Cole Anthony Assists Prop is currently Over/Under 2.5 (+135/-165).
Key Factors
Favors Over
Offensive rebounds continue possession and bring about further opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Magic rank 9th-best in in the NBA while playing at home with 11.2 offensive rebounds per game this year.
Cole Anthony will possess the home court advantage in this contest. Playing on your home court tends to boost stat production across the board.
Favors Under
Cole Anthony has tallied just 3.0 assists per game this season, a significant dropoff from his 3.9 assists per game last season.
Among all players in the league, Cole Anthony lands in the 85th percentile for personal fouls, logging a monstrous 2.4 fouls per game this year.
The Magic have played at the 2nd-slowest tempo in the NBA over the last 25 games.
The Pelicans have played at the 3rd-slowest pace-of-play in the league over the last 20 games away from their home stadium, which should reduce possessions for the Magic.