Two teams with eyes on the playoffs square off when the New Orleans Pelicans host the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday at the Smoothie King Center in New Orleans. The Pelicans (28-27) enter the game in ninth place in the Western Conference. Meanwhile the Hawks (27-27) sit in eighth place in the East.

Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m. ET. New Orleans is listed as a 2-point favorite in the latest Pelicans vs. Hawks odds from Caesars Sportsbook while the over/under for total points scored is 236.5. (Check out the odds of every game on SportsLine's NBA odds page.)

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The model knows that New Orleans' offense has been scoring points in bunches over the team's last two games. The Pelicans scored 131 points in a five-point win over the Lakers on Saturday and then a season-high 136-points in a 32-point blowout of the Kings on Sunday. In the team's previous 10 games, all losses, New Orleans averaged just 103.9 points.

The model also knows that Trae Young is having another excellent season. The two-time All-Star ranks third in the NBA in assists, averaging a career-high 9.9 per game. He also is 12th in the league in scoring (27.0 points per game). After missing the team's last game with a non-COVID illness, he's expected to play on Tuesday.

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