Cleveland Cavaliers vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 11/6/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Wednesday, November 6, 2024

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

The New Orleans Pelicans (3-4) will try to defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers (7-0) at Smoothie King Center on Wednesday.

The Cavaliers faced off with the Bucks and went home with a win by a final score of 114-113 in their last game. Cleveland walked away from the contest having earned a 48.4% FG percentage (44 out of 91) and converted 15 out of their 38 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Cavaliers buried 11 of their 15 tries for a rate of 73.3%. When discussing grabbing boards, they earned 46 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 21 assists for the contest in addition to creating 13 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When discussing defense, Cleveland let their opponent shoot 48.3% from the field on 43 out of 89 shooting. Milwaukee dished out 32 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. In addition, Milwaukee pulled down 49 rebounds (15 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 2 blocked shots. Milwaukee shot 60.0% at the free throw line by making 9 of 15 tries. They buried 18 out of their 39 shots from beyond the arc. Concerning fouls, the Cavaliers finished with 16 while the Bucks recorded 16 fouls.

Donovan Mitchell is someone who was a factor in this matchup. He racked up 30 points on 11 of 25 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes played and pulled down 3 rebounds. Mitchell finished the game at 44.0% from the floor and also recorded 4 assists.

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Cleveland heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 7-0 so far this season. They are averaging 123.1 pts per game (2nd in the league) while hitting 52.6% from the floor. The Cavaliers are shooting 40.6% on three-point shots (104 of 256) and 74.7% from the free throw line. As a unit, Cleveland is collecting 42.0 boards per contest and has tallied 198 dimes for the season, which is 3rd in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 12.7 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 21.6 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Cavaliers are forcing 17.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.9 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.9% on shots from downtown and they are 6th in the league in opponents points per game (108.4). The Cavaliers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.8% (273 of 609) and they relinquish 41.4 boards per contest as a team. They are ranked 18th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 168 surrendered this season.

In their last game, the Pelicans went home defeated by a final of 126-111 against the Hawks. The Pelicans corralled 41 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 53 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 21 times, while recording 4 steals in this matchup. The Hawks had 24 personal fouls in this contest which took the Pelicans to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to knock down 17 of those for a percentage of 85.0%. In relation to shooting from distance, New Orleans knocked down 16 of their 38 attempts (42.1%). At the conclusion of this game, the Pelicans went 39 out of 90 from the floor which had them shooting 43.3%. The Pelicans permitted the Hawks to knock down 50 of 88 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 56.8% for the contest. They went 41.7% from beyond the arc by connecting on 15 of 36 and ended up shooting 11 out of 12 at the free throw line (91.7%). When talking about cleaning the glass, New Orleans permitted Atlanta to get 43 in total (13 on the offensive side).

Brandon Ingram ended up being a factor for the Pelicans for this contest. Ingram earned 32 points in his 30 mins on the court and had 2 dimes in the matchup. He buried 12 of 19 in this contest for a field goal rate of 63.2%, and accumulated 7 rebounds.

New Orleans has a mark of 3-4 on the campaign. As an offense, the Pelicans are shooting 44.7% from the field, which has them ranked 22nd in the league. New Orleans has totaled 762 points on the year (108.9 per contest) and they pull in 43.9 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 25.0 times per game (19th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.4 times per contest. The Pelicans have committed 17.4 personal fouls every game and they shoot 75.5% from the free throw line.

The Pelicans on the defensive side of the court are 18th in basketball in PPG given up with 115.9. They have forced 15.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.4% from the floor (26th in basketball). The New Orleans defense gives up 38.6% on shots from distance (102 of 264) and their opponents are knocking down 77.3% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 29.6 assists and 43.1 total boards per game, which is ranked 29th and 11th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Cleveland

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