Atlanta Hawks vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 11/22/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Saturday, November 22, 2025

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

The Atlanta Hawks (9-6) are traveling to Smoothie King Center on Saturday where they will attempt to defeat the New Orleans Pelicans (2-13).

The Hawks played the Pistons and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 120-112 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Hawks walked away with 24 while the Pistons had 16 personal fouls. They also converted 10 of their 31 tries from beyond the perimeter. Detroit finished the game shooting 83.3% at the free throw line by making 20 of 24 tries. On top of that, Detroit snagged 39 rebounds (7 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 5 rejections. Detroit distributed 28 dimes and had 12 steals for the matchup. In regard to the defense, Atlanta let their opponent shoot 54.2% from the floor on 45 out of 83 shooting. They also doled out 31 assists for this contest while forcing 15 turnovers and getting 9 steals. With regard to rebounding, they compiled 35 with 11 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Hawks made 13 of their 15 tries for a rate of 86.7%. Atlanta ended with a 48.3% FG percentage (42 of 87) and buried 15 out of their 44 three-point shots.

Jalen Johnson is one player who was a contributor for this game. Johnson finished 44.4% from the field and earned 9 assists. He played for 39 minutes played and also grabbed 8 rebounds. He was able to score 25 points on 8 of 18 shooting.

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Atlanta comes into this contest with a record of 9-6 for the campaign. They are averaging 117.2 points per outing (18th in the NBA) while hitting 48.6% from the field. The Hawks are shooting 36.4% on shots from beyond the arc (195 of 536) and 79.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Atlanta is collecting 41.6 rebounds per game and has tallied 457 dimes so far this season, which ranks 2nd in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 15.5 times per game and as a team they are committing 21.0 fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Hawks have forced 17.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.7 fouls. They are currently ranked 13th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 390 conceded so far this season. The Hawks defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 45.9% (616 of 1,343) and they concede 45.9 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 33.7% on 3-point attempts and they are 11th in the league in points per game from their opponents (114.4).

The last time they took the court, the Pelicans took a loss by a final score of 125-118 when they faced the Nuggets. The Pelicans were able to collect 27 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive boards totaling 44 for this game. They also gave up possession 12 times, while recording 12 steals in this game. The Nuggets earned 26 fouls for this contest which took the Pelicans to the free throw line for 31 shots. They were able to convert 23 of those for a percentage of 74.2%. In relation to shooting from downtown, New Orleans converted 7 out of 34 attempts (20.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Pelicans shot 44 out of 98 from the field which had them shooting 44.9%. The Pelicans allowed the Nuggets to convert 46 out of their 83 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 55.4% in the game. They finished shooting 35.5% from 3-point land by going 11 out of 31 and ended up shooting 22 of 27 from the free throw line (81.5%). In the matter of rebounding, New Orleans allowed Denver to get 41 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Derik Queen ended up having an impact for the Pelicans in this contest. Queen scored 30 points in his 30 minutes on the court and totaled 4 dimes in the game. He converted 12 out of 18 in this matchup giving him a rate of 66.7%, and had 9 rebounds.

New Orleans has a win-loss mark of 2-13 on the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Pelicans are connecting on 44.2% from the floor, which ranks them 27th in basketball. New Orleans has earned 1,634 points on the season (108.9 per contest) and they grab 41.3 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 22.8 times per contest (30th in the league) and they turn it over 15.7 times per game. The Pelicans are responsible for committing 20.9 fouls per contest and they go 76.2% from the free throw line.

The Pelicans defensively are ranked 25th in basketball in PPG given up with 122.1. They are forcing their opponents into 16.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 50.5% from the field (28th in the NBA). The New Orleans defense gives up 36.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (222 of 615) and their opponents are making 81.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 28.1 dimes and 45.1 total boards per game, which ranks them 25th and 19th in the NBA.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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