting 9 steals in this contest. The Pelicans earned 35 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 47 for the game.

Brandon Ingram ended up having an impact for the Pelicans for this contest. Ingram totaled 26 points in his 38 mins of playing time and had 8 assists in this matchup. He converted 10 out of 18 for the matchup for a rate of 55.6%, and tallied 5 rebounds.

New Orleans has a win-loss mark of 19-14 for the season. When it comes to offense, the Pelicans are hitting on 48.3% from the floor, which ranks 9th in the NBA. New Orleans has scored 3,827 pts this season (116.0 per game) and they average 44.2 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 26.4 times per contest (10th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 13.6 times per contest. The Pelicans have committed 20.2 fouls per contest and they hit 76.4% from the free throw line.

The New Orleans defense concedes 33.8% on shots from beyond the arc (437 of 1,291) and opponents are making 77.9% of their free throw attempts. They give up 26.9 dimes and 43.5 rebounds per contest, which is 19th and 16th in the league. The Pelicans on the defensive end are ranked 12th in the league in PPG surrendered with 113.0. They are able to force 14.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the floor (9th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Brooklyn (+7)

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