Ingram and New Orleans take on the Raptors in non-conference play

Mon, Feb 5, 2024
NBA News (AP)

Toronto Raptors (17-32, 12th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (28-21, seventh in the Western Conference)

New Orleans; Monday, 8 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK NBA LINE: Pelicans -11; over/under is 232.5

BOTTOM LINE: Brandon Ingram and the New Orleans Pelicans host the Toronto Raptors in a non-conference matchup.

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The Pelicans are 14-10 on their home court. New Orleans scores 116.4 points while outscoring opponents by 3.5 points per game.

The Raptors have gone 7-19 away from home. Toronto ranks seventh in the Eastern Conference with 43.6 rebounds per game led by Jakob Poeltl averaging 8.3.

The Pelicans are shooting 48.7% from the field this season, 0.1 percentage points lower than the 48.8% the Raptors allow to opponents. The Raptors average 11.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.7 fewer made shots on average than the 13.5 per game the Pelicans allow.

TOP PERFORMERS: Ingram is shooting 48.8% and averaging 21.4 points for the Pelicans. CJ McCollum is averaging 2.7 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for New Orleans.

Scottie Barnes is scoring 20.3 points per game and averaging 8.1 rebounds for the Raptors. Gary Trent Jr. is averaging 3.3 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Toronto.

LAST 10 GAMES: Pelicans: 5-5, averaging 116.8 points, 44.9 rebounds, 26.4 assists, 7.4 steals and 4.1 blocks per game while shooting 48.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 117.0 points per game.

Raptors: 2-8, averaging 111.0 points, 42.7 rebounds, 29.4 assists, 8.4 steals and 4.4 blocks per game while shooting 46.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 118.2 points.

INJURIES: Pelicans: Larry Nance Jr.: day to day (ankle), Herbert Jones: day to day (adductor).

Raptors: Jontay Porter: out (back).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.