Atlanta Hawks vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 11/4/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Atlanta Hawks vs New Orleans Pelicans
Date: Saturday, November 4, 2023
Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA
TV: Bally Sports New Orleans
The Atlanta Hawks (3-2) are traveling to Smoothie King Center on Saturday where they will try to defeat the New Orleans Pelicans (4-1).
The Hawks played the Wizards and took home the win by a score of 130-121 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Hawks ended up finishing with 16 and the Wizards totaled 25 fouls. They also knocked down 10 of 40 shots from 3-point land. Washington finished the game at 64.3% from the charity stripe by making 9 of their 14 attempts. Moreover, Washington totaled 35 rebounds (6 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Washington distributed 32 assists and had 14 steals in the matchup. In reference to defending, Atlanta allowed the other team to go 50.5% from the field on 51 out of 101 shooting. They also doled out 26 dimes for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they collected 57 with 14 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Hawks converted 29 of their 32 tries for a percentage of 90.6%. Atlanta walked away from the game having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (46 out of 92) and converted 9 of their 32 shots from distance.
Clint Capela is one player who was a major factor for the matchup. He left the arena with 10 points on 4 out of 6 shooting. He was on the court for 21 mins played and totaled 11 rebounds. Capela shot 66.7% from the field but didn't record an assist.
Atlanta comes into this one with a win-loss record of 3-2 this year. They turn it over 15.0 times per contest and as a team they commit 16.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Atlanta is collecting 45.0 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 138 assists so far this year, which is 6th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Hawks are shooting 34.4% from downtown (55 of 160) and 85.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 122.8 pts per contest (2nd in the league) while shooting 49.2% from the field.
On the defensive end, the Hawks are forcing their opponents into 16.6 turnovers per game while drawing 21.2 fouls. They are ranked 29th in the NBA in giving up assists with 142 surrendered this year. The Hawks defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 48.6% (220 of 453) and they surrender 41.6 boards per game as a group. They give up 36.9% on shots from distance and they are 23rd in the league in opponents points per game (117.2).
When they last stepped on the court, the Pelicans got the victory with a final of 125-116 against the Pistons. The Pelicans were able to corral 29 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 36 in this game. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 5 steals in this game. The Pistons had 31 personal fouls in the game which got the Pelicans to the free throw line for a total of 35 attempts. They were able to make 33 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 94.3%. When it comes to shooting from downtown, New Orleans converted 14 out of 32 attempts (43.8%). In all, the Pelicans ended up shooting 39 out of 80 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.8%. The Pelicans allowed the Pistons to bury 41 out of 94 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.6% for the matchup. They finished the game shooting 34.2% from distance by connecting on 13 out of 38 and finished the contest at 21 of 26 from the free throw line (80.8%). In regard to rebounding, New Orleans permitted Detroit to collect 48 overall (19 offensive).
Jonas Valanciunas pitched in for the Pelicans in this matchup. Valanciunas tallied 23 points in his 33 minutes on the court and had 5 assists for this contest. He made 9 out of 16 in this game for a field goal rate of 56.3%, and had 13 rebounds.
New Orleans has a win-loss mark of 4-1 on the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Pelicans are hitting on 44.1% from the floor, which ranks 24th in the league. New Orleans has tallied 544 pts so far this year (108.8 per game) and they average 45.6 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 23.0 times per game (24th in basketball) and they cough up possession 13.6 times per contest. The Pelicans have committed 19.8 fouls per game and they connect on 70.3% from the free throw line.
The Pelicans on the defensive side of the court are 10th in the league in points given up per game with 108.6. They are forcing their opponents into 15.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 43.6% from the field (4th in basketball). The New Orleans defense surrenders 28.0% on shots from behind the 3-point line (54 of 193) and their opponents are making 79.8% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 24.6 dimes and 51.4 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 9th and 30th in the NBA.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta
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