Orlando @ New Orleans Picks & Props

Cory Joseph has sunk a whopping 39.1% of his field goal attempts this season, significantly more than his 33.2 mark last season. Cory Joseph has averaged 0.6 personal fouls per game this year, making him one of the least least-whistled players in the NBA (11th percentile). This year when they are the visiting squad, the other team's starting PGs have totaled 7.5 three attempts per game (2nd-highest in the league) vs. the New Orleans Pelicans, labeling this as a good matchup. The New Orleans Pelicans have played at the 7th-quickest pace-of-play in the league over the last 25 games, which ought to raise opportunities for the Orlando Magic. Offensive rebounds retain possession and result in additional chances for scoring and assists, and the Magic grade out 9th-best in in the NBA without the home court advantage with 11.9 offensive rebounds per game over the last 10 games.

Anthony Black has made 26.4% of his treys this year, putting him in the 21st percentile out of all players in the NBA. The Orlando Magic check in as the lowest scoring offense in the NBA this year. The least up-tempo pace-of-play road offense in the league this year has been the Orlando Magic. Anthony Black will not receive the benefit of the home court advantage in this contest. Playing without the home court advantage usually worsens player production for all stats.

The matchup vs. Orlando is a positive one; when the Orlando Magic are away from home, they have given up the 3rd-most points per game in the NBA to opposing starting SFs this year (18.9). The Pelicans have played at the 7th-speediest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 25 games. Offensive rebounds maintain possession and lead to extra opportunities for scoring and assists, and the New Orleans Pelicans grade out 4th-best in in the league as the home team with 12.7 offensive rebounds per game this year. The matchup against Orlando is a positive one for getting to the charity stripe; the opposing team's starting SFs have attempted a whopping 4.7 foul shots per game this year when the Orlando Magic are on the road (3rd-most in the league). Bruce Brown stands to see a spike in performance for all stats in light of possessing the home court advantage in this game.

Cole Anthony has successfully made 48.4% of his shots from downtown over the last 15 games, 12.8% more than he's sunk in all games this year. Cole Anthony has played 27.8 minutes per game over the last 5 games when playing on the road, 9.4 more than he's played in all games this year on the road. This year when they are the visiting squad, the other team's starting PGs have totaled 7.5 three attempts per game (2nd-highest in the league) vs. the New Orleans Pelicans, labeling this as a good matchup. The New Orleans Pelicans have played at the 7th-quickest pace-of-play in the league over the last 25 games, which ought to raise opportunities for the Orlando Magic. Offensive rebounds retain possession and result in additional chances for scoring and assists, and the Magic grade out 9th-best in in the NBA without the home court advantage with 11.9 offensive rebounds per game over the last 10 games.

Compared to last season's 2.0 mark, Goga Bitadze's shots from the field converted have surged this season to 3.3 per game. Goga Bitadze has made 100.0% of his 3-point attempts over the last 5 games on the road, 87.5% more than he's made from beyond the arc in all games this year while playing away from home. Compared to last year's 15.1 mark, Goga Bitadze's playing time has surged this year to 22.2 minutes per game. The New Orleans Pelicans have played at the 7th-quickest pace-of-play in the league over the last 25 games, which ought to raise opportunities for the Orlando Magic. Offensive rebounds retain possession and result in additional chances for scoring and assists, and the Magic grade out 9th-best in in the NBA without the home court advantage with 11.9 offensive rebounds per game over the last 10 games.

The matchup vs. Karlo Matkovic is a favorable one for scoring; when defending opposing starting Cs this year, they have made an enormous 66.0% of their field goal attempts (100th percentile). The New Orleans Pelicans have played at the 7th-quickest pace-of-play in the league over the last 25 games, which ought to raise opportunities for the Orlando Magic. Offensive rebounds retain possession and result in additional chances for scoring and assists, and the Magic grade out 9th-best in in the NBA without the home court advantage with 11.9 offensive rebounds per game over the last 10 games. Wendell Carter Jr. has successfully made 3.2 foul shots per game over the last 5 games, 1.2 more than he's made over the course of the year.

Jose Alvarado has attempted 10.6 field goals per game over the last 5 games, 2.2 higher than he's attempted over the course of the season. The Pelicans have played at the 7th-speediest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 25 games. Offensive rebounds maintain possession and lead to extra opportunities for scoring and assists, and the New Orleans Pelicans grade out 4th-best in in the league as the home team with 12.7 offensive rebounds per game this year. Jose Alvarado has sunk 100.0% of his free throws over the last 5 games, 13.2% more than he's made overall this season. Jose Alvarado will receive the benefit of the home court advantage in this contest. Playing at home usually improves stat production across the board.

The New Orleans Pelicans rank as the 6th-lowest scoring offense in the NBA over the last 5 games playing at home. The Orlando Magic have played at the least up-tempo tempo in the NBA without the home court advantage this year, which should reduce plays for the Pelicans.

