New Orleans Pelicans vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 12/2/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Monday, December 2, 2024

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The New Orleans Pelicans (4-15) are en route to State Farm Arena on Monday where they will take on the Atlanta Hawks (8-11).

The Pelicans faced the Raptors and took a loss by a score of 119-93 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Pelicans walked away with 16 while the Raptors accounted for 16 personal fouls. They also converted 21 out of their 52 attempts from downtown. Toronto finished shooting 33.3% from the charity stripe by burying 4 of 12 shots. On top of that, Toronto grabbed 52 boards (12 offensive, 40 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Toronto earned 38 assists and had 11 steals for the game. When it comes to the defense, New Orleans let their opponent shoot 49.5% from the floor on 47 of 95 shooting. They also recorded 24 assists for this game in addition to creating 16 turnovers and getting 12 steals. When discussing grabbing boards, they earned 47 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Pelicans converted 10 of their 16 tries for a rate of 62.5%. New Orleans wrapped up the contest with a 38.7% field goal percentage (36 of 93) and knocked down 11 out of their 35 three-point attempts.

CJ McCollum is someone who was a contributor for the contest. McCollum finished the game at 35.0% from the floor and totaled 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 30 minutes and grabbed 3 rebounds. He ended up with 19 points on 7 out of 20 shooting.

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New Orleans comes into this matchup with a mark of 4-15 so far this season. They are losing possession via turnover 15.3 times per contest and as a squad are committing 17.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, New Orleans is pulling down 43.4 boards per game and has earned 464 assists for the campaign, which ranks 19th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Pelicans are shooting 33.4% on shots from downtown (207 of 619) and 75.9% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 103.5 pts per game (30th in the league) while shooting 43.7% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pelicans are forcing 14.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 17.5 personal fouls. They rank 29th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 533 conceded this year. The Pelicans defense is giving up a FG percentage of 48.5% (826 of 1,704) and they surrender 43.8 boards per contest as a squad. They are giving up 37.8% on three-point shots and they are ranked 22nd in the league in opponents PPG (115.3).

For their last game, the Hawks walked away with a victory by a final of 135-124 when they faced the Cavaliers. With respect to how they attacked the glass, Atlanta permitted Cleveland to collect 44 in all (12 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 31.3% from distance via 15 of 48 and walked away from this one shooting 21 out of 28 at the charity stripe (75.0%). The Hawks allowed the Cavaliers to bury 44 of their 95 tries from the field which left them shooting 46.3% for the matchup. In all, the Hawks went 46 out of 97 from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.4%. In reference to 3-point shots, Atlanta made 20 of 42 tries (47.6%). They were able to convert 23 of them for a rate of 92.0%. The Cavaliers committed 21 fouls for this game which got the Hawks to the charity stripe for a total of 25 tries. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while earning 6 steals in the matchup. The Hawks collected 37 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 51 in this game.

De'Andre Hunter ended up being a major contributor for the Hawks for this game. Hunter had 26 points in his 30 minutes of playing time and accounted for 1 assist for this game. He converted 9 of 16 in the matchup for a rate of 56.3%, and had 5 rebounds.

Atlanta has a win-loss record of 8-11 so far this season. The Hawks commit 18.9 fouls every game while shooting 78.1% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 29.7 times per game (4th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.9 times per contest. Atlanta has tallied 2,215 pts for the year (116.6 per contest) and they collect 44.6 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Hawks are connecting on 46.0% from the floor, which is ranked 17th in basketball.

The Hawks on defense are ranked 28th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 121.2. They are forcing 16.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.3% from the floor (20th in basketball). The Atlanta defense allows 39.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (315 of 799) and their opponents are knocking down 79.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 27.7 assists and 45.2 boards every game, which ranks them 25th and 23rd in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Orleans

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