Atlanta Hawks vs New Orleans Pelicans Prediction, 10/31/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs New Orleans Pelicans

Date: Saturday, October 31, 2026

Location: Smoothie King Center in New Orleans, LA

TV: Gulf Coast Sports

The New Orleans Pelicans (1-4) will compete against the Atlanta Hawks (3-3) at Smoothie King Center on Saturday.

The Hawks played the Cavaliers and walked away with a win by a score of 114-111 in their last game. Atlanta finished with a 44.2% FG percentage (42 of 95) and knocked down 17 of their 43 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Hawks knocked down 13 of their 18 tries for a rate of 72.2%. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they earned 53 with 15 of them being offensive. They also dished out 34 dimes in this game in addition to forcing 9 turnovers and having 4 steals. With regard to defense, Atlanta allowed the other team to shoot 43.7% from the floor on 38 out of 87 shooting. Cleveland totaled 26 dimes and had 3 steals for the game. In addition, Cleveland collected 45 rebounds (9 offensive, 36 defensive) and added 3 rejections. Cleveland walked away from this one shooting 75.9% at the free throw line by burying 22 of 29 attempts. They also knocked down 13 of 42 tries from three-point range. In relation to fouls, the Hawks left the arena with 22 while the Cavaliers totaled 19 fouls.

Onyeka Okongwu is a player who was a factor in this game. Okongwu ended up going 64.7% from the floor and dished out 2 dimes. He played 33 mins played and grabbed 12 boards. He finished with 29 points on 11 of 17 shooting.

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Atlanta will play this game with a win-loss mark of 3-3 this year. They are averaging 119.2 points per game (7th in the NBA) while hitting 46.5% from the floor. The Hawks are shooting 35.6% on shots from downtown (89 of 250) and 72.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Atlanta is collecting 43.3 boards per game and has racked up 195 assists this year, which ranks 1st in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 13.8 times per game and as a squad they commit 24.0 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Hawks have forced 18.3 turnovers every game and they draw 20.7 fouls. They are conceding 31.3% on 3-point attempts and they are 17th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (114.5). The Hawks defense is giving up a FG percentage of 46.9% (246 of 525) and they surrender 46.5 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 30th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 171 conceded so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the Pelicans took home the win by a final score of 132-120 against the Kings. The Pelicans were able to collect 33 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 38 in this contest. They also turned the ball over 20 times, while getting 18 steals in this game. The Kings had 22 fouls in the game which took the Pelicans to the charity stripe for a total of 32 attempts. They were able to knock down 22 of them for a percentage of 68.8%. When discussing shots from downtown, New Orleans converted 10 out of 29 attempts (34.5%). When the final whistle was blown, the Pelicans finished 50 out of 85 from the field which gave them a percentage of 58.8%. The Pelicans allowed the Kings to bury 46 out of their 88 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.3% for this contest. They finished 32.4% from downtown by connecting on 12 out of 37 and finished the game at 16 out of 20 from the free throw line (80.0%). In relation to cleaning the glass, New Orleans allowed Sacramento to collect 40 in all (7 offensive).

Jeremiah Fears ended up being a factor for the Pelicans for the game. Jeremiah tallied 22 points in his 29 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 13 dimes in this contest. He converted 9 of 16 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 56.3%, and had 8 rebounds.

New Orleans has a mark of 1-4 this season. The Pelicans commit 23.2 personal fouls every game while shooting 80.4% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 25.2 times per contest (21st in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 17.4 times per contest. New Orleans has accounted for 597 pts this season (119.4 per game) and they pull in 43.0 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Pelicans are shooting 48.9% from the field, which is ranked 4th in the league.

The New Orleans defense allows 33.9% on three-point shots (61 of 180) and their opponents are making 77.9% of their foul shots. They have allowed 29.4 dimes and 43.6 total boards per game, which is 26th and 12th in the NBA. The Pelicans are ranked 25th in basketball in PPG given up with 121.6. They are forcing 17.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 49.7% from the field (28th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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