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Sat, Oct 31

ATLAtlanta Hawks2-1 · 2026-27

NOPNew Orleans Pelicans0-3 · 2026-27

No win probability for this game yet.

Numbers to know

1NOP has lost its last 5 games (2026-27 & 2025-26, incl. playoffs).
2ATL has won the last 4 meetings (since the 2024-25 season, incl. playoffs).
3NOP has scored 120+ points in 3 of its last 5 games.

ATL recent form

Last 5 games played (2026-27 & 2025-26, incl. playoffs)

L10/24vs HOU114–121
W10/23@ CHA128–81
W10/21@ ORL132–125
L4/30vs NYK89–140Playoffs
L4/28@ NYK97–126Playoffs

NOP recent form

Last 5 games played (2026-27 & 2025-26, incl. playoffs)

L10/24@ DEN135–141
L10/23@ UTA119–120
L10/21vs IND120–123
L4/12@ MIN126–132
L4/10@ BOS118–144

Key players

ATL

Jalen Johnson

22.5 PTS · 10.3 REB · 7.9 AST per game

2025-26 regular season · 72 games

NOP

Trey Murphy III

21.5 PTS · 5.7 REB · 3.8 AST per game

2025-26 regular season · 66 games

NBA: the top scorer per game on the current roster over the latest regular season in our logs (2025-26; min. 20 games).

Head to head

ATL 4 – 0 NOP · last 4

Meetings since the 2024-25 season, incl. playoffs.

1/7/26NOP 100 @ ATL 117
11/22/25ATL 115 @ NOP 98
12/2/24NOP 112 @ ATL 124
11/3/24ATL 126 @ NOP 111

All numbers come from our own schedule and game-log tables; each section states its window. Results our logs can't settle reliably (e.g. a tied run or goal sum) show as “–” and are left out of streaks. Not betting advice.