New Orleans Pelicans vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 2/27/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Thursday, February 27, 2025

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: AZ Family Sports Network

Footprint Center is the site where the Phoenix Suns (27-31) will attempt to defeat the New Orleans Pelicans (15-43) on Thursday.

The Pelicans faced off with the Spurs and went home with a win by a final score of 109-103 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Pelicans ended up finishing with 17 and the Spurs finished the game with 19 personal fouls. They also converted 13 out of their 44 attempts from 3-point land. San Antonio finished the game shooting 77.8% at the free throw line by making 14 of their 18 attempts. Moreover, San Antonio totaled 45 rebounds (13 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 6 blocked shots. San Antonio recorded 29 assists and had 14 steals in the matchup. When it comes to the defense, New Orleans allowed the other team to shoot 40.9% from the floor on 38 of 93 shooting. They also doled out 25 assists for the game while creating 20 turnovers and having 11 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they collected 54 with 20 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Pelicans converted 20 of 25 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. New Orleans ended having earned a 43.6% field goal percentage (41 out of 94) and made 7 out of their 31 3-point shots.

Trey Murphy III is a player who was a contributor for this game. Murphy ended up going 42.9% from the floor and earned 4 dimes. He was on the court for 36 minutes played and also pulled down 4 boards. He ended up finishing with 24 points on 9 of 21 shooting.

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New Orleans comes into this game with a mark of 15-43 for the season. They are averaging 110.5 points per outing (23rd in the league) while hitting 44.7% from the field. The Pelicans are shooting 34.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (706 of 2,035) and 76.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, New Orleans is pulling down 43.6 rebounds per game and has earned 1,466 assists this season, which has them ranked 19th in the NBA in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 14.4 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 18.3 personal fouls every game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pelicans are forcing 14.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.2 fouls. They are ranked 28th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,665 conceded so far this year. The Pelicans defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.9% (2,537 of 5,294) and they concede 46.7 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are giving up 36.4% from 3-point land while they are 26th in the NBA in PPG allowed (118.6).

In their last game, the Suns took a loss by a score of 151-148 against the Grizzlies. In regard to attacking the glass, Phoenix permitted Memphis to collect 38 in total (7 offensive). They went 41.7% from 3-point land by going 20 out of 48 and finished the game at 27 of 30 at the free throw line (90.0%). The Suns permitted the Grizzlies to make 52 of 99 tries from the floor which had them at 52.5% for this game. Overall, the Suns finished 53 for 99 from the field which had them sitting at 53.5%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, Phoenix made 21 out of their 37 tries (56.8%). They were able to convert 21 of those for a percentage of 80.8%. The Grizzlies were called for 22 fouls for this contest which took the Suns to the free throw line for 26 tries. They turned the ball over 16 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. The Suns collected 38 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 46 in this game.

Devin Booker ended up being a factor for the Suns in this game. Booker scored 28 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 10 dimes for the matchup. He buried 12 of 20 for the contest for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and tallied 3 rebounds.

Phoenix has a mark of 27-31 for the year. The Suns commit 18.2 fouls every game and they go 80.5% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 27.6 times per game (10th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 14.0 times per contest. Phoenix has totaled 6,600 points so far this season (113.8 per contest) and they pull down 42.5 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Suns are hitting on 47.6% from the field, which is 9th in the NBA.

The Phoenix defense concedes 36.1% on three-point shots (807 of 2,238) and their opponents are converting on 78.9% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 26.8 assists and 45.5 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 18th and 23rd in the NBA. The Suns on the defensive end are ranked 22nd in the league in PPG given up with 115.9. They are able to force 12.4 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.3% from the field (14th in the NBA).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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