New Orleans Pelicans vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 2/2/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Friday, February 2, 2024

Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-San Antonio

The San Antonio Spurs (10-38) are hosting the New Orleans Pelicans (27-21) at Frost Bank Center on Friday.

The Pelicans played the Rockets and notched a win by a score of 110-99 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Pelicans ended up with 22 while the Rockets racked up 21 personal fouls. They also converted 13 out of their 44 attempts from 3-point land. Houston finished shooting 94.1% from the charity stripe by burying 16 of their 17 attempts. On top of that, Houston totaled 29 rebounds (5 offensive, 24 defensive) and added 6 rejections. Houston dished out 19 dimes and had 11 steals in the game. Concerning the defense, New Orleans allowed 40.2% from the field on 35 out of 87 shooting. They also doled out 20 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 5 turnovers and earning 3 steals. When discussing grabbing boards, they compiled 56 with 12 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Pelicans converted 17 of 24 tries for a rate of 70.8%. New Orleans ended having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (41 out of 82) and converted 11 of their 34 3-point shots.

Jonas Valanciunas is a player who had an impact for the contest. Valanciunas finished shooting 66.7% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes. He played 33 mins and also totaled 14 rebounds. He racked up 25 points on 10 out of 15 shooting.

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New Orleans enters this contest with a mark of 27-21 for the season. They are averaging 116.5 pts per game (13th in the NBA) while connecting on 48.7% from the floor. The Pelicans are shooting 37.9% on shots from beyond the arc (583 of 1,537) and 76.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, New Orleans is grabbing 44.6 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,282 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 10th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 13.4 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 19.4 fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Pelicans are able to force 13.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.4 fouls. They are 19th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,283 relinquished on the season. The Pelicans are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.3% (1,961 of 4,232) and they relinquish 42.4 boards per game as a basketball team. They concede 34.5% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 14th in the league in PPG from their opponents (112.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Spurs went home defeated by a final of 108-98 when they faced the Magic. When talking about rebounding, San Antonio allowed Orlando to pull down 45 in all (12 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 35.0% from three-point range by shooting 7 out of 20 and ended up going 19 out of 23 from the free throw line (82.6%). The Spurs permitted the Magic to knock down 41 out of their 86 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 47.7% in this contest. When the game finished, the Spurs finished 36 out of 80 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.0%. When talking about shots from distance, San Antonio buried 9 of their 31 tries (29.0%). They were able to convert 17 of those for a percentage of 70.8%. The Magic were called for 20 fouls for the matchup which took the Spurs to the free throw line for 24 shots. They also coughed it up 17 times, while recording 9 steals for the game. The Spurs recorded 34 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 41 for the matchup.

Devin Vassell ended up having an impact for the Spurs in this game. Vassell had 26 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 assists in the game. He buried 8 of 18 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

San Antonio has a record of 10-38 on the year. The Spurs have committed 18.4 personal fouls every game while shooting 78.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 29.4 times per contest (3rd in the NBA) and they are turning it over 14.8 times per contest. San Antonio has scored 5,403 points for the year (112.6 per game) and they average 43.0 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Spurs are hitting on 46.2% from the field, which ranks 24th in basketball.

The San Antonio defense gives up 38.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (657 of 1,697) and opponents are connecting on 77.7% of their free throw attempts. They concede 28.0 dimes and 46.2 total rebounds per game, ranking them 26th and 29th in the league. The Spurs are ranked 26th in the league in PPG given up with 121.1. They are forcing their opponents into 13.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 48.9% from the floor (24th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Orleans

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