Portland Trail Blazers vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 11/4/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Monday, November 4, 2024

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

The Portland Trail Blazers (2-3) are headed to Smoothie King Center on Monday where they will attempt to beat the New Orleans Pelicans (2-3).

The Trail Blazers stepped onto the hardwood against the Clippers and earned the victory with a final of 106-105 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up with 26 and the Clippers accounted for 19 personal fouls. They converted 13 of their 36 attempts from 3-point range. Los Angeles finished 55.6% at the free throw line by knocking down 10 of 18 shots. On top of that, Los Angeles grabbed 41 rebounds (13 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. Los Angeles earned 23 assists and had 11 steals for the contest. With respect to defense, Portland allowed their opponent to shoot 45.6% from the field on 41 out of 90 shooting. They also doled out 33 dimes in the matchup while creating 14 turnovers and having 10 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they earned 38 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Trail Blazers knocked down 10 of 12 attempts for a rate of 83.3%. Portland finished the game with a 44.6% field goal percentage (41 of 92) and converted 14 of 33 shots from distance.

Anfernee Simons is a player who had an impact in this contest. He finished with 25 points on 10 of 24 shooting. He played for 36 mins and grabbed 2 rebounds. Simons finished the contest at 41.7% from the floor and earned 6 assists.

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Portland heads into this game with a mark of 2-3 on the season. They average 107.2 points per game (25th in the league) on 42.7% from the field. The Trail Blazers are connecting on 32.9% on 3-point shots (53 of 161) and 79.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Portland is snagging 46.8 boards per game and has 108 dimes this season, which ranks 16th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 17.0 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 21.0 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Trail Blazers are forcing 15.8 turnovers per game and they draw 23.4 personal fouls. They concede 37.2% on 3-point attempts and they are 15th in the league in PPG allowed (112.8). The Trail Blazers defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.7% (200 of 438) and they surrender 45.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 28th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 138 surrendered so far this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Pelicans went home defeated by a final of 104-89 against the Warriors. When it comes to how they rebounded, New Orleans allowed Golden State to collect 49 overall (18 on the offensive glass). They finished 34.2% from 3-point land by shooting 13 out of 38 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 13 from the free throw line (69.2%). The Pelicans allowed the Warriors to make 41 of their 87 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 47.1% in this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Pelicans walked away from this one shooting 33 for 90 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 36.7%. When discussing shooting from distance, New Orleans buried 11 out of 36 tries (30.6%). They were able to knock down 12 of them for a rate of 60.0%. The Warriors were called for 7 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Pelicans to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They turned it over 12 times, while recording 14 steals in this matchup. The Pelicans snagged 29 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 in the game.

Jordan Hawkins was important for the Pelicans in this matchup. He buried 9 out of 21 in this matchup for a rate of 42.9%, and added 4 rebounds. Hawkins scored 23 points in his 39 mins on the court and totaled 1 assist for this game.

New Orleans has a win-loss mark of 2-3 for the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Pelicans are shooting 44.1% from the field, which has them ranked 22nd in basketball. New Orleans has scored 526 pts on the season (105.2 per game) and they average 43.6 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 25.0 times per contest (19th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 16.4 times per contest. The Pelicans commit 18.2 fouls every game and they shoot 73.3% from the free throw line.

The Pelicans on defense are ranked 16th in the league in points allowed per game with 113.4. They are forcing their opponents into 15.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 46.1% from the floor (20th in the NBA). The New Orleans defense surrenders 37.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (71 of 190) and opponents are making 75.7% of their free throw attempts. They relinquish 28.6 assists and 44.4 rebounds every game, which ranks 28th and 16th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Orleans

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