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18-16 (8-9 V) Atlanta Hawks vs. New Orleans Pelicans 16-20 (7-11 H)
Date: Thursday, Jan. 5
Time: 8:00PM EST
Venue: Smoothie King Center – New Orleans, Louisiana
NBA Moneyline Odds: Off
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NBA Betting Total: Off
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Thursday night NBA sees two teams from opposite conferences facing one another in a contest in New Orleans, Louisiana.
*All statistics, rankings and trends are current as of this writing at 6:00 a.m. ET on Wednesday, Jan. 4.
Atlanta Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks enter this contest posting 102.3 points per game. That number is good enough for 20th in the Association at this point in the process.
Defensively, Atlanta is giving up 103.9 points per game. That number is good enough for 14th in the league.
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Against the Pelicans, the strategy has been laid out by previous teams so far this season: Stop the complementary pieces.
Giving up points to Anthony Davis hasn’t been detrimental to many teams this season. Even A.D.’s season-best 50-point contest was in a loss.
Yes, New Orleans has players on its roster who are now healthy can can make a difference, such as Tyreke Evans and Jrue Holiday.
But those players aren’t going to win a game without Davis.
Atlanta should focus 100 percent on A.D. if it hopes to win this contest.
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New Orleans Pelicans
The New Orleans Pelicans entering this contest as the No. 22 team in the league in terms of points per game scores. They are averaging 102.3 points per contest.
Defensively, this group is allowing just 105.5 points per game. We say “just” but this group is allowing the 10th-most points per game at this point in the season.
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Entering this contest, New Orleans has lost one straight. But that doesn’t tell the whole story when it comes to this team’s recent success.
One loss aside, this group has won four straight, including five of the team’s last six.
Look to the recent betting trends to help you make your decision in this one.
NBA Betting Trends:
- Hawks are 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games vs. a team with a losing straight up record.
- Hawks are 0-7 ATS in their last 7 games vs. a team with a winning % below .400.
- Pelicans are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 Thursday games.
- Pelicans are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 vs. Eastern Conference.
- Pelicans are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games.
- Pelicans are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games playing on 2 days rest.
- Hawks are 2-6 ATS in the last 8 meetings.
Free Atlanta Hawks vs. New Orleans NBA Prediction:
Both the Pelicans and Hawks have recent trends pointing to their success in this one.
The catch is that the Pelicans have been better ATS as of late, mostly because oddsmakers don’t believe they can keep up, as evidenced by the heavy favorites playing against them.
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New Orleans isn’t a good team at this point in the season, but it is better ATS than you’d imagine because its talent is better than oddsmakers belive at this juncture.
Give this one to the home team Pelicans, even if it’s not by much.
NBA Free Score Prediction: New Orleans 103 – Atlanta 97
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