Suns vs Pelicans Match Player Stats

Todays Friday, December 26th Matchup Details

Friday Phoenix Suns at New Orleans Pelicans
NBA Game is on Friday, December 26th 2025
26/12/25 20:00:00 PM EST Tipoff

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

The 10th-speediest pace visiting team in the NBA over the last 9 games has been the Suns.

,The Suns will likely see a rise in possessions today from facing the most up-tempo tempo team in the league over the last 10 games (the New Orleans Pelicans).

,Offensive rebounds save possession and spark further chances for scoring and assists, and the Suns rank 8th-best in the league as the away team with 13.1 offensive rebounds per game this year.

,This year when they are playing at home, the other team’s starting SFs have averaged 41.1% on 3-pointers (8th-best in the NBA) vs. the Phoenix Suns, marking this as a strong matchup.

,The quickest pace offense in the league over the last 10 games has been the Pelicans.

,The New Orleans Pelicans will likely see an increase in plays in this contest from being pitted against the 10th-speediest pace-of-play away offense in the NBA over the last 9 games (the Suns).

,The Pelicans check in as the 4th-best offensive rebounding offense in the NBA over the last 15 games on their home court (offensive rebounds maintain possession and may therefore create added chances for scoring and assists).

,This year when they are away from home, the other team’s starting PGs have averaged 7.5 three attempts per game (2nd-highest in the NBA) against the New Orleans Pelicans, labeling this as a good matchup.

,Over the last 5 games when they are at home, the other team’s starting PFs have attempted 7.5 foul shots per game (2nd-highest in the league) vs. the Phoenix Suns, succeeding in their efforts to get to the charity stripe.

,This year, the opposition’s starting PGs have attempted 4.1 foul shots per game (8th-most in the league) against the New Orleans Pelicans, making it fairly effortless to get to the charity stripe.

,The matchup against the Pelicans is a positive one for shot attempts from beyond the arc; the opposing team’s starting SGs have averaged the 4th-most 3-point attempts per game in the NBA this year (6.1).

,The matchup against New Orleans may be a favorable one for getting to the free-throw line; the opposition’s starting PFs have attempted a colossal 3.7 free throws per game over the last 15 games when the Pelicans are at home (7th-most in the NBA).

,Dillon Brooks has tallied a whopping 21.8 points per game this year, a big improvement over his 13.9 points per game last year.

,Zion Williamson has posted 25.3 points per game over the last 12 games while playing at home, 4.0 more than he’s posted in all games this season at home.

,This year when they are playing at home, opposing starting SGs have attempted 3.8 foul shots per game (2nd-most in the NBA) against the Suns, easily managing to draw fouls.

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

In regard to shooting, the Phoenix Suns’s unimpressive 105.2 points per game ranks 5th-weakest in the NBA over the last 5 games.

,In regard to three-pointers, the New Orleans Pelicans’s feeble 10.8 converted threes per game as the home team rates worst in the NBA this year.

,The matchup against New Orleans is a challenging one for three-point shots; when the Pelicans are playing at home, the opposition’s starting SFs have totaled the 10th-least shots from behind the three-point arc per game in the NBA this year (1.5).

,The matchup against Phoenix is a difficult one for three-pointers; when the Suns are the visiting squad, the other team’s starting PFs have totaled the least shots from behind the three-point arc per game in the league this year (0.9).

,This year when they are playing at home, the opposition’s starting PGs have notched 12.2 points per game (lowest in the NBA) against the Suns, marking this as a challenging matchup for offensive performance.

,The matchup vs. Phoenix is a challenging one for getting to the free-throw line; the opposition’s starting PGs have attempted just 2.1 free throws per game this year when the Suns are the visiting squad (2nd-least in the NBA).

,The matchup vs. New Orleans is a hard one for drawing fouls; the other 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 NBA).

,The matchup vs. New Orleans is a hard one for shots from behind the three-point arc; when the Pelicans are at home, the other team’s starting PFs have totaled the 5th-least 3-point attempts per game in the NBA this year (3.4).

,This year, opposing starting SFs have totaled 9.1 field goal attempts per game (fewest in the league) against the Pelicans, making this a difficult matchup.

,The matchup against the New Orleans Pelicans may be a tough one for drawing fouls; opposing starting SFs have attempted a mere 2.1 foul shots per game over the last 20 games (2nd-least in the league).

,The matchup against the Suns is a hard one for 3-point shots; the opposing team’s starting SGs have tallied the least shots from downtown per game in the NBA this year (1.5).

,Over the last 10 games, the opposition’s starting SFs have attempted 1.6 free throws per game (4th-fewest in the league) vs. the Suns, struggling to get to the foul line.

Suns vs Pelicans Match Player Stats

Tags: