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New Orleans Pelicans vs Boston Celtics 1/29/22 NBA Picks, Predictions, Odds

Boston Celtics (25-25) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (18-30)
January 29, 2022 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: New Orleans Pelicans +4.5; Over/Under: -211.5
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The Boston Celtics and New Orleans Pelicans meet Saturday in NBA action at the Smoothie King Center. The Boston Celtics look for a win after splitting their last eight games. The New Orleans Pelicans look for a win after splitting their last 10 games.

The Boston Celtics are averaging 108 points on 44.8 percent shooting and allowing 104.9 points on 43.7 percent shooting. Jayson Tatum is averaging 26 points and 8.5 rebounds, while Jaylen Brown is averaging 24 points and 3 assists. Dennis Schroder is the third double-digit scorer and Marcus Smart is grabbing 4 rebounds. The Boston Celtics are shooting 34.3 percent from beyond the arc and 81.9 percent from the free throw line. The Boston Celtics are allowing 34.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 46.2 rebounds per game.

The New Orleans Pelicans are averaging 105.5 points on 43.8 percent shooting and allowing 109.7 points on 46.7 percent shooting. Brandon Ingram is averaging 22.4 points and 6.1 rebounds, while Jonas Valanciunas is averaging 18.4 points and 12 rebounds. Devonte’ Graham is the third double-digit scorer and Josh Hart is grabbing 7.5 rebounds. The New Orleans Pelicans are shooting 33.8 percent from beyond the arc and 78.1 percent from the free throw line. The New Orleans Pelicans are allowing 36.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 45.9 rebounds per game.

The Celtics are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 Saturday games and 3-7 ATS in their last 10 road games. The Pelicans are 3-1-1 ATS in their last 5 home games and 6-2-1 ATS in their last 9 games overall. The under is 5-1 in Celtics last 6 overall. The under is 5-2 in Pelicans last 7 overall. The Celtics are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings in New Orleans.

Both teams on the end of a back to back, the home team should usually have the edge here. However, the New Orleans Pelicans are struggling against good teams and Ingram is still banged up. The Boston Celtics are playing some of their best ball of the season, and that includes winning their last five games by an average of 10.6 points. The Celtics are starting to string something together. I’ll lay the reasonable chalk.

Randy Chambers's Free Pick: Boston Celtics -4.5

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