New Orleans Pelicans vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 11/5/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Saturday, November 5, 2022

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

State Farm Arena is the location where the Atlanta Hawks will try to defeat the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday.

The Pelicans faced the Lakers and took a loss by a final of 120-117 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Pelicans walked away with 20 and the Lakers accounted for 17 personal fouls. They also knocked down 10 out of their 36 shots from distance. Los Angeles walked away from this one shooting 87.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 20 of their 23 tries. On top of that, Los Angeles pulled down 56 boards (11 offensive, 45 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Los Angeles distributed 30 assists and had 6 steals in this matchup. With respect to defending, New Orleans allowed 45.9% from the floor on 45 out of 98 shooting. They also recorded 35 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 17 turnovers and getting 10 steals. Concerning grabbing boards, they collected 51 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Pelicans knocked down 15 of 21 attempts for a percentage of 71.4%. New Orleans walked away from the game with a 46.1% field goal percentage (47 of 102) and converted 8 out of their 25 3-point attempts.

Zion Williamson is a guy who came through for the game. Williamson finished the game shooting 52.4% from the floor and also recorded 7 assists. He played for 37 mins played and grabbed 5 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 27 points on 11 out of 21 shooting.

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New Orleans will enter this game with a record of 4-3 on the season. They average 118.3 points per outing (1st in the league) while shooting 48.5% from the field. The Pelicans are shooting 39.0% on shots from downtown (78 of 200) and 78.4% from the free throw line. As a team, New Orleans is snagging 45.6 boards per game and has 201 assists for the season, which ranks 12th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 14.4 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 19.1 fouls per game.

On defense, the Pelicans are able to force 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.3 personal fouls. They relinquish 31.3% on 3-point attempts and they rank 16th in basketball in opponents PPG (112.6). The Pelicans are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.3% (297 of 642) and they concede 42.7 rebounds per game as a unit. They are ranked 12th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 186 conceded so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Hawks went home victorious with a score of 112-99 against the Knicks. The Hawks recorded 34 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive rebounds for a total of 51 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 7 times, while getting 11 steals for this contest. The Knicks committed 19 fouls for this contest which took the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They were able to make 12 of the free throws for a rate of 75.0%. Regarding shooting from downtown, Atlanta knocked down 12 out of their 34 tries (35.3%). When all was said and done, the Hawks went 44 out of 107 from the field which had them shooting 41.1%. The Hawks allowed the Knicks to make 37 of 90 attempts from the field which left them shooting 41.1% in this matchup. They finished 27.8% from 3-point land by shooting 10 out of 36 and finished the game at 15 of 20 from the free throw line (75.0%). Concerning cleaning up the glass, Atlanta allowed New York to grab 52 in total (12 offensive).

Dejounte Murray pitched in for the Hawks in this contest. He converted 14 of 27 for the game giving him a rate of 51.9%, and added 4 rebounds. Murray tallied 36 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 9 assists in this matchup.

Atlanta has a win-loss mark of 5-3 so far this season. The Hawks are responsible for committing 21.9 fouls every game and they hit 81.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.9 times per contest (10th in the NBA) and they turn it over 12.1 times per contest. Atlanta has totaled 924 points on the campaign (115.5 per game) and they collect 43.8 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Hawks are shooting 47.1% from the field, which ranks them 9th in the league.

The Atlanta defense surrenders 32.8% on 3-pointers (87 of 265) and their opponents are knocking down 76.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 22.8 assists and 47.1 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 6th and 24th in the NBA. The Hawks on the defensive end are ranked 20th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 114.6. They have forced 13.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 45.8% from the floor (11th in the league).

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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