Atlanta Hawks vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 09/03/2024, 10:44  by Kennedy Kechula | Modified on 09/03/2024 at 19:17 in NBA Predictions

The Atlanta Hawks will be at home to welcome the New Orleans Pelicans in their next NBA regular season matchup. They come to this match in 10th place in the Eastern Conference while the Pelicans are fifth in the West. The Hawks are in excellent form at the moment and will come to this match fully confident of securing a win. Quin Snyder’s men have won five of their last seven games and are currently on a three-match winning run. They are coming off a 99-92 victory over the Grizzlies in Memphis. Their 29th win moved them to within five games of .500 and four clear of their closest challengers for 10th place. Four players missed the game with injuries including Jalen Johnson, Trae Young, and Onyeka Okongwu. The Hawks, who are ranked fifth in offence, have seen their scoring take a dip in recent outings. In their last three matches, they have averaged 109.

The Pelicans are also arriving here in red-hot form. They will be eager to keep this form going to avoid a sweep in this regular season series. Willie Green’s men have won four of their last five matches and are on a three-match winning run. The three wins have come against East teams with the latest being a 103-95 success over the Sixers in Philadelphia. This excellent run has cemented their place in the automatic playoff places. The Pels have won 38 of 63 games and are 1.5 games clear of the play-in places. Dyson Daniels missed the trip to Philly with a knee issue. New Orleans are ranked 14th on offence and in their last three matches have averaged 123.7 points.