New Orleans Pelicans vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 1/7/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The New Orleans Pelicans (8-29) are headed to State Farm Arena on Wednesday where they will try to defeat the Atlanta Hawks (17-21).

The Pelicans stepped onto the hardwood against the Heat and went home with a loss by a final score of 125-106 in their last contest. New Orleans walked away from the contest having earned a 46.7% FG percentage (42 of 90) and converted 16 out of their 40 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Pelicans knocked down 6 of their 8 shots for a rate of 75.0%. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 42 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 28 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When it comes to defending, New Orleans let their opponent shoot 46.5% from the field on 47 out of 101 shooting. Miami recorded 30 assists and had 19 steals for the game. In addition, Miami totaled 43 rebounds (12 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 7 blocks. Miami walked away from this one shooting 72.2% when shooting free throws by burying 13 of their 18 shots. They made 18 of 44 attempts from distance. In regard to personal fouls, the Pelicans left the arena with 14 and the Heat totaled 14 personal fouls.

Trey Murphy III is one guy who was a factor in the game. Murphy finished 52.6% from the floor and also totaled 5 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 38 minutes and also grabbed 8 boards. He walked away with 27 points on 10 out of 19 shooting.

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New Orleans comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 8-29 this year. They are turning it over 14.6 times per game and as a team are committing 20.4 personal fouls per game. As a unit, New Orleans is snagging 43.4 rebounds per game and has accounted for 912 dimes for the year, which is 18th in the league in terms of passing. The Pelicans are shooting 34.1% from downtown (399 of 1,171) and 78.8% from the free throw line. They average 115.2 pts per game (20th in the league) while connecting on 46.1% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Pelicans are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.9 fouls. They are 30th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,082 surrendered this season. The Pelicans defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 48.7% (1,652 of 3,395) and they relinquish 45.8 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They give up 35.8% on 3-point attempts and they rank 28th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (123.1).

When they last played, the Hawks took a loss by a score of 118-100 when they faced the Raptors. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Atlanta permitted Toronto to get 46 in total (7 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 32.4% from beyond the perimeter by going 12 of 37 and walked away from this one shooting 12 of 19 from the charity stripe (63.2%). The Hawks permitted the Raptors to knock down 47 of their 90 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.2% in this contest. When all was said and done, the Hawks went 35 out of 89 from the field which had them sitting at 39.3%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, Atlanta converted 12 out of their 34 attempts (35.3%). They were able to convert 18 of the free throws for a percentage of 85.7%. The Raptors committed 16 personal fouls for this game which took the Hawks to the charity stripe for 21 attempts. They turned it over 15 times, while recording 11 steals in the matchup. The Hawks recorded 38 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 46 in this matchup.

Onyeka Okongwu ended up having an impact for the Hawks in the matchup. He converted 7 out of 13 for this game giving him a rate of 53.8%, and accounted for 12 rebounds. Okongwu tallied 17 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes for the contest.

Atlanta has a mark of 17-21 on the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hawks are hitting on 48.0% from the field, which ranks them 9th in the NBA. Atlanta has scored 4,502 points on the campaign (118.5 per contest) and they pull in 41.7 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 31.2 times per contest (1st in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 15.1 times per game. The Hawks commit 20.3 fouls per contest and they shoot 78.0% from the charity stripe.

The Atlanta defense concedes 35.6% on shots from distance (506 of 1,423) and their opponents are connecting on 80.1% of their free throw shots. They allow 27.9 assists and 46.2 rebounds per contest, which is 25th and 26th in the league. The Hawks on the defensive end are ranked 25th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 119.9. They are able to force 15.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 47.8% from the field (23rd in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Atlanta and under the total points

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