New Orleans Pelicans vs New York Knicks Prediction, 12/1/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs New York Knicks

Date: Sunday, December 1, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

Madison Square Garden is the site where the New York Knicks (10-8) will attempt to defeat the New Orleans Pelicans (4-15) on Sunday.

The Pelicans stepped onto the hardwood against the Raptors and took a loss by a final of 119-93 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Pelicans ended up with 16 while the Raptors totaled 16 fouls. They made 21 of their 52 shots from three-point range. Toronto finished the contest at 33.3% from the free throw line by knocking down 4 of their 12 tries. Moreover, Toronto pulled down 52 rebounds (12 offensive, 40 defensive) and got 4 blocked shots. Toronto dished out 38 assists and had 11 steals for this contest. Regarding defending, New Orleans allowed 49.5% from the floor on 47 out of 95 shooting. They also doled out 24 dimes in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and getting 12 steals. Regarding grabbing boards, they earned 47 with 10 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Pelicans buried 10 of their 16 shots for a rate of 62.5%. New Orleans wrapped up the contest with a 38.7% field goal percentage (36 out of 93) and made 11 out of their 35 shots from beyond the perimeter.

CJ McCollum is one player who came through for the matchup. McCollum went 35.0% from the floor and totaled 4 dimes. He was on the court for 30 mins played and grabbed 3 rebounds. He was able to score 19 points on 7 of 20 shooting.

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New Orleans will enter this contest with a mark of 4-15 this season. They turn the ball over 15.3 times per contest and as a group are committing 17.2 fouls every game. As a team, New Orleans is collecting 43.4 boards per game and has racked up 464 assists this season, which is 19th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Pelicans are connecting on 33.4% on 3-point shots (207 of 619) and 75.9% from the free throw line. They have an average of 103.5 pts per game (30th in the NBA) while connecting on 43.7% from the floor.

Defensively, the Pelicans have forced 14.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.5 fouls. They are relinquishing 37.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 22nd in the NBA in points per game allowed (115.3). The Pelicans defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 48.5% (826 of 1,704) and they relinquish 43.8 rebounds per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 29th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 533 conceded for the year.

When they last played, the Knicks took a defeat with a final score of 129-114 against the Mavericks. In relation to cleaning up the glass, New York allowed Dallas to collect 43 in all (10 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 51.5% from distance by connecting on 17 out of 33 and finished the contest at 16 out of 21 at the free throw line (76.2%). The Knicks permitted the Mavericks to knock down 48 of 85 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 56.5% in the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Knicks shot 40 for 86 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.5%. When talking about three-point shots, New York made 7 out of 29 attempts (24.1%). They were able to make 27 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 90.0%. The Mavericks had 25 fouls for the contest which got the Knicks to the charity stripe for a total of 30 shots. They also coughed up the ball 9 times, while earning 9 steals for the contest. The Knicks earned 26 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 33 in the game.

Jalen Brunson was important for the Knicks in this matchup. Brunson recorded 37 points in his 36 mins of playing time and tallied 7 assists for the contest. He buried 14 of 21 for the contest for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and totaled 3 rebounds.

New York has a mark of 10-8 on the year. The Knicks have committed 17.8 fouls every game and they connect on 83.3% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 28.1 times per contest (8th in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 11.9 times per game. New York has accounted for 2,139 pts so far this season (118.8 per contest) and they collect 41.7 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Knicks are shooting 50.2% from the floor, which is 2nd in the league.

The New York defense gives up 37.9% on 3-point shots (264 of 696) and their opposition makes 78.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 26.2 assists and 39.8 boards every game, which ranks 18th and 1st in basketball. The Knicks defensively are ranked 18th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 113.7. They are forcing their opponents into 12.4 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.6% from the floor (22nd in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New York and under the total points

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