New Orleans Pelicans vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 1/29/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Boston Celtics

Date: Monday, January 29, 2024

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The New Orleans Pelicans (26-20) are on their way to TD Garden on Monday where they will meet the Boston Celtics (35-11).

The Pelicans played the Bucks and took a loss by a score of 141-117 in their last contest. New Orleans finished the game having earned a 47.1% field goal percentage (40 of 85) and buried 9 out of their 23 shots from 3-point land. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pelicans converted 28 of their 36 tries for a percentage of 77.8%. In reference to pulling down boards, they earned 43 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 20 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In reference to defense, New Orleans allowed 56.0% from the field on 51 of 91 shooting. Milwaukee recorded 30 assists and had 12 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Milwaukee snagged 45 rebounds (6 offensive, 39 defensive) and earned 3 rejections. Milwaukee walked away from this one shooting 76.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 19 of their 25 attempts. They also knocked down 20 out of their 45 attempts from beyond the arc. When it comes to fouls, the Pelicans finished with 17 while the Bucks finished the game with 25 fouls.

Brandon Ingram is one guy who was a contributor for the contest. He notched 26 points on 9 of 18 shooting. He played for 28 minutes and snagged 6 rebounds. Ingram finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and recorded 1 assist.

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New Orleans comes into this contest with a record of 26-20 this year. They currently have an average of 116.7 points per game (13th in the NBA) while hitting 48.6% from the floor. The Pelicans are connecting on 38.3% from downtown (562 of 1,468) and 76.5% from the free throw line. As a team, New Orleans is snagging 44.4 rebounds per game and has racked up 1,241 dimes on the campaign, which is 9th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 13.3 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 19.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Pelicans are able to force 14.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.5 personal fouls. They are 20th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,237 relinquished so far this season. The Pelicans defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.4% (1,883 of 4,060) and they relinquish 42.7 boards per game as a team. They are giving up 34.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 14th in the league in points per game allowed (113.0).

When they last played, the Celtics took a loss by a final score of 115-96 when they faced the Clippers. The Celtics were able to pull down 34 defensive boards and 18 offensive boards totaling 52 in this contest. They gave up possession 11 times, while recording 2 steals in this game. The Clippers were called for 20 fouls in the matchup which got the Celtics to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They were able to bury 14 of the free throw tries for a rate of 87.5%. Concerning 3-pointers, Boston converted 10 out of their 40 attempts (25.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Celtics finished the game shooting 36 for 100 from the field which had them sitting at 36.0%. The Celtics permitted the Clippers to bury 45 of their 102 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 44.1% for the matchup. They finished 25.0% from 3-point land by shooting 10 out of 40 and ended up shooting 15 of 18 at the free throw line (83.3%). Concerning rebounds, Boston allowed Los Angeles to get 58 in all (15 offensive).

Jayson Tatum ended up being a factor for the Celtics for the game. He converted 8 of 18 in the matchup giving him a rate of 44.4%, and earned 11 rebounds. Tatum tallied 21 points in his 30 minutes on the court and accumulated 1 assist in the matchup.

Boston has a win-loss mark of 35-11 this season. The Celtics are responsible for committing 17.2 fouls per contest and they connect on 80.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.7 times per contest (19th in the league) and they are turning it over 12.6 times per contest. Boston has accounted for 5,532 points so far this year (120.3 per game) and they pull in 47.5 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Celtics are hitting on 47.6% from the floor, which is ranked 15th in basketball.

The Celtics on defense are ranked 4th in the league in points per game surrendered with 110.7. They are forcing their opponents into 11.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.0% from the floor (3rd in basketball). The Boston defense surrenders 34.9% on 3-point attempts (606 of 1,737) and opponents are connecting on 74.6% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 24.8 dimes and 44.1 boards per game, which ranks them 5th and 19th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston

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