Orlando Magic vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 12/22/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Orlando Magic vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Wednesday, December 22, 2021

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: NBA TV

The Atlanta Hawks (14-15) are hosting the Orlando Magic (6-25) at State Farm Arena on Wednesday.

The Magic played the Nets and took home the win by a score of 100-93 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Magic ended up with 14 while the Nets finished the game with 15 fouls. They also converted 9 of their 46 tries from three-point range. Brooklyn ended up shooting 75.0% at the charity stripe by burying 6 of their 8 attempts. On top of that, Brooklyn collected 35 rebounds (16 offensive, 19 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Brooklyn dished out 51 assists and had 24 steals for the matchup. Concerning the defense, Orlando allowed the other team to shoot 38.2% from the floor on 39 out of 102 shooting. They also doled out 20 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they earned 50 with 12 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Magic buried 12 of 13 shots for a rate of 92.3%. Orlando walked away from the contest with a 41.5% field goal percentage (39 of 94) and made 10 of their 31 shots from downtown.

Chuma Okeke is one player who was a major contributor in this contest. Okeke finished shooting 54.5% from the floor and totaled 1 assist. He played 35 mins played and grabbed 6 rebounds. He racked up 15 points on 6 out of 11 shooting.

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Orlando comes into this one with a mark of 6-25 so far this year. They turn it over 15.3 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 19.0 fouls every game. As a unit, Orlando is pulling down 44.5 rebounds per game and has earned 677 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 25th in basketball in terms of passing. The Magic are connecting on 32.6% on three-point attempts (375 of 1,152) and 77.5% from the charity stripe. They average 101.4 points per contest (28th in the NBA) while hitting 42.3% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Magic are able to force 13.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.2 fouls. They are conceding 36.4% on three-point shots and they rank 26th in basketball in opponents points per game (111.3). The Magic defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 46.3% (1,281 of 2,768) and they relinquish 46.1 boards per contest as a unit. They are currently ranked 29th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 798 conceded so far this season.

When they last played, the Hawks took a defeat with a final score of 133-115 against the Nuggets. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Atlanta allowed Denver to pull down 34 overall (4 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 44.7% from 3-point land by shooting 17 of 38 and ended up going 16 out of 18 at the free throw line (88.9%). The Hawks permitted the Nuggets to make 50 out of 86 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 58.1% in this game. When the game finished, the Hawks ended up shooting 41 out of 88 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.6%. With regard to shots from beyond the arc, Atlanta converted 7 of 24 attempts (29.2%). They were able to convert 26 of the free throw tries for a rate of 76.5%. The Nuggets committed 14 fouls for this contest which took the Hawks to the charity stripe for a total of 34 shots. They also coughed up the ball 15 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. The Hawks snagged 27 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 in this game.

Trae Young was important for the Hawks in the game. Young had 34 points in his 34 minutes on the court and had 10 assists in this matchup. He buried 12 out of 27 in the game for a field goal rate of 44.4%, and had 3 rebounds.

Atlanta has a record of 14-15 so far this year. As an offensive unit, the Hawks are shooting 46.4% from the floor, which is ranked 7th in the league. Atlanta has totaled 3,233 points so far this season (111.5 per game) and they collect 45.6 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 23.8 times per contest (12th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 12.4 times per game. The Hawks have committed 17.9 personal fouls per game while shooting 80.8% from the free throw line.

The Hawks defensively are ranked 23rd in the league in points given up per game with 110.0. They are forcing 12.2 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.8% from the floor (20th in the NBA). The Atlanta defense allows 34.8% on shots from distance (375 of 1,077) and opponents are knocking down 80.6% of their foul shots. They have conceded 25.4 assists and 43.2 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 27th and 8th in the NBA.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Orlando

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