New Orleans Pelicans vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 1/27/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Monday, January 27, 2025

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The New Orleans Pelicans (12-32) are on their way to Scotiabank Arena on Monday where they will take on the Toronto Raptors (12-32).

The Pelicans faced the Jazz and walked away with a win by a score of 123-119 in their last contest. New Orleans finished the contest having earned a 44.6% FG percentage (41 of 92) and knocked down 15 of 41 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Pelicans converted 26 of 29 attempts for a rate of 89.7%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 45 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 28 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 11 steals. When talking about defense, New Orleans allowed 39.6% from the field on 42 out of 106 shooting. Utah doled out 25 assists and had 5 steals in the game. Additionally, Utah grabbed 63 boards (19 offensive, 44 defensive) and added 8 blocks. Utah finished 80.0% at the charity stripe by making 24 of 30 shots. They also made 11 out of their 46 tries from three-point range. In regard to personal fouls, the Pelicans ended up with 24 while the Jazz accumulated 19 personal fouls.

CJ McCollum is one player who played a role for the game. McCollum finished the game at 58.1% from the floor and also totaled 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 44 minutes and pulled down 8 boards. He walked away with 45 points on 18 of 31 shooting.

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New Orleans heads into this game with a mark of 12-32 for the year. They are turning it over 14.5 times per game and as a team they commit 18.5 fouls per contest. As a team, New Orleans is collecting 43.3 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 1,111 dimes on the season, which ranks 19th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Pelicans are connecting on 34.4% from downtown (541 of 1,571) and 76.9% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 109.2 points per outing (24th in basketball) while hitting 44.3% from the field.

Defensively, the Pelicans are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.0 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 36.1% from beyond the arc and they rank 25th in the NBA in points per game allowed (117.2). The Pelicans defense is allowing a FG percentage of 48.0% (1,910 of 3,976) and they relinquish 46.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 27th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,233 relinquished this year.

When they last played, the Raptors got the victory with a final of 122-119 when they faced the Hawks. The Raptors snagged 33 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 in the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 20 times, while recording 10 steals for this contest. The Hawks had 21 personal fouls in this game which got the Raptors to the charity stripe for a total of 24 shots. They were able to make 19 of those for a rate of 79.2%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Toronto made 9 of 21 attempts (42.9%). Overall, the Raptors walked away from this one shooting 47 for 81 from the floor which gave them a rate of 58.0%. The Raptors allowed the Hawks to bury 42 out of 87 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.3% in the game. They shot 35.1% from downtown by connecting on 13 of 37 and finished the game at 22 out of 30 at the free throw line (73.3%). Regarding attacking the glass, Toronto permitted Atlanta to collect 36 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Scottie Barnes was important for the Raptors in this matchup. Barnes earned 25 points in his 39 minutes on the court and added 3 dimes in this contest. He converted 8 out of 17 for this contest giving him a rate of 47.1%, and added 6 rebounds.

Toronto has a win-loss record of 12-32 on the campaign. The Raptors are committing 21.8 fouls per game while shooting 73.8% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 28.9 times per game (6th in the league) and they turn the ball over 16.0 times per game. Toronto has tallied 4,892 pts on the campaign (111.2 per contest) and they pull down 44.0 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Raptors are shooting 47.1% from the field, which ranks 12th in the league.

The Raptors on defense are ranked 26th in the league in points given up per game with 118.0. They are able to force 14.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.2% from the floor (21st in the league). The Toronto defense gives up 36.8% on shots from distance (625 of 1,697) and their opponents are making 77.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 26.7 assists and 43.7 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 19th and 13th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New Orleans

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