Karlo Matkovic has scored 12.2 points per game over the last 5 games while on his home court, 5.0 more than he's scored in all games this season at home. Karlo Matkovic has sunk 73.7% of his field goals over the last 5 games at home, 11.8% more than he's sunk overall this year with the home court advantage. The showdown with Wendell Carter Jr. slots into the 97th percentile with opposing starting Cs converting a whopping 47.6% of their shots from downtown this year when they are on their home court. The Pelicans have played at the 7th-speediest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 25 games. Offensive rebounds maintain possession and lead to extra opportunities for scoring and assists, and the New Orleans Pelicans grade out 4th-best in in the league as the home team with 12.7 offensive rebounds per game this year.

Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has converted 58.6% of his field goal attempts over the last 5 games, 18.0% more than he's put through the net overall this season. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope has converted 41.7% of his treys over the last 5 games, 12.8% higher than he's sunk over the course of the year. Among all players in the NBA, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope places in the 80th percentile for playing time, compiling a colossal 30.4 minutes per game while playing away from home this year. This year, the opposition's starting SGs have tallied 6.1 3-point attempts per game (4th-most in the NBA) against the Pelicans, resulting in a positive matchup. The New Orleans Pelicans have played at the 7th-quickest pace-of-play in the league over the last 25 games, which ought to raise opportunities for the Orlando Magic.

Paolo Banchero has compiled 28.1 points per game over the last 10 games, 3.8 higher than he's compiled over the course of the season. Out of all players in the NBA, Paolo Banchero measures in the 92nd percentile for playing time, logging a monstrous 33.9 minutes per game this year. The New Orleans Pelicans have played at the 7th-quickest pace-of-play in the league over the last 25 games, which ought to raise opportunities for the Orlando Magic. Offensive rebounds retain possession and result in additional chances for scoring and assists, and the Magic grade out 9th-best in in the NBA without the home court advantage with 11.9 offensive rebounds per game over the last 10 games. Paolo Banchero has successfully made an impressive 5.9 free throws per game this year, a big improvement over his 5.1 rate last year.

CJ McCollum has attempted 17.8 field goals per game this year, placing him in the 94th percentile out of all players in the league. CJ McCollum has successfully made 44.9% of his attempts from downtown over the last 5 games, 10.2% more than he's made from 3-point range in all games this season. Out of all players in the NBA, CJ McCollum lands in the 90th percentile for playing time, logging a colossal 33.0 minutes per game this year. The Pelicans have played at the 7th-speediest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 25 games. Offensive rebounds maintain possession and lead to extra opportunities for scoring and assists, and the New Orleans Pelicans grade out 4th-best in in the league as the home team with 12.7 offensive rebounds per game this year.

Out of all players in the league, Zion Williamson places in the 90th percentile for personal fouls, tallying an enormous 2.6 fouls per game with the home court advantage this year. The New Orleans Pelicans rank as the 6th-lowest scoring offense in the NBA over the last 5 games playing at home. Over the last 10 games when they have the home court advantage, the other team's starting PFs have registered 15.1 points per game (lowest in the NBA) vs. the Magic, branding this as a difficult matchup for offensive production. The Orlando Magic have played at the least up-tempo tempo in the NBA without the home court advantage this year, which should reduce plays for the Pelicans. Relative to last year's 2.1 mark, Zion Williamson's off-target foul shots have risen this year to 2.7 per game.

The showdown with Wendell Carter Jr. slots into the 97th percentile with opposing starting Cs converting a whopping 47.6% of their shots from downtown this year when they are on their home court. The Pelicans have played at the 7th-speediest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 25 games. Offensive rebounds maintain possession and lead to extra opportunities for scoring and assists, and the New Orleans Pelicans grade out 4th-best in in the league as the home team with 12.7 offensive rebounds per game this year. Yves Missi has attempted 3.6 free throws per game over the last 5 games, 1.0 higher than he's attempted in all games this year. The matchup against Wendell Carter Jr. is a positive one for drawing fouls; when defending fellow starting Cs this year, they have attempted a monstrous 3.4 free throws per game (86th percentile).

Compared to last year's 15.2 mark, Franz Wagner's shots have risen this year to 19.5 per game. Out of all players in the league, Franz Wagner places in the 86th percentile for shot attempts from downtown, logging 5.9 per game this year. Franz Wagner has tallied 33.7 minutes per game this year, some of the highest playing time of any player in the league: 91st percentile. The New Orleans Pelicans have played at the 7th-quickest pace-of-play in the league over the last 25 games, which ought to raise opportunities for the Orlando Magic. Offensive rebounds retain possession and result in additional chances for scoring and assists, and the Magic grade out 9th-best in in the NBA without the home court advantage with 11.9 offensive rebounds per game over the last 10 games.

Jonathan Isaac has gone over 4.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.

Gary Harris has gone over 2.5 in 7 of his last 10 games.

Tristan da Silva has gone over 5.5 in 2 of his last 10 games.

Jordan Hawkins has gone over 9.5 in 6 of his last 10 games.