Who participates?
Atlanta Hawks @ Fresh Orleans Pelicans
Tidal data: Atlanta 2-4, Fresh Orleans 3-3
How to attend
- When: Sunday, November 3, 2024 at 7 pm ET
- The place: Smoothie King Heart – Fresh Orleans, Louisiana
- TV: FanDuel SN – Southeast
- Apply: CBS Sports App
- Online streaming: fuboTV (Independent effort. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket price Price: $1.15
What to know
The Atlanta Hawks are taking a home-and-away route to take on the Fresh Orleans Pelicans at 7:00 pm ET on Sunday at Smoothie King Center. The Hawks do not hesitate to end a seven-game road losing streak before ending the season.
Last Friday, the Hawks couldn’t withstand the Kings and fell 123-115.
Even if they lost, the Hawks ran as a unit and finished the game with 30 assists. That great performance has not remained intact for the team: they have now posted at least 28 assists in three consecutive games.
Meanwhile, winning is always good, but doing so with the highest rating of the season is even better (just ask the Pelicans). They came out on top against the Pacers with a score of 125-118 on Friday. The victory came thanks to a powerful surge start at the 6:40 mark of the second quarter, when Fresh Orleans was dealing with a 53-40 deficit.
Zion Williamson was a one-man wrecker for the Pelicans, as he posted a double-double with 34 points and ten assists. That’s the most assists Williamson has posted since March.
Atlanta’s loss dropped their report to 2-4. As for Fresh Orleans, with the win, they snapped their three-game losing streak and moved their record to 3-3.
The Hawks hope to beat the percentages on Sunday, because the Mavens assume they are headed for a loss. This game is probably not the best time to bet on them going forward, as they have left bettors sick the last six times they have played.
The Hawks lost to the Pelicans when the finishing teams played in March, falling 116-103. Can the Hawks avenge their loss or is history doomed to copy itself? We’ll find out quickly.
Odd
Fresh Orleans is a 4.5-point favorite against Atlanta, according to NBA Real Odds.
Bettors had a pretty good idea of the series for this one, as the game opened with the Pelicans as 5.5-point favorites.
The up/down is 230.5 numbers.
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Historical form
Atlanta has earned seven outs in its last 10 games against Fresh Orleans.
- March 10, 2024: Fresh Orleans 116 vs. Atlanta 103
- November 4, 2023: Atlanta 123 vs. Fresh Orleans 105
- February 7, 2023: Fresh Orleans 116 vs. Atlanta 107
- November 5, 2022: Atlanta 124 vs. Fresh Orleans 121
- March 20, 2022: Fresh Orleans 117 vs. Atlanta 112
- October 27, 2021: Atlanta 102 vs. Fresh Orleans 99
- April 6, 2021: Atlanta 123 vs. Fresh Orleans 107
- April 2, 2021: Atlanta 126 vs. Fresh Orleans 103
- March 26, 2019: Atlanta 130 vs. Fresh Orleans 120
- March 10, 2019: Atlanta 128 vs. Fresh Orleans 116
