Pelicans vs. Hawks: A High-Flying Showdown of NBA Titans!

Alright hoop heads, buckle up! The 38W-25L New Orleans Pelicans are swooping into State Farm Arena to take on the 29W-34L Atlanta Hawks, in what’s shaping up to be a clash of titans. Tipoff’s at 06:00PM EST, so set your alarms, grab your snacks, and get ready for some top-notch action. The Pelicans, sitting pretty at 0.0 games back in the Western conference, are looking to rain on the Hawks’ parade, who are 7.5 games back in the Eastern conference. The betting gods have spoken, setting the over/under at a tantalizing 221.0, with the Pelicans line at -6.5, and the Hawks line at 6.5. Both teams are strutting in fresh off victories, with the Hawks soaring high after a 99-92 win against MEM, and the Pelicans riding the wave of a 103-95 triumph against PHI. Let’s hope they’ve left enough in the tank for tonight’s showdown!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: March 10, 2024 06:00PM EST

Location: State Farm Arena, Atlanta

Vegas Odds

	NOP ML	ATL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-300	+250	223.0	-6.5/6.5
Recent	-195	+165	221.0	-7.0/7.0
Difference	+105	-85	-2.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

20W-13L

66.1% Win Probability

LAST 10

5W-5L

HOME

15W-15L

33.9% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
11/04/23	Atlanta Hawks ATL	27	26	41	29		123	Over
11/04/23	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	35	25	23	22		105	Over
02/07/23	Atlanta Hawks ATL	35	24	22	26		107	Over
02/07/23	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	33	29	29	25		116	Over
11/05/22	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	28	24	33	24	12	121	Over
11/05/22	Atlanta Hawks ATL	29	31	28	21	15	124	Over
03/20/22	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	35	25	31	26		117	Over
03/20/22	Atlanta Hawks ATL	18	32	26	36		112	Over
10/27/21	Atlanta Hawks ATL	19	34	31	18		102	Under
10/27/21	New Orleans Pelicans NOP	33	26	18	22		99	Under

Pelicans Vs Over/Under

Hawks Vs Over/Under

Starting Lineups

New Orleans Pelicans	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Brandon Ingram SF	41.4	39.6	38.9	100%	39.2
Herbert Jones SG	24.0	20.6	22.9	100%	23.3
CJ McCollum PG	34.9	22.7	32.7	100%	33.0
Jonas Valanciunas C	29.6	21.6	27.9	100%	28.2
Zion Williamson PF	44.6	37.0	37.9	100%	38.3

Atlanta Hawks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Saddiq Bey PF	32.1	28.0	26.6	100%	27.0
Bogdan Bogdanovic SF	33.7	26.2	27.7	43%	28.1
Clint Capela C	32.0	27.8	27.4	100%	27.8
Vit Krejci SG	13.2	7.0	3.8	3%	18.2
Dejounte Murray PG	47.6	47.9	42.3	100%	42.7

Pelicans Notable Injuries

Matt Ryan (SG/SF): Avg: 7.7pts, 2.1reb, 0.8ast, 18.4 minutes. Last game: 03/05/24. Impact: 1.7
Cody Zeller (C): Avg: 2.0pts, 2.8reb, 1.0ast, 7.9 minutes. Last game: 03/05/24. Impact: 1.1
Jeremiah Robinson-Earl (C): Avg: 3.5pts, 2.2reb, 0.3ast, 9.2 minutes. Last game: 03/05/24. Impact: 1.0
Izaiah Brockington (SG): Avg: 4.0pts, 2.0reb, 0.0ast, 3.4 minutes. Last game: 03/05/24. Impact: 1.1
Dereon Seabron (PG): Avg: 2.3pts, 1.2reb, 0.8ast, 9.2 minutes. Last game: 02/27/24. Impact: 0.8

Hawks Notable Injuries

Jalen Johnson (PF/C): Avg: 15.9pts, 8.7reb, 3.4ast, 33.8 minutes. Last game: 03/06/24. Impact: 5.9
Kobe Bufkin (PG/SG): Avg: 3.7pts, 1.6reb, 1.7ast, 9.9 minutes. Last game: 03/02/24. Impact: 1.9
Dylan Windler (PF): Avg: 1.4pts, 0.4reb, 0.6ast, 3.2 minutes. Last game: 02/25/24. Impact: 0.5

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
CJ McCollum	NOP	Pts	15.5	18.2	+2.7	20%	40%	60%	60%	ATL	+1.2	#20
Bogdan Bogdanovic	ATL	Pts	16.5	18.9	+2.4	20%	40%	27%	27%	NOP	-0.1	#16
Clint Capela	ATL	Reb	9.5	11.1	+1.6	40%	50%	60%	60%	NOP	+1.2	#23
Saddiq Bey	ATL	Reb	6.5	7.9	+1.4	60%	50%	47%	47%	NOP	+0.5	#19
Trey Murphy III	NOP	Ast	1.5	2.0	+0.5	60%	70%	53%	53%	ATL	+1.3	#28