Philadelphia 76ers (23-48, 13th in the Eastern Conference) vs. New Orleans Pelicans (19-53, 14th in the Western Conference)
New Orleans; Monday, 8 p.m. EDT
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Pelicans -6.5; over/under is 233.5
BOTTOM LINE: New Orleans faces the Philadelphia 76ers after CJ McCollum scored 40 points in the New Orleans Pelicans' 136-130 loss to the Detroit Pistons.
The Pelicans are 12-23 in home games. New Orleans is fourth in the Western Conference with 16.5 fast break points per game led by Trey Murphy III averaging 4.2.
The 76ers are 11-26 on the road. Philadelphia allows 115.7 points to opponents and has been outscored by 5.6 points per game.
The Pelicans are shooting 45.3% from the field this season, 3.7 percentage points lower than the 49.0% the 76ers allow to opponents. The 76ers average 12.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.9 fewer made shots on average than the 14.7 per game the Pelicans allow.
TOP PERFORMERS: Murphy is averaging 21.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 3.5 assists for the Pelicans. McCollum is averaging 16.4 points and 4.2 assists over the past 10 games.
Tyrese Maxey is averaging 26.3 points, 6.1 assists and 1.8 steals for the 76ers. Quentin Grimes is averaging 3.2 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Pelicans: 2-8, averaging 107.6 points, 41.7 rebounds, 26.2 assists, 5.9 steals and 5.1 blocks per game while shooting 47.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 122.6 points per game.
76ers: 2-8, averaging 116.5 points, 39.3 rebounds, 23.7 assists, 9.2 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 126.9 points.
INJURIES: Pelicans: Brandon Boston Jr.: out (ankle), Trey Murphy III: out for season (shoulder), Herbert Jones: out for season (shoulder), Dejounte Murray: out for season (leg), Yves Missi: day to day (hip), Zion Williamson: day to day (back).
76ers: Jared McCain: out for season (meniscus), Adem Bona: out (ankle), Kelly Oubre Jr.: out (knee), Eric Gordon: out for season (wrist), Lonnie Walker IV: out (head), Tyrese Maxey: day to day (back), Andre Drummond: out (toe), Paul George: out for season (groin), Joel Embiid: out for season (knee), Kyle Lowry: out (hip).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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