New Orleans Pelicans at Atlanta Hawks Point Spread Pick - Odds and NBA Predictions
Date:
January 17, 7:35 pm
Location:
Phillips Arena
TV:
FSN
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Atlanta +2
Total:
220
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The New Orleans Pelicans will venture south to the ATL to take on the Atlanta Hawks in a cross-conference clash set to take place at Phillips Arena. The tip-off is set for 7:35 PM ET and will be televised on FSN live from the Peach State. The two teams last met in November in The Big Easy when the Hawks came up a point short against the Pelicans 106-105. Overall, this has been a very evenly matched series as both teams have won two of the last four contests between each other.
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New Orleans Pelicans at Atlanta Hawks Overview<br />
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New Orleans and Atlanta both come into this contest on high notes. For the Hawks, Atlanta celebrates a huge win at home against the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night when they edged the Spurs 102-99. The Pelicans have now won three straight. Most recently, the ‘Cans defeated the Boston Celtics in an overtime thriller last night by a score of 116-113.
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New Orleans at Atlanta NBA Key Betting Trends<br />
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The Pelicans come in with an overall record of 23-20 SU on the year while also showing value with a 23-19-1 ATS. As for the Hawks, they come in with a 12-31 SU mark on the season but have boded tremendous value against the spread at 23-18-2.
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Public Money<br />
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Out of the gate, we have seen the line fall by 1.5 points to indicate action on the Hawks. However, the opposite seems to in fact be true. 92% of the cash and 78% of the tickets are with the Pelicans in this spot. On the Money Line, NOLA comes in as a -140 favorite while the Hawks come in as a +120 dog. For the Over/Under, we have seen this market move upward by two points to showcase action on the Over. 72% of the cash has been placed on the Over to confirm this trend.
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New Orleans Pelicans at Atlanta Hawks Pick
Targeting overreactions is a big part of our approach. There are fewer results that can foster such a phenomenon than beating Boston at home. As a result of last night’s outcome, the stock on New Orleans has now been catapulted through the ceiling. However, the market as a whole is not a firm believer. New Orleans on paper is the superior basketball team but nevertheless Atlanta is expected to be competitive in this contest given the initial asking price here.
The fact remains, New Orleans has been on the road and less rested of the two teams. Furthermore, New Orleans needed extra time to defeat Boston and that is more and more taxing as the season wears on. The Hawks will have plenty of pep in their step after beating one of the best of the West and we like them to pull an upset here, as well.
Free Pick:
Take Atlanta +130
