New Orleans Pelicans vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 1/10/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The New Orleans Pelicans (22-15) are on their way to Chase Center on Wednesday where they will take on the Golden State Warriors (17-19).

The Pelicans stepped onto the hardwood against the Kings and walked away with a win by a score of 133-100 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Pelicans finished with 14 and the Kings finished the game with 12 fouls. They made 15 out of their 45 attempts from distance. Sacramento ended up going 75.0% when shooting free throws by making 9 of their 12 attempts. On top of that, Sacramento snagged 25 boards (8 offensive, 17 defensive) and got 9 blocks. Sacramento doled out 28 assists and had 9 steals in this contest. Regarding defending, New Orleans allowed 41.8% from the field on 38 out of 91 shooting. They also recorded 35 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 2 steals. In regard to rebounding, they collected 51 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Pelicans made 14 of their 16 tries for a percentage of 87.5%. New Orleans wrapped up the contest with a 61.0% field goal percentage (50 of 82) and made 19 out of their 35 three-point attempts.

CJ McCollum is a guy who was a contributor in this game. McCollum finished shooting 68.8% from the field and distributed 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 27 minutes and also grabbed 7 rebounds. He scored 30 points on 11 of 16 shooting.

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New Orleans steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 22-15 for the season. They are averaging 115.8 pts per contest (12th in the NBA) while shooting 48.4% from the field. The Pelicans are hitting 37.9% on shots from 3-point land (435 of 1,148) and 76.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, New Orleans is collecting 44.5 rebounds per game and is sitting with 980 assists for the year, which is 10th in basketball in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 13.6 times per game and as a unit they commit 19.8 fouls every game.

On defense, the Pelicans are forcing their opponents into 14.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.4 fouls. They rank 24th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 996 relinquished so far this season. The Pelicans defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 45.9% (1,497 of 3,260) and they concede 42.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They are relinquishing 33.7% on three-point shots and they rank 10th in the league in PPG from their opponents (111.6).

The last time they took the court, the Warriors took a defeat with a final score of 133-118 against the Raptors. The Warriors corralled 28 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards totaling 43 in the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 5 steals in this matchup. The Raptors were called for 14 fouls in this matchup which took the Warriors to the free throw line for 15 tries. They were able to knock down 14 of the free throws for a percentage of 93.3%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Golden State made 14 of 46 tries (30.4%). In all, the Warriors ended up going 45 out of 100 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.0%. The Warriors allowed the Raptors to bury 55 out of their 94 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 58.5% for the game. They went 45.5% from beyond the perimeter by going 15 out of 33 and finished the contest at 8 of 14 from the free throw line (57.1%). In reference to team rebounding, Golden State allowed Toronto to get 45 overall (9 on the offensive side).

Klay Thompson was important for the Warriors for the matchup. Thompson racked up 25 points in his 28 mins on the hardwood and added 3 assists for the matchup. He converted 10 of 15 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, but wrapped this game up without a rebound.

Golden State has a mark of 17-19 for the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Warriors are connecting on 46.3% from the floor, which is 23rd in basketball. Golden State has totaled 4,217 points so far this season (117.1 per contest) and they collect 46.4 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 28.1 times per game (6th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 14.8 times per game. The Warriors have committed 20.8 personal fouls every game and they shoot 79.4% from the charity stripe.

The Warriors are ranked 21st in basketball in points given up per game with 116.9. They are able to force 12.6 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.1% from the floor (15th in the league). The Golden State defense gives up 35.0% on shots from beyond the arc (450 of 1,284) and opponents are connecting on 79.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 25.4 assists and 42.9 rebounds per game, which is ranked 9th and 12th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New Orleans

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