New Orleans Pelicans vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 1/12/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Boston Celtics

Date: Sunday, January 12, 2025

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: NBC Sports Boston

The New Orleans Pelicans (7-31) are en route to TD Garden on Sunday where they will play the Boston Celtics (27-10).

The Pelicans stepped onto the hardwood against the Trail Blazers and ended up losing by a score of 119-100 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Pelicans walked away with 15 while the Trail Blazers racked up 14 personal fouls. They buried 13 out of their 36 tries from distance. Portland ended up shooting 76.9% from the free throw line by knocking down 10 of their 13 shots. Moreover, Portland had 44 rebounds (15 offensive, 29 defensive) and earned 3 rejections. Portland earned 24 dimes and had 11 steals for the game. In terms of defense, New Orleans let their opponent shoot 54.5% from the field on 48 of 88 shooting. They also dished out 19 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and having 11 steals. With respect to hauling in boards, they earned 41 with 18 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Pelicans buried 8 of 11 shots for a percentage of 72.7%. New Orleans ended with a 44.4% FG percentage (40 out of 90) and made 12 out of their 37 shots from downtown.

CJ McCollum is one player who was a contributor in this game. McCollum finished the game at 58.8% from the field and distributed 2 dimes. He played 27 minutes played and also grabbed 2 boards. He walked away with 23 points on 10 of 17 shooting.

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New Orleans heads into this one with a win-loss record of 7-31 for the campaign. They turn the ball over 15.0 times per game and as a team are committing 18.4 fouls per game. As a unit, New Orleans is pulling down 42.7 boards per game and has tallied 938 dimes this year, which has them ranked 17th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Pelicans are shooting 33.6% from downtown (442 of 1,314) and 76.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 107.0 points per game (28th in basketball) while connecting on 44.0% from the floor.

Defensively, the Pelicans are able to force 15.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.7 fouls. They are ranked 29th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,074 surrendered for the campaign. The Pelicans are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 48.6% (1,651 of 3,400) and they relinquish 45.7 boards per game as a squad. They give up 36.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 25th in the league in opponents points per game (117.2).

The last time they took the court, the Celtics walked away with a victory by a final of 118-106 when they faced the Nuggets. The Celtics were able to pull down 30 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 41 for the contest. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 11 steals for the game. The Nuggets were called for 17 fouls for the contest which took the Celtics to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They were able to make 18 of them for a percentage of 90.0%. Concerning shooting from downtown, Boston buried 12 of 35 attempts (34.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Celtics finished 44 out of 88 from the floor which had them shooting 50.0%. The Celtics allowed the Nuggets to make 40 of 87 attempts from the field which left them shooting 46.0% for this contest. They wrapped up this game 38.9% from three-point range by going 14 of 36 and ended up shooting 12 out of 15 at the free throw line (80.0%). In regard to rebounds, Boston allowed Denver to snag 39 in total (13 offensive).

Jayson Tatum pitched in for the Celtics in this game. He made 11 out of 23 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 47.8%, and added 4 rebounds. Tatum had 29 points in his 38 minutes on the court and had 6 assists for the matchup.

Boston has a record of 27-10 on the year. The Celtics commit 16.1 personal fouls every game and they connect on 79.3% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 25.5 times per game (17th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 11.9 times per contest. Boston has accounted for 4,385 points for the season (118.5 per game) and they grab 44.9 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Celtics are hitting on 46.1% from the field, which ranks them 17th in basketball.

The Celtics on the defensive side of the court are 5th in the league in PPG surrendered with 108.3. They are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.3% from the field (5th in the NBA). The Boston defense concedes 35.6% on shots from 3-point land (476 of 1,338) and their opposition knocks down 79.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 23.9 assists and 43.9 boards per game, which is 3rd and 15th in the league.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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