New Orleans Pelicans vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 10/29/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Tuesday, October 29, 2024

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The Golden State Warriors (2-1) host the New Orleans Pelicans (2-1) at Chase Center on Tuesday.

The Pelicans took the court against the Trail Blazers and took a loss by a score of 125-103 in their last game. New Orleans ended the game having earned a 43.2% FG percentage (38 out of 88) and buried 8 of their 29 shots from downtown. When they shot from the free throw line, the Pelicans knocked down 19 of 24 attempts for a percentage of 79.2%. With respect to grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 54 with 20 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 20 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In regard to defending, New Orleans allowed their opponent to shoot 46.2% from the field on 43 out of 93 shooting. Portland distributed 23 assists and had 9 steals in this matchup. Additionally, Portland totaled 37 boards (7 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 3 rejections. Portland ended up going 78.1% at the free throw line by making 25 of 32 attempts. They also made 14 out of their 35 tries from beyond the arc. When it comes to fouls, the Pelicans left the arena with 17 and the Trail Blazers accounted for 26 fouls.

CJ McCollum is a guy who was important in this contest. McCollum went 47.6% from the field and totaled 3 assists. He was on the court for 36 mins and totaled 4 boards. He finished with 27 points on 10 out of 21 shooting.

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New Orleans heads into this one with a win-loss record of 2-1 so far this year. They currently have an average of 36.8 points per game (27th in basketball) while going 44.0% from the field. The Pelicans are connecting on 34.6% on 3-point shots (11 of 33) and 77.9% from the charity stripe. As a unit, New Orleans is snagging 13.9 rebounds per game and has totaled 26 dimes this season, which ranks 13th in basketball in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 4.8 times per contest and as a unit they commit 6.8 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Pelicans are able to force 14.3 turnovers every game and they draw 20.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 21st in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 78 surrendered so far this year. The Pelicans defense is giving up a FG percentage of 43.9% (119 of 271) and they concede 41.7 boards per game as a squad. They are conceding 34.7% on three-point shots while they are 9th in basketball in PPG allowed (110.3).

For their last game, the Warriors went home defeated by a final of 112-104 against the Clippers. The Warriors were able to snag 29 defensive boards and 22 offensive boards totaling 51 in this matchup. They gave up possession 16 times, while earning 9 steals for this game. The Clippers had 22 personal fouls in this contest which got the Warriors to the free throw line for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to convert 14 of them for a clip of 63.6%. In terms of shooting from 3-point land, Golden State made 14 of 43 attempts (32.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Warriors went 38 out of 88 from the floor which had them at 43.2%. The Warriors allowed the Clippers to make 42 out of 90 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 46.7% for the game. They shot 31.3% from beyond the arc by going 10 out of 32 and finished the game at 18 of 23 at the charity stripe (78.3%). When it comes to rebounds, Golden State allowed Los Angeles to grab 39 overall (15 offensive).

Andrew Wiggins pitched in for the Warriors in this contest. Wiggins had 29 points in his 29 minutes on the court, but left the arena with no assists. He knocked down 11 of 15 in this game for a rate of 73.3%, and had 3 rebounds.

Golden State has a win-loss mark of 2-1 this season. The Warriors are committing 8.2 personal fouls every game and they connect on 74.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 10.2 times per game (7th in the league) and they are turning it over 6.0 times per contest. Golden State has scored 124 pts for the year (41.2 per game) and they grab 18.2 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Warriors are shooting 47.8% from the field, which has them ranked 8th in basketball.

The Golden State defense gives up 38.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter (54 of 141) and opponents are knocking down 74.1% of their foul shots. They have relinquished 30.7 dimes and 54.7 boards per contest, ranking them 30th and 30th in the NBA. The Warriors defensively are ranked 28th in the NBA in points given up per game with 123.7. They are able to force 18.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 47.7% from the field (23rd in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Golden State and under the total points

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