Hawks vs. Pelicans Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – December 2
Published 7:16 am Monday, December 2, 2024
The New Orleans Pelicans (4-17) are underdogs (by 9.5 points) to break a 10-game road losing streak when they visit the Atlanta Hawks (10-11) on Monday, December 2, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET.
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Hawks vs. Pelicans Game Info & Odds
- Date: Monday, December 2, 2024
- Time: 7:30 PM ET
- How to watch on TV: Gulf Coast Sports and FDSSE
- Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)
- Location: Atlanta, Georgia
- Venue: State Farm Arena
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Hawks vs. Pelicans Score Prediction
- Prediction:
Hawks 118 – Pelicans 109
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Spread & Total Prediction for Hawks vs. Pelicans
- Pick ATS: Hawks (- 9.5)
- Computer Predicted Spread: Hawks (-9.7)
- Pick OU:
Under (227.5)
- Computer Predicted Total: 227.0
- The Hawks (8-13-0 ATS) have covered the spread 38.1% of the time, 4.8% more often than the Pelicans (7-14-0) this year.
- Atlanta covers the spread when it is a 9.5-point favorite or more 100% of the time. That’s more often than New Orleans covers as an underdog of 9.5 or more (33.3%).
- When it comes to exceeding the total in 2024-25, Atlanta does it more often (66.7% of the time) than New Orleans (42.9%).
- As a moneyline underdog this year, the Pelicans are 2-12, while the Hawks are 4-6 as moneyline favorites.
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Hawks Performance Insights
- The Hawks’ defense ranks third-worst in the NBA with 119.4 points allowed per game, but their offense has played better, averaging 116.1 points per game (ninth-ranked in league).
- This year, Atlanta is grabbing 45.2 rebounds per game (eighth-ranked in NBA) and giving up 45 rebounds per contest (23rd-ranked).
- The Hawks have been racking up assists in 2024-25, ranking fourth-best in the NBA with 29.8 dimes per contest.
- Atlanta is fourth-best in the NBA with 15.9 forced turnovers per game, but it ranks fourth-worst in the league by averaging 15.7 turnovers per contest.
- So far this year, the Hawks are making 12.5 treys per game (18th-ranked in NBA) and are shooting 34.9% (20th-ranked) from downtown.
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Pelicans Performance Insights
- Offensively, the Pelicans are the worst team in the NBA (102.9 points per game). On defense, they are 23rd (115.7 points allowed per game).
- In 2024-25, New Orleans is 16th in the league in rebounds (43.5 per game) and 22nd in rebounds allowed (44.9).
- The Pelicans are fifth-worst in the NBA in assists (23.8 per game) in 2024-25.
- At 14.3 turnovers committed per game and 13.2 turnovers forced, New Orleans is 18th and 21st in the league, respectively.
- Beyond the arc, the Pelicans are worst in the league in 3-pointers made per game (10.5). And they are fourth-worst in 3-point percentage at 32.6%.
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