Phoenix Suns vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 1/19/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Friday, January 19, 2024

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Bally Sports New Orleans

The Phoenix Suns (22-18) are headed to Smoothie King Center on Friday where they will take on the New Orleans Pelicans (25-17).

The Suns played the Kings and walked away with a win by a score of 119-117 in their last game. Phoenix walked away from the game with a 49.4% field goal percentage (42 out of 85) and made 17 of their 37 3-pointers. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Suns converted 18 of 20 tries for a percentage of 90.0%. In reference to rebounding, they compiled a total of 46 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 32 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 14 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With respect to defense, Phoenix allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the field on 46 of 92 shooting. Sacramento doled out 34 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Sacramento had 31 boards (5 offensive, 26 defensive) and added 6 rejections. Sacramento finished the game at 58.3% from the free throw line by burying 7 of 12 tries. They also made 18 of their 40 attempts from downtown. Concerning personal fouls, the Suns ended up walking away with 15 and the Kings accumulated 20 personal fouls.

Grayson Allen is one player who was a major contributor in the matchup. Allen shot 58.8% from the field and also dished out 6 assists. He played for 37 mins played and also collected 5 boards. He totaled 29 points on 10 of 17 shooting.

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Phoenix comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 22-18 for the year. They turn the ball over 14.8 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 19.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Phoenix is collecting 43.3 boards per game and has totaled 1,043 assists for the year, which is 19th in the league in terms of passing. The Suns are hitting 37.6% from downtown (477 of 1,267) and 82.3% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 115.9 pts per contest (14th in the league) while hitting 48.3% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Suns are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 21.5 personal fouls. They rank 9th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,029 relinquished on the season. The Suns are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 46.8% (1,672 of 3,573) and they surrender 40.5 boards per contest as a squad. They give up 37.2% on three-point shots and they are ranked 15th in the NBA in PPG allowed (114.4).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Pelicans went home victorious with a score of 132-112 against the Hornets. The Pelicans pulled down 34 defensive boards and 16 offensive rebounds for a total of 50 in the game. They also coughed it up 12 times, while recording 11 steals for this contest. The Hornets committed 19 personal fouls in this game which got the Pelicans to the free throw line for a total of 23 shots. They were able to convert 19 of those for a rate of 82.6%. In relation to shooting from beyond the arc, New Orleans converted 25 of their 47 tries (53.2%). When this game wrapped up, the Pelicans went 44 for 88 from the field which had them sitting at 50.0%. The Pelicans permitted the Hornets to knock down 39 of 90 attempts from the field which had them shooting 43.3% for the matchup. They finished the game shooting 42.2% from three-point range by hitting 19 of 45 and ended up shooting 15 out of 18 from the free throw line (83.3%). With respect to rebounding, New Orleans allowed Charlotte to collect 41 in total (15 on the offensive side).

Brandon Ingram ended up having an impact for the Pelicans in the game. Ingram earned 28 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and added 10 assists in this game. He made 8 out of 19 for the matchup giving him a rate of 42.1%, and totaled 10 rebounds.

New Orleans has a record of 25-17 for the campaign. The Pelicans commit 19.6 personal fouls per game and they shoot 76.7% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 26.9 times per game (11th in the league) and they are giving up possession 13.3 times per contest. New Orleans has totaled 4,908 points on the year (116.9 per contest) and they grab 44.3 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Pelicans are hitting on 48.7% from the field, which has them ranked 8th in the NBA.

The New Orleans defense surrenders 34.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (566 of 1,647) and their opposition knocks down 78.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 26.8 assists and 42.6 rebounds every game, which ranks 17th and 10th in basketball. The Pelicans on defense are ranked 11th in basketball in points given up per game with 112.0. They are able to force 14.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.0% from the field (6th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Phoenix

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