Pelicans at Hawks 4/6/21 - NBA Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 04/06/2021 at 9:34 AM ET

The New Orleans Pelicans look for a second consecutive win on Tuesday while visiting the Atlanta Hawks. New Orleans is 22-27 following a 122-115 victory over the Houston Rockets on Sunday. Lonzo Ball was the leading scorer for New Orleans with 27 points. The victory snapped a two-game losing streak for New Orleans, but the Pelicans are fourth in the Southwest Division 5 ½  games behind first-place Dallas.

Zion Williamson is leading New Orleans in scoring with an average of 26.4 points per game, while Brandon Ingram is the second-leading scorer with an average of 23.8 points per game. Steven Adams is the leading rebounder with an average of 8.9 rebounds per game and Lonzo Ball is the leader in assists with an average of 5.6 assists per game. New Orleans is scoring an average of 115.0 points per game and allowing an average of 115.1 points per game

Atlanta looks for its fourth consecutive victory on Tuesday when hosting New Orleans. The Hawks are 26-24 following a 117-111 victory over the Golden State Warriors on Sunday. Clint Capela scored 24 points and pulled down 18 rebounds to lead the Hawks, while Danilo Gallinari scored 25. With the victory, Atlanta moved into a tie for first place in the Southeast division with Miami a half-game ahead of third-place Charlotte.

Trae Young is leading Atlanta in scoring and assists with averages of 25.5 points and 9.6 assists per game, while Clint Capela is the leading rebounder with an average of 18.1 rebounds per game. Atlanta has nine players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 113.1 points per game while allowing an average of 110.7 points per game.

New Orleans continues to play shorthanded as Zion Williamson, Brandon Ingram and Steven Adams are all questionable for Tuesday while Josh Hart is out indefinitely. New Orleans has failed to cover the number in six of its last seven versus an opponent from the Southeast division. Atlanta has covered the number in nine of his last 13 overall and the Hawks are 6-0 ATS over their last six played at home. In addition, Atlanta is 12-4 straight up in its last 16. Final Score Prediction, Atlanta Hawks win and cover ATS 116-109.

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