New Orleans Pelicans vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 2/10/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Saturday, February 10, 2024

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

The New Orleans Pelicans (30-21) are en route to Moda Center on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the Portland Trail Blazers (15-36).

The Pelicans faced the Clippers and earned the victory with a final of 117-106 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Pelicans ended up walking away with 17 and the Clippers recorded 17 fouls. They also made 12 of 32 shots from beyond the perimeter. Los Angeles finished the contest at 84.6% when shooting free throws by making 22 of their 26 shots. Moreover, Los Angeles pulled down 37 rebounds (8 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Los Angeles distributed 23 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. In the matter of defense, New Orleans allowed the other team to shoot 46.2% from the field on 36 out of 78 shooting. They also dished out 30 assists in the matchup while forcing 19 turnovers and getting 13 steals. Regarding rebounding, they earned a total of 38 with 8 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Pelicans made 11 of 16 shots for a rate of 68.8%. New Orleans finished the game with a 53.4% field goal percentage (47 out of 88) and made 12 out of their 32 shots from distance.

CJ McCollum is a player who was a major contributor in the matchup. He notched 25 points on 10 out of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 36 mins played and grabbed 7 rebounds. McCollum finished the game at 58.8% from the floor and distributed 4 assists.

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New Orleans comes into this one with a mark of 30-21 so far this season. They average 116.9 pts per game (13th in the NBA) on 48.8% from the field. The Pelicans are connecting on 37.9% on 3-point shots (621 of 1,640) and 76.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, New Orleans is grabbing 44.5 rebounds per contest and has tallied 1,377 dimes so far this season, which ranks 13th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 13.2 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.2 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Pelicans are forcing their opponents into 14.0 turnovers per game and they draw 19.2 personal fouls. They are giving up 34.4% on 3-pointers while they are 9th in the NBA in opponents points per game (112.5). The Pelicans defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.4% (2,083 of 4,490) and they concede 42.5 boards per contest as a group. They are ranked 16th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,368 surrendered on the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Trail Blazers took a loss by a final score of 128-122 against the Pistons. In the matter of team rebounding, Portland allowed Detroit to collect 45 in all (16 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 59.3% from 3-point land by going 16 of 27 and finished the contest at 22 out of 31 at the charity stripe (71.0%). The Trail Blazers permitted the Pistons to convert 45 out of 93 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.4% in this contest. Overall, the Trail Blazers ended up shooting 41 out of 89 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.1%. When talking about shooting from beyond the arc, Portland converted 11 of their 30 tries (36.7%). They were able to convert 29 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 87.9%. The Pistons earned 23 fouls in this matchup which got the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 33 attempts. They turned the ball over 15 times, while earning 9 steals for the contest. The Trail Blazers recorded 27 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 38 for this contest.

Jerami Grant ended up being a major contributor for the Trail Blazers for the matchup. He converted 14 of 29 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 48.3%, and accumulated 8 rebounds. Grant tallied 49 points in his 45 minutes on the court and accounted for 6 assists in the game.

Portland has a win-loss mark of 15-36 so far this season. As an offensive team, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 44.1% from the field, which is ranked 29th in the NBA. Portland has tallied 5,541 points for the season (108.6 per game) and they snag 41.4 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 22.7 times per contest (30th in basketball) and they are turning it over 14.8 times per game. The Trail Blazers commit 20.4 fouls per game and they shoot 80.0% from the free throw line.

The Trail Blazers on the defensive end are ranked 17th in the NBA in points given up per game with 116.9. They have forced 14.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.4% from the floor (25th in the league). The Portland defense concedes 34.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (588 of 1,704) and their opponents are connecting on 79.4% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 27.6 dimes and 44.6 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 21st and 23rd in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Orleans

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