Atlanta Hawks vs Detroit Pistons Prediction, 10/28/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Detroit Pistons

Date: Friday, October 28, 2022

Location: Little Caesars Arena in Detroit, MI

TV: Bally Sports Detroit

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-7)

Little Caesars Arena is where the Detroit Pistons will attempt to beat the Atlanta Hawks on Friday. Detroit opens as 7-point underdogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under comes in at 224.

The Hawks faced off with the Pistons and took home the win by a score of 118-113 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Hawks ended up finishing with 20 while the Pistons accounted for 25 personal fouls. They also made 14 of 32 attempts from long range. Detroit walked away from this one shooting 68.2% from the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of 22 tries. Moreover, Detroit collected 40 rebounds (10 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 12 blocked shots. Detroit earned 23 assists and had 4 steals for the contest. In regard to defending, Atlanta allowed the other team to go 46.2% from the field on 42 of 91 shooting. They also recorded 22 dimes for the matchup in addition to creating 13 turnovers and getting 6 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 46 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Hawks knocked down 20 of 25 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. Atlanta walked away from the contest with a 49.5% field goal percentage (45 of 91) and made 8 out of their 22 3-point attempts.

Trae Young is someone who was a contributor for the contest. Young finished the game at 42.9% from the floor and also recorded 6 assists. He saw the court for 38 mins and also grabbed 3 rebounds. He totaled 35 points on 9 of 21 shooting.

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Atlanta will play this contest with a record of 3-1 so far this year. They are turning it over 12.5 times per game and as a unit they are committing 20.3 personal fouls every game. As a team, Atlanta is collecting 43.8 rebounds per game and has accounted for 101 dimes on the year, which has them ranked 17th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Hawks are shooting 31.9% on three-point shots (36 of 113) and 83.9% from the free throw line. They are averaging 113.0 points per game (17th in the league) while connecting on 46.3% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Hawks are able to force 15.8 turnovers every game and they draw 22.0 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 8th in basketball in allowing assists with 92 surrendered this season. The Hawks are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.7% (164 of 359) and they surrender 47.5 rebounds per contest as a squad. They concede 33.1% on 3-pointers while they are 12th in the league in points per game allowed (111.0).

In their last game, the Pistons took a loss by a final score of 118-113 against the Hawks. The Pistons were able to pull down 30 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 40 for this contest. They also coughed it up 13 times, while getting 4 steals for the contest. The Hawks committed 20 fouls for the game which took the Pistons to the free throw line for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to make 15 of the free throws for a percentage of 68.2%. When it comes to shooting from beyond the arc, Detroit converted 14 of 32 attempts (43.8%). When this game wrapped up, the Pistons went 42 for 91 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.2%. The Pistons allowed the Hawks to knock down 45 of their 91 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.5% for the contest. They went 36.4% from distance by connecting on 8 out of 22 and ended up going 20 of 25 at the free throw line (80.0%). In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Detroit allowed Atlanta to get 46 overall (10 on the offensive glass).

Bojan Bogdanovic ended up being important for the Pistons in this matchup. Bogdanovic totaled 33 points in his 34 minutes on the court and totaled 3 dimes for the game. He converted 12 out of 21 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and had 2 rebounds.

Detroit has a win-loss mark of 1-4 so far this season. The Pistons are committing 22.6 fouls per contest and they connect on 71.4% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 23.6 times per contest (21st in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 13.8 times per game. Detroit has accumulated 546 pts so far this season (109.2 per contest) and they grab 44.8 rebounds per contest. As an offensive team, the Pistons are connecting on 42.4% from the floor, which is 27th in basketball.

The Detroit defense surrenders 37.0% on 3-point shots (61 of 165) and their opposition makes 75.9% of their free throw shots. They give up 25.2 dimes and 50.0 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 17th and 28th in basketball. The Pistons on defense are ranked 26th in the league in PPG surrendered with 120.2. They are forcing 13.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 49.1% from the field (28th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta (-7)

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