New Orleans Pelicans vs Golden State Warriors Prediction, 11/9/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Golden State Warriors

Date: Monday, November 9, 2026

Location: Chase Center in San Francisco, CA

TV: NBC Sports Bay Area

The Golden State Warriors (6-3) will try to defeat the New Orleans Pelicans (4-5) at Chase Center on Monday.

The Pelicans played the Timberwolves and took a loss by a final of 115-109 in their last contest. New Orleans ended the game with a 45.3% FG percentage (39 out of 86) and made 10 out of their 24 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Pelicans converted 21 of 26 attempts for a rate of 80.8%. In the matter of getting rebounds, they earned 41 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 25 dimes in this matchup while forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 7 steals. In terms of defending, New Orleans let their opponent shoot 43.2% from the field on 38 of 88 shooting. Minnesota distributed 23 dimes and had 5 steals for this game. On top of that, Minnesota totaled 49 boards (17 offensive, 32 defensive) and got 4 blocked shots. Minnesota ended up shooting 73.0% at the charity stripe by making 27 of 37 shots. They also made 12 of their 39 tries from beyond the perimeter. In relation to fouls, the Pelicans walked away with 28 and the Timberwolves finished the game with 22 fouls.

Jeremiah Fears is someone who was a factor for this game. He ended up finishing with 24 points on 9 of 16 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 36 minutes and pulled down 5 boards. Jeremiah ended up going 56.3% from the floor and earned 5 dimes.

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New Orleans will enter this game with a record of 4-5 for the campaign. They cough up possession 16.9 times per contest and as a team are committing 23.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, New Orleans is pulling down 44.4 boards per contest and has totaled 228 assists on the year, which is 16th in the league in terms of passing. The Pelicans are connecting on 32.7% on shots from distance (82 of 251) and 82.3% from the free throw line. They average 120.2 pts per contest (3rd in the league) while going 48.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Pelicans are forcing 17.4 turnovers per game while drawing 24.1 personal fouls. They relinquish 31.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 25th in basketball in opponents PPG (118.8). The Pelicans are allowing a field goal percentage of 47.2% (380 of 805) and they surrender 44.6 rebounds per contest as a unit. They currently rank 22nd in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 244 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the court, the Warriors took home the win by a final score of 120-100 against the Heat. The Warriors were able to snag 37 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 44 for this game. They turned the ball over 19 times, while getting 11 steals in this contest. The Heat earned 22 fouls for the matchup which got the Warriors to the charity stripe for 25 tries. They were able to make 20 of those for a rate of 80.0%. With respect to shooting from beyond the arc, Golden State converted 16 out of their 41 tries (39.0%). Overall, the Warriors finished 42 out of 80 from the floor which gave them a rate of 52.5%. The Warriors permitted the Heat to make 35 of their 86 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 40.7% for the matchup. They finished 29.5% from 3-point land by going 13 out of 44 and ended up going 17 out of 23 at the free throw line (73.9%). When it comes to rebounds, Golden State allowed Miami to snag 39 overall (9 on the offensive glass).

Stephen Curry ended up having an impact for the Warriors in this contest. Curry accumulated 29 points in his 28 minutes on the court and earned 4 assists for the matchup. He converted 9 out of 19 for this game for a rate of 47.4%, and totaled 1 rebound.

Golden State has a mark of 6-3 on the season. The Warriors commit 22.2 fouls per contest and they shoot 81.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 27.8 times per game (5th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 16.8 times per game. Golden State has totaled 1,060 points this season (117.8 per game) and they average 43.9 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Warriors are connecting on 46.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 15th in the NBA.

The Warriors are ranked 16th in the league in points given up per game with 113.0. They are forcing their opponents into 18.0 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.5% from the field (23rd in basketball). The Golden State defense surrenders 34.5% on shots from 3-point land (114 of 330) and their opposition makes 78.8% of their free throw shots. They concede 27.2 dimes and 41.0 rebounds on a nightly basis, ranking them 23rd and 6th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New Orleans

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