Atlanta Hawks vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 4/10/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Houston Rockets

Date: Sunday, April 10, 2022

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: AT&T SportsNet

Toyota Center is where the Houston Rockets (20-61) will attempt to beat the Atlanta Hawks (42-39) on Sunday.

The Hawks faced the Heat and went home with a loss by a final score of 113-109 in their last game. Atlanta walked away from the game with a 47.7% field goal percentage (42 out of 88) and converted 8 of 34 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the free throw line, the Hawks knocked down 17 of 19 shots for a rate of 89.5%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they earned 43 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 17 dimes for this contest while creating 1 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When discussing defense, Atlanta let their opponent shoot 55.6% from the floor on 40 out of 72 shooting. Miami earned 33 assists and had 20 steals in the game. Additionally, Miami snagged 29 rebounds (4 offensive, 25 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Miami walked away from this one shooting 78.6% when shooting free throws by knocking down 22 of their 28 shots. They also buried 11 out of their 26 attempts from beyond the arc. With respect to personal fouls, the Hawks finished with 23 while the Heat totaled 17 personal fouls.

Trae Young is one guy who was a major contributