New Orleans Pelicans vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 1/31/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Saturday, January 31, 2026

Location: Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Philadelphia 76ers (25-21) host the New Orleans Pelicans (12-37) at Xfinity Mobile Arena on Saturday.

The Pelicans faced the Thunder and went home with a loss by a final score of 104-95 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Pelicans walked away with 21 and the Thunder accounted for 15 personal fouls. They also converted 13 of their 38 shots from three-point range. Oklahoma City finished the contest at 91.3% from the free throw line by burying 21 of 23 shots. Furthermore, Oklahoma City grabbed 53 boards (13 offensive, 40 defensive) and had 11 blocked shots. Oklahoma City earned 25 dimes and had 4 steals in this game. When it comes to the defense, New Orleans allowed 40.2% from the field on 35 out of 87 shooting. They also recorded 25 assists in this matchup as well as forcing 16 turnovers and earning 13 steals. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 54 with 21 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pelicans made 17 of their 22 shots for a rate of 77.3%. New Orleans walked away from the game having earned a 34.3% FG percentage (34 of 99) and buried 10 out of their 40 three-point attempts.

Zion Williamson is one guy who was a contributor for the contest. Williamson shot 72.7% from the floor and also recorded 2 assists. He played 34 mins played and also totaled 11 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 21 points on 8 of 11 shooting.

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New Orleans will enter this game with a mark of 12-37 for the season. They are averaging 114.4 pts per game (21st in the league) while connecting on 46.0% from the field. The Pelicans are hitting 33.7% from downtown (526 of 1,560) and 78.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, New Orleans is pulling down 44.0 rebounds per game and has 1,213 assists for the season, which has them ranked 16th in the NBA in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 14.4 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 20.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Pelicans have forced 14.9 turnovers per game while drawing 20.5 personal fouls. They concede 35.9% on 3-point shots while they are 28th in the league in points per game allowed (121.2). The Pelicans are allowing a field goal percentage of 48.3% (2,153 of 4,462) and they relinquish 45.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 29th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,407 surrendered on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the 76ers walked away with a victory by a final of 139-122 against the Bucks. The 76ers recorded 31 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 46 in this matchup. They turned it over 7 times, while getting 7 steals for this game. The Bucks were called for 12 personal fouls in the game which got the 76ers to the charity stripe for a total of 15 tries. They were able to convert 11 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 73.3%. In terms of three-point shots, Philadelphia buried 22 out of 42 attempts (52.4%). In all, the 76ers walked away from this one shooting 53 out of 101 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 52.5%. The 76ers allowed the Bucks to make 44 of their 86 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 51.2% for this game. They went 44.1% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 15 of 34 and finished the game at 19 out of 27 at the charity stripe (70.4%). When discussing team rebounding, Philadelphia allowed Milwaukee to grab 38 overall (8 on the offensive side).

Paul George ended up having an impact for the 76ers in the game. George totaled 32 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 assists for this contest. He buried 11 out of 21 for the game for a field goal rate of 52.4%, and had 5 rebounds.

Philadelphia has a win-loss record of 25-21 for the year. As an offensive team, the 76ers are shooting 45.8% from the floor, which is 26th in the NBA. Philadelphia has earned 5,364 points for the season (116.6 per contest) and they pull in 43.8 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 24.8 times per contest (26th in basketball) and they turn it over 14.0 times per game. The 76ers are committing 20.5 fouls per game and they go 81.2% from the charity stripe.

The 76ers on the defensive side of the court are 15th in the NBA in PPG given up with 115.9. They are able to force 15.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.7% from the floor (14th in the NBA). The Philadelphia defense concedes 35.1% on 3-pointers (589 of 1,678) and their opposition makes 77.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 27.8 assists and 45.1 boards per game, which is ranked 27th and 21st in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New Orleans

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