New Orleans Pelicans vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 11/29/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Saturday, November 29, 2025

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBA TV

The Golden State Warriors (10-10) will play the New Orleans Pelicans (3-16) at Chase Center on Saturday.

The Pelicans played the Grizzlies and ended up losing by a score of 133-128 in their last game. New Orleans ended the contest with a 49.5% FG percentage (50 of 101) and converted 19 of 45 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Pelicans knocked down 9 of 10 attempts for a percentage of 90.0%. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 40 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 34 assists for the game while forcing 16 turnovers and having 10 steals. In terms of the defense, New Orleans allowed the other team to shoot 53.6% from the field on 52 out of 97 shooting. Memphis recorded 38 assists and had 9 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Memphis collected 49 rebounds (11 offensive, 38 defensive) and earned 9 blocks. Memphis finished the contest at 85.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 12 of 14 tries. They also buried 17 of their 37 shots from distance. When talking about fouls, the Pelicans ended up finishing with 18 while the Grizzlies had 18 fouls.

Jose Alvarado is one guy who was a major contributor for the matchup. Alvarado ended up shooting 60.0% from the field and earned 2 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 27 mins played and also totaled 5 rebounds. He recorded 24 points on 9 of 15 shooting.

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New Orleans will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 3-16 on the season. They turn the ball over 15.6 times per game and as a squad are committing 20.5 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, New Orleans is pulling in 42.4 boards per game and has accounted for 450 assists so far this season, which is 21st in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Pelicans are connecting on 34.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (221 of 643) and 76.4% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 111.5 pts per game (27th in the league) while shooting 44.9% from the field.

On defense, the Pelicans are forcing 15.9 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.4 fouls. They are currently ranked 29th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 547 conceded on the campaign. The Pelicans defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 50.5% (837 of 1,659) and they concede 44.6 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 36.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 26th in basketball in PPG allowed (122.5).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Warriors took a loss by a final score of 104-100 when they played the Rockets. Concerning cleaning the glass, Golden State permitted Houston to snag 53 in all (25 offensive). They finished 28.2% from beyond the arc by connecting on 11 out of 39 and ended up going 15 out of 24 at the charity stripe (62.5%). The Warriors allowed the Rockets to bury 39 out of 99 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 39.4% for this game. Overall, the Warriors went 35 out of 82 from the field which had them at 42.7%. Concerning three-point attempts, Golden State converted 12 of their 43 attempts (27.9%). They were able to bury 18 of the free throws for a rate of 85.7%. The Rockets earned 20 fouls for the contest which took the Warriors to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They also turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 8 steals in the matchup. The Warriors collected 34 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 47 in the matchup.

Jimmy Butler was important for the Warriors for this contest. Butler recorded 21 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and had 5 assists for this contest. He made 6 of 11 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 54.5%, and added 5 rebounds.

Golden State has a win-loss record of 10-10 on the season. The Warriors have committed 20.9 fouls every game while shooting 82.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 27.4 times per contest (8th in the NBA) and they turn it over 16.6 times per game. Golden State has 2,301 pts so far this season (115.1 per game) and they average 42.9 boards per game. As an offense, the Warriors are hitting on 45.3% from the field, which is 23rd in the NBA.

The Warriors defensively are ranked 12th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 114.5. They are able to force 16.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.7% from the floor (15th in the league). The Golden State defense surrenders 34.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (248 of 714) and their opponents are knocking down 81.3% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 26.9 assists and 45.1 boards per contest, ranking them 17th and 21st in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Golden State

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