New Orleans Pelicans at Utah Jazz 11/27/21 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The New Orleans Pelicans look for their second consecutive victory when visiting the Utah Jazz on Saturday. New Orleans is 4-16 and defeated the Washington Wizards 127-102 on Wednesday. Brandon Ingram was the leading scorer for New Orleans with 26 points, while Jonas Valanciunas scored 21 points and grabbed 11 rebounds for the Pelicans. New Orleans is fourth in the Southwest Division, a distant 7 ½ games behind first-place Dallas.

Brandon Ingram is the leading scorer for New Orleans with an average of 21.8 points per game, while Jonas Valanciunas is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 19.1 points and 12.4 rebounds per game. Devonte’ Graham is the leader in assists with an average of 4.9 per game. New Orleans is scoring an average of 102.0 points per game.

Utah looks for its second consecutive victory when hosting New Orleans on Saturday. The Jazz improved to 12-6 following a 110-104 victory over the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday. Six consecutive points by Donovan Mitchell in the last minute of the game sealed the victory for Utah. The Jazz are first in the Northwest division 2 ½ games ahead of second-place Portland.

Donovan Mitchell is leading Utah in scoring with an average of 23.4 points per game, while Rudy Gobert is the leading rebounder with an average of 15.1 rebounds per game and Mike Conley is the leader in assists with an average of 5.5 per game. Utah has six players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team the Jazz are scoring an average of 112.3 points per game.