New Orleans @ Detroit picks

Dennis Schröder has gone under 7.5 in 8 of his last 10 games.

Malik Beasley has averaged an impressive 16.2 points per game this year, a significant increase from his 11.1 points per game last year. Malik Beasley has converted a terrific 3.9 shots from downtown per game this season, significantly more than his 2.8 rate last season. The matchup against the Pelicans is a good one for 3-point attempts; opposing starting SGs have totaled the 4th-most 3-point attempts per game in the NBA this year (6.1). The quickest pace-of-play team in the league over the last 25 games has been the Detroit Pistons. The Pelicans have played at the 8th-quickest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 25 games away from their home court, which ought to increase possessions for the Pistons.

Jose Alvarado has converted an impressive 2.0 treys per game this year, a sizeable increase from his 1.3 rate last year. The matchup vs. the Detroit Pistons is a positive one; they have allowed the 2nd-most points per game in the NBA to the other team's starting PGs this year (21.2). The New Orleans Pelicans have played at the 8th-fastest tempo in the NBA over the last 25 games without the home court advantage. The Pelicans are expected to get a boost in possessions today from being pitted against the speediest pace-of-play team in the league over the last 25 games (the Pistons). Offensive rebounds preserve possession and create more opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Pelicans rank 4th-best in in the NBA with 13.2 offensive rebounds per game over the last 15 games.

Malik Beasley has converted a terrific 3.9 shots from downtown per game this season, significantly more than his 2.8 rate last season. The matchup against the Pelicans is a good one for 3-point attempts; opposing starting SGs have totaled the 4th-most 3-point attempts per game in the NBA this year (6.1). The quickest pace-of-play team in the league over the last 25 games has been the Detroit Pistons. The Pelicans have played at the 8th-quickest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 25 games away from their home court, which ought to increase possessions for the Pistons. Offensive rebounds maintain possession and spark additional chances for scoring and assists, and the Detroit Pistons rank 6th-best in in the league while playing at home with 12.8 offensive rebounds per game over the last 15 games.

Karlo Matkovic has made 63.6% of his shots from the field over the last 15 games, 8.2% higher than he's sunk overall this season. Karlo Matkovic has played 23.8 minutes per game over the last 10 games when playing away from home, 4.9 more than he's played over the course of the season on the road. The number of shots from behind the three-point arc hit against Jalen Duren has been quite high (1.2 per game) when he is on his home court and guarding opposing starting Cs this year (93rd percentile). The New Orleans Pelicans have played at the 8th-fastest tempo in the NBA over the last 25 games without the home court advantage. The Pelicans are expected to get a boost in possessions today from being pitted against the speediest pace-of-play team in the league over the last 25 games (the Pistons).

Ausar Thompson has converted 66.7% of his 3-point shots over the last 10 games at home, 27.8% more than he's converted from downtown overall this season while playing at home. The quickest pace-of-play team in the league over the last 25 games has been the Detroit Pistons. The Pelicans have played at the 8th-quickest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 25 games away from their home court, which ought to increase possessions for the Pistons. Offensive rebounds maintain possession and spark additional chances for scoring and assists, and the Detroit Pistons rank 6th-best in in the league while playing at home with 12.8 offensive rebounds per game over the last 15 games. Over the last 19 games when they have the home court advantage, the opposing team's starting SFs have attempted 3.3 free throws per game (8th-highest in the NBA) against the New Orleans Pelicans, making it fairly effortless to get to the charity stripe.

Zion Williamson has accumulated 2.7 personal fouls per game this year, ranking him as one of the highest-fouling players in the league (94th percentile). As it relates to shooting, the New Orleans Pelicans's poor 106.1 points per game measures as the 2nd-fewest in the NBA over the last 10 games. Zion Williamson will not possess the home court advantage in this contest. Playing away from your home stadium generally lowers stat production across the board.