Toronto @ New Orleans picks

Dennis Schroder has tallied a terrific 6.2 assists per game this season, a sizeable increase from his 4.2 assists per game last season. Dennis Schroder has played 30.6 minutes per game away from his home court this year, ranking in the 81st percentile -- putting him among the most-used players in the NBA. Dennis Schroder has tallied a lowly 0.0 technical fouls per game this season, significantly less than his 0.1 technicals per game last season. The 4th-speediest pace-of-play road offense in the league over the last 25 games has been the Raptors. The Toronto Raptors have been the 7th-best offensive rebounding offense in the league this year (offensive rebounds maintain possession and can therefore produce new opportunities for scoring and assists).

Larry Nance Jr. has sunk 70.0% of his shot attempts from the field over the last 5 games at home, 15.4% higher than he's made overall this season playing at home. In comparison to last year's 2.1 rate, Larry Nance Jr.'s personal fouls per game have dropped this year to 1.2. The New Orleans Pelicans are expected to get a boost in opportunities today from squaring off against the 4th-most up-tempo pace away offense in the NBA over the last 25 games (the Raptors). Offensive rebounds continue possession and spark bonus chances for scoring and assists, and the Pelicans rank 10thbest in in the league at home with 11.8 offensive rebounds per game over the last 5 games. Larry Nance Jr. has successfully made 100.0% of his free throw attempts over the last 5 games, 25.0% more than he's converted overall this year.

Immanuel Quickley has committed 0.2 technical fouls per game over the last 5 games when playing away from home, 0.2 more than he's committed over the course of the year on the road. The Toronto Raptors will likely see a decline in possessions today from competing against the 7th-most sluggish tempo offense in the league over the last 20 games (the New Orleans Pelicans). This year when they are the visiting team, their opposition has collected 11.3 offensive boards per game (8th-most in the NBA) vs. the New Orleans Pelicans (continuing possessions that can result in extra chances for offense). Immanuel Quickley stands to see a decline in output across the board on account of playing on the visting team in this contest.