Atlanta Hawks vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 11/3/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Sunday, November 3, 2024

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

The New Orleans Pelicans (2-3) welcome the Atlanta Hawks (2-3) at Smoothie King Center on Sunday.

The Hawks faced off with the Wizards and took a loss by a final of 133-120 in their last game. Atlanta wrapped up the game having earned a 47.4% FG percentage (45 of 95) and converted 12 of their 39 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Hawks converted 18 of their 21 shots for a rate of 85.7%. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they collected 47 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 28 assists for the matchup as well as creating 22 turnovers and earning 18 steals. When talking about defending, Atlanta allowed the other team to go 53.4% from the field on 47 out of 88 shooting. Washington distributed 22 assists and had 6 steals in this game. On top of that, Washington grabbed 49 rebounds (13 offensive, 36 defensive) and earned 6 rejections. Washington walked away from this one shooting 92.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 23 of 25 attempts. They converted 16 of their 38 tries from 3-point land. In the matter of personal fouls, the Hawks ended up finishing with 15 while the Wizards had 8 personal fouls.

Jalen Johnson is someone who played a role in the matchup. Johnson finished the game at 42.9% from the field and also totaled 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 40 minutes and totaled 17 rebounds. He ended up with 21 points on 9 of 21 shooting.

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Atlanta steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss mark of 2-3 for the season. They are turning it over 16.6 times per game and as a unit they are committing 22.4 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Atlanta is snagging 42.6 rebounds per contest and has 134 dimes for the season, which is 7th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Hawks are shooting 34.1% from downtown (60 of 176) and 77.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 117.6 points per outing (7th in the league) while hitting 46.3% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Hawks are forcing 16.2 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 25.8 fouls. They are surrendering 42.1% on three-point shots and they are ranked 28th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (123.6). The Hawks defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.9% (209 of 455) and they surrender 44.2 rebounds per game as a squad. They are currently ranked 23rd in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 125 surrendered on the campaign.

For their last game, the Pelicans went home defeated by a final of 104-89 against the Warriors. The Pelicans recorded 29 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards for a total of 42 in this matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while getting 14 steals for the game. The Warriors were called for 7 fouls in the game which got the Pelicans to the free throw line for 20 tries. They were able to bury 12 of the free throw tries for a clip of 60.0%. In relation to shooting from 3-point land, New Orleans made 11 out of their 36 attempts (30.6%). Overall, the Pelicans shot 33 out of 90 from the field which gave them a percentage of 36.7%. The Pelicans allowed the Warriors to convert 41 of their 87 attempts from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 47.1% in this matchup. They finished 34.2% from three-point range by hitting 13 of 38 and ended up shooting 9 of 13 from the charity stripe (69.2%). With respect to cleaning up the glass, New Orleans permitted Golden State to snag 49 in total (18 on the offensive glass).

Jordan Hawkins ended up being a major contributor for the Pelicans in the game. He made 9 of 21 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and had 4 rebounds. Hawkins scored 23 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the game.

New Orleans has a record of 2-3 this season. The Pelicans have committed 18.2 personal fouls per game while shooting 73.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.0 times per game (19th in the league) and they are giving up possession 16.4 times per game. New Orleans has scored 526 pts for the year (105.2 per contest) and they grab 43.6 boards per game. As an offense, the Pelicans are shooting 44.1% from the field, which ranks them 22nd in the NBA.

The Pelicans on the defensive end are ranked 16th in the league in points given up per game with 113.4. They are forcing 15.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.1% from the field (20th in basketball). The New Orleans defense surrenders 37.4% on shots from 3-point land (71 of 190) and their opposition knocks down 75.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have surrendered 28.6 assists and 44.4 boards per game, which ranks 28th and 16th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New Orleans

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