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New Orleans Pelicans vs Golden State Warriors 1/6/22 NBA Picks, Predictions, Odds

Golden State Warriors (29-8) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (13-25)
January 6, 2022 8:00 pm EDT
The Line: New Orleans Pelicans +3.5; Over/Under: +216
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The Golden State Warriors invade the Smoothie King Center to take on the New Orleans Pelicans on Thursday night.

The Golden State Warriors have been in great shape as they’ve won eight of their past 11 games overall, but they will be hoping to bounce back in this one after getting embarrassed by the Mavericks in a 99-82 road loss last night. Andrew Wiggins led the team in scoring with 17 points on seven of 13 shooting, Stephen Curry added 14 points, nine rebounds and five assists while Gary Payton chipped in with 11 points, 11 rebounds and three assists but no other player finished in double figures in scoring. As a team, the Warriors shot just 40 percent from the field and a miserly five of 28 from the 3-point line as they struggled right from the start, scoring just 18 points the second quarter to fall behind by 11 points at halftime, before getting blown out in the fourth quarter by 29-15. Curry had a night to forget as he shot just five of 24 from the field and one of nine from the 3-point line.

Meanwhile, the New Orleans Pelicans have been in a slump as they’ve lost four of their past five games overall and they will be eager to arrest a three-game skid after getting scorched by the Suns in a 123-110 home loss on Tuesday. Devonte Graham led the team with 28 points and six assists, Jonas Valanciunas added 25 points with 16 rebounds, Brandon Ingram scored 16 points while Josh Hart tallied 15 points with 11 rebounds and five assists. As a team, the Pelicans shot just 40 percent from the field and 10 of 33 from the 3-point line but they were fighting an uphill battle for the entire game after allowing the Suns to pour in 42 points in the first quarter. Ingram had a forgettable night as he shot just five of 18 from the field and zero of four from the 3-point line.

Looking at the betting trends, the Warriors are 3-1-1 ATS in their last five road games, 12-25-1 ATS in their last 38 games playing on zero days’ rest and 28-12-2 ATS in their last 42 games overall. The Pelicans are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games as an underdog, 1-4 ATS in their last five games against a team above .600 and 1-4 ATS in their last five games overall.

Head to head, the under is 6-1 in the last seven meetings in New Orleans and the under is 6-1 in the last seven meetings overall.

The Warriors are coming into this one a little banged up as Stephen Curry is listed as questionable, Andre Iguodala is out while James Wiseman has yet to feature despite clearing the league protocols two days ago, while the Pelicans are almost at full strength except for Tomas Satoransky who is listed as out. The Pelicans are capable of pulling off the upset if they got off to a quick start, but given how bad the Warriors looked last night, I’m expecting them to come out firing in this one.

Peter Tran's Free Pick: Golden State -3.5

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