New Orleans Pelicans vs New York Knicks Prediction, 2/27/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs New York Knicks

Date: Tuesday, February 27, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The New Orleans Pelicans (34-24) are traveling to Madison Square Garden on Tuesday where they will meet the New York Knicks (34-23).

The Pelicans faced off with the Bulls and ended up losing by a score of 114-106 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Pelicans finished with 17 while the Bulls accumulated 15 personal fouls. They also converted 13 of 40 shots from beyond the arc. Chicago finished the game at 90.5% from the free throw line by burying 19 of their 21 shots. On top of that, Chicago collected 49 rebounds (12 offensive, 37 defensive) and had 7 blocks. Chicago earned 29 assists and had 12 steals in the game. In the matter of defending, New Orleans allowed the other team to shoot 43.2% from the field on 41 of 95 shooting. They also doled out 25 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and having 5 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected 49 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Pelicans buried 10 of 14 attempts for a rate of 71.4%. New Orleans ended having earned a 45.5% field goal percentage (40 of 88) and made 16 of their 41 shots from distance.

Brandon Ingram is one guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He left the arena with 22 points on 7 of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 39 minutes and collected 3 rebounds. Ingram finished the game shooting 43.8% from the field and earned 6 dimes.

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New Orleans will take the court with a record of 34-24 this year. They turn it over 13.3 times per game and as a team they are committing 19.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, New Orleans is collecting 44.4 boards per game and has totaled 1,569 assists for the season, which is 10th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Pelicans are connecting on 37.5% on shots from 3-point land (704 of 1,877) and 76.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 116.1 points per outing (14th in the league) on 48.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Pelicans are able to force 14.3 turnovers per game and they draw 18.9 fouls. They rank 21st in the NBA in allowing assists with 1,558 relinquished for the campaign. The Pelicans are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.4% (2,358 of 5,086) and they relinquish 42.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are conceding 34.7% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 8th in the NBA in PPG allowed (112.0).

The last time they took the court, the Knicks took a loss by a score of 116-102 against the Celtics. The Knicks snagged 24 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds totaling 39 in this game. They turned it over 13 times, while getting 1 steal for this contest. The Celtics committed 16 fouls in this contest which took the Knicks to the free throw line for 16 tries. They were able to convert 15 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 93.8%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, New York knocked down 13 of 38 tries (34.2%). When this game wrapped up, the Knicks ended up going 37 for 82 from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.1%. The Knicks allowed the Celtics to knock down 46 out of their 81 attempts from the field which had them at 56.8% in the matchup. They finished 42.9% from 3-point land by shooting 15 out of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 9 of 12 at the charity stripe (75.0%). When talking about rebounding, New York permitted Boston to collect 36 overall (11 on the offensive side).

Jalen Brunson ended up being a factor for the Knicks for the contest. Brunson tallied 34 points in his 38 mins on the hardwood and earned 9 dimes for the matchup. He buried 12 out of 25 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 48.0%, and tallied 3 rebounds.

New York has a mark of 34-23 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the Knicks are hitting on 46.7% from the floor, which is 21st in the league. New York has totaled 6,509 pts for the campaign (114.2 per contest) and they pull down 45.7 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 23.6 times per game (29th in the league) and they cough up possession 13.2 times per contest. The Knicks are committing 17.9 personal fouls per contest and they hit 78.7% from the free throw line.

The Knicks on the defensive side of the court are 3rd in the league in points given up per game with 109.8. They are able to force 12.9 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.4% from the floor (18th in the NBA). The New York defense concedes 37.0% on 3-point shots (730 of 1,972) and opponents are knocking down 76.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 25.9 dimes and 40.2 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 10th and 1st in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York

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