Toronto Raptors vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 11/27/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Toronto Raptors vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Wednesday, November 27, 2024

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

The New Orleans Pelicans (4-14) will try to beat the Toronto Raptors (4-14) at Smoothie King Center on Wednesday.

The Raptors faced the Pistons and ended up losing by a score of 102-100 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Raptors ended up finishing with 27 while the Pistons recorded 19 fouls. They buried 12 out of their 37 attempts from 3-point range. Detroit finished 71.0% at the free throw line by burying 22 of their 31 tries. Moreover, Detroit snagged 38 rebounds (6 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Detroit dished out 27 assists and had 4 steals for this game. In the matter of defending, Toronto let their opponent shoot 44.7% from the field on 34 of 76 shooting. They also dished out 26 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 7 steals. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 50 with 23 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Raptors buried 8 of their 10 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. Toronto ended the contest having earned a 39.4% field goal percentage (41 of 104) and buried 10 of their 35 shots from downtown.

Scottie Barnes is a guy who played a role in this game. Barnes walked away from this one shooting 46.2% from the floor and also totaled 7 dimes. He was on the court for 37 mins played and collected 14 boards. He had 31 points on 12 out of 26 shooting.

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Toronto enters this one with a mark of 4-14 this year. They have an average of 112.2 points per contest (17th in the league) while connecting on 45.7% from the floor. The Raptors are connecting on 33.3% on shots from beyond the arc (187 of 562) and 73.9% from the free throw line. As a unit, Toronto is pulling in 46.1 boards per contest and has accumulated 500 assists on the year, which ranks 7th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 16.2 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 23.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Raptors are able to force 13.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.9 fouls. They are currently ranked 23rd in the league in allowing assists with 468 surrendered this year. The Raptors defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 46.6% (745 of 1,599) and they relinquish 42.3 boards per contest as a group. They give up 34.2% from beyond the arc and they are 26th in basketball in PPG allowed (117.9).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Pelicans took a defeat with a final score of 114-110 against the Pacers. The Pelicans corralled 36 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 44 for the game. They also turned it over 15 times, while getting 9 steals in the game. The Pacers committed 16 fouls for the game which took the Pelicans to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to make 11 of those for a clip of 57.9%. With respect to three-point shots, New Orleans made 9 of 33 tries (27.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Pelicans ended up shooting 45 for 87 from the floor which had them at 51.7%. The Pelicans permitted the Pacers to convert 43 of 91 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 47.3% for the contest. They finished shooting 36.2% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 17 of 47 and finished the contest at 11 of 16 from the free throw line (68.8%). In regard to attacking the glass, New Orleans allowed Indiana to snag 41 in total (7 on the offensive side).

Trey Murphy III ended up having an impact for the Pelicans in this matchup. He knocked down 9 of 19 for this game for a rate of 47.4%, and had 6 rebounds. Murphy earned 24 points in his 40 minutes of playing time and had 4 assists for the game.

New Orleans has a mark of 4-14 for the year. As an offense, the Pelicans are shooting 44.0% from the field, which is ranked 26th in basketball. New Orleans has accounted for 1,874 pts so far this year (104.1 per contest) and they snag 43.2 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 24.4 times per game (21st in basketball) and they cough up possession 15.2 times per game. The Pelicans are committing 17.3 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 76.5% from the free throw line.

The Pelicans on the defensive end are ranked 22nd in basketball in PPG given up with 115.1. They have forced 13.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 48.4% from the floor (27th in the NBA). The New Orleans defense gives up 37.6% on shots from 3-point land (254 of 675) and opponents are making 77.8% of their free throw shots. They surrender 27.5 assists and 43.3 boards per game, which is 25th and 13th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New Orleans

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