Knicks vs Pelicans Match Player Stats | Monday, December 29th 2025

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Todays Monday, December 29th Matchup Details

Monday New York Knicks at New Orleans Pelicans
NBA Game is on Monday, December 29th 2025
29/12/25 20:00:00 PM EST Tipoff

Positive Player Stats should contribute to these Odds, New York Knicks at New Orleans Pelicans Predictions & Best Bets

The matchup vs. New Orleans is a good one for three-point attempts; when the New Orleans Pelicans are on their home court, the opposition’s starting PGs have tallied the 2nd-most 3-point attempts per game in the league this year (7.5).

The New York Knicks are expected to see a spike in possessions today from sharing the court with the 2nd-speediest pace home offense in the NBA over the last 10 games (the Pelicans).

Offensive rebounds maintain possession and spark extra opportunities for scoring and assists, and the New York Knicks grade out 3rd-best in in the NBA with 14.7 offensive rebounds per game over the last 15 games.

The matchup vs. New York is a favorable one for 3-point shots; when the Knicks are on the road, opposing starting SFs have put up the highest three percentage in the league this year (48.0%).

The New Orleans Pelicans have played at the 2nd-quickest pace in the NBA over the last 10 games while on their home court.

Offensive rebounds continue possession and create added chances for scoring and assists, and the New Orleans Pelicans rank 5th-best in in the NBA playing at home with 12.1 offensive boards per game over the last 15 games.

Zion Williamson has put up 25.3 points per game over the last 12 games when playing at home, 4.0 higher than he’s put up over the course of the year at home.

Karl-Anthony Towns has posted 29.6 points per game over the last 5 games while playing on the road, 5.5 more than he’s posted in all games this year on the road.

The matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans is a positive one for getting to the free-throw line; opposing starting PGs have attempted a massive 4.1 free throws per game this year (8th-most in the NBA).

The matchup against the Pelicans is a strong one for shot attempts from downtown; opposing starting SGs have tallied the 4th-most 3-point attempts per game in the league this year (6.1).

The matchup vs. the New York Knicks is a good one for getting to the charity stripe; the opposing team’s starting PGs have attempted a massive 4.3 foul shots per game this year (6th-most in the league).

This year when they are playing at home, opposing starting PFs have shot 47.7% on 3-pointers (2nd-highest in the league) vs. the New York Knicks, labeling this as a good matchup.

The matchup against the Knicks may be a strong one for getting to the free-throw line; the opposition’s starting PFs have attempted a massive 5.2 foul shots per game over the last 5 games (5th-most in the league).

Tyler Kolek has scored a whopping 5.4 points per game this season, quite a bit more than his 1.9 points per game last season.

Prediction New York Knicks at New Orleans Pelicans Odds, Best Bets & Team Prop from Negative Player Stats

The 5th-slowest pace-of-play offense in the NBA this year has been the New York Knicks.

In regard to treys, the New Orleans Pelicans’s subpar 10.5 drained threes per game while at home ranks worst in the league this year.

The New Orleans Pelicans are expected to see a decline in possessions in this game from squaring off against the 5th-slowest pace-of-play offense in the NBA this year (the New York Knicks).

Over the last 20 games when they are on the road, opposing squads have shot 35.3% on threes (30th-highest in the league) against the Pelicans, resulting in a positive matchup.

The matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans is a difficult one for shots from the field; the opposing team’s starting SFs have tallied the least FG attempts per game in the league this year (9.1).

In regard to getting to the foul line, the Knicks’s unimpressive 23.2 free throws per game settles in as the 8th-worst in the league this year.

Over the last 20 games, the other team’s starting SFs have attempted 2.1 foul shots per game (2nd-fewest in the NBA) vs. the New Orleans Pelicans, struggling to draw fouls.

This year, opposing starting PGs have totaled 4.8 3-point attempts per game (2nd-fewest in the NBA) against the New York Knicks, resulting in a hard matchup.

Over the last 10 games when they are playing at home, opposing starting SFs have attempted 2.5 free throws per game (7th-lowest in the NBA) against the New York Knicks, finding it difficult to draw fouls.

The matchup against New Orleans is a challenging one for getting to the charity stripe; the opposing team’s starting SGs have attempted a mere 1.0 foul shots per game this year when the New Orleans Pelicans have the home court advantage (least in the league).

This year when they are away from home, the opposing team’s starting SFs have tallied 1.5 3-pointers per game (10th-lowest in the NBA) against the Pelicans, making this a challenging matchup.

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