San Antonio @ New Orleans picks

Jeremy Sochan has successfully made 53.7% of his field goal attempts this year, placing him in the 85th percentile among all players in the league. Jeremy Sochan has sunk 52.1% of his three-point shots over the last 10 games on the road, 12.6% more than he's converted from downtown over the course of the year away from home. With respect to three-point attempts, the 5th-most aggressive offense in the league this year has been the San Antonio Spurs. The San Antonio Spurs have played at the 7th-most up-tempo tempo in the league over the last 20 games. The New Orleans Pelicans have played at the 4th-most up-tempo pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 15 games, which should raise opportunities for the San Antonio Spurs.

Devin Vassell has put up 3.2 assists per game this year on the road, putting him among the NBA's leaders by this metric over this stretch: 78th percentile. Devin Vassell has been on the court for 30.3 minutes per game this year, seeing the court more than most players in the league: 80th percentile. The San Antonio Spurs have played at the 7th-most up-tempo tempo in the league over the last 20 games. The New Orleans Pelicans have played at the 4th-most up-tempo pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 15 games, which should raise opportunities for the San Antonio Spurs.

Jose Alvarado has notched 15.8 points per game over the last 5 games with the home court advantage, 3.9 higher than he's notched in all games this year at home. Jose Alvarado has averaged 29.8 minutes per game over the last 5 games, 6.3 more than he's averaged in all games this season. The 4th-speediest pace-of-play offense in the league over the last 15 games has been the Pelicans. The New Orleans Pelicans are expected to get a boost in plays in this game from squaring off against the 7th-fastest pace team in the league over the last 20 games (the San Antonio Spurs). The New Orleans Pelicans rank as the 5th-best offensive rebounding offense in the league while playing at home this year (offensive rebounds maintain possession and can therefore create new opportunities for scoring and assists).

Among all players in the NBA, Zion Williamson slots into the 97th percentile for personal fouls, totaling a monstrous 3.0 fouls per game this year. In regard to shooting, the New Orleans Pelicans's unimpressive 110.5 points per game places 8th-lowest in the NBA this year. The matchup against San Antonio is a difficult one; when the Spurs are away from home, they have given up the least points per game in the NBA to the opposition's starting SFs this year (8.6). The number of fouls drawn by opposing starting SFs against Devin Vassell has been quite low this year (2.2 foul shot attempts per game: 7th percentile).

The 4th-speediest pace-of-play offense in the league over the last 15 games has been the Pelicans. The New Orleans Pelicans are expected to get a boost in plays in this game from squaring off against the 7th-fastest pace team in the league over the last 20 games (the San Antonio Spurs). The New Orleans Pelicans rank as the 5th-best offensive rebounding offense in the league while playing at home this year (offensive rebounds maintain possession and can therefore create new opportunities for scoring and assists). Kelly Olynyk will hold the home court advantage in this contest. Playing in your home city generally increases player performance in all stat categories.

The rate of shots from downtown drained against Bismack Biyombo has been quite high (37.1%) when facing opposing starting Cs since the start of last season (97th percentile). The 4th-speediest pace-of-play offense in the league over the last 15 games has been the Pelicans. The New Orleans Pelicans are expected to get a boost in plays in this game from squaring off against the 7th-fastest pace team in the league over the last 20 games (the San Antonio Spurs). The New Orleans Pelicans rank as the 5th-best offensive rebounding offense in the league while playing at home this year (offensive rebounds maintain possession and can therefore create new opportunities for scoring and assists). The showdown with Bismack Biyombo in terms of drawing fouls ranks in only the 97th percentile for difficulty with the opposition's starting Cs attempting an enormous 3.9 foul shots per game since the start of last season.

Trey Murphy III has committed 2.2 personal fouls per game this year, ranking him as one of the most foul-prone players in the NBA (76th percentile).