Hawks vs. Pelicans Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – December 2
Published 5:16 am Monday, December 2, 2024
The New Orleans Pelicans (4-17) are underdogs (+9.5) as they try to stop an eight-game losing streak when they visit the Atlanta Hawks (10-11) at 7:30 PM ET on Monday, December 2, 2024 at State Farm Arena. The contest airs on Gulf Coast Sports and FDSSE.
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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 have covered the spread more often than the Pelicans this season, recording an ATS record of 8-13-0, as opposed to the 7-14-0 mark of the Pelicans.
- As a 9.5-point underdog or more in 2024-25, New Orleans is 2-4 against the spread compared to the 1-0 ATS record Atlanta racks up as a 9.5-point favorite.
- When it comes to going over the total in 2024-25, New Orleans and its opponents don’t do it as often (42.9% of the time) as Atlanta and its opponents (66.7%).
- As a moneyline favorite this year, the Hawks are 4-6, while the Pelicans are 2-12 as moneyline underdogs.
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Hawks Performance Insights
- The Hawks rank ninth in the NBA with 116.1 points per game, but their defense has been less effective, giving up 119.4 points per game (third-worst in league).
- So far this year, Atlanta is pulling down 45.2 boards per game (eighth-ranked in NBA) and ceding 45 rebounds per contest (23rd-ranked).
- With 29.8 assists per game, the Hawks rank fourth-best in the league in the category.
- Atlanta has struggled in terms of turnovers this season, ranking fourth-worst in the NBA with 15.7 turnovers per game. Conversely, it ranks fourth-best in the league with 15.9 forced turnovers per contest.
- The Hawks rank 18th in the NBA with 12.5 treys per game this year. Meanwhile, they rank 20th with a 34.9% shooting percentage from three-point land.
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Pelicans Performance Insights
- Offensively, the Pelicans are the worst squad in the league (102.9 points per game). Defensively, they are 23rd (115.7 points allowed per game).
- New Orleans is 16th in the league in rebounds per game (43.5) and 22nd in rebounds allowed (44.9).
- This season the Pelicans are fifth-worst in the league in assists at 23.8 per game.
- In 2024-25, New Orleans is 18th in the NBA in turnovers committed (14.3 per game) and 21st in turnovers forced (13.2).
- In 2024-25 the Pelicans are worst in the league in 3-point makes (10.5 per game) and fourth-worst in 3-point percentage (32.6%).
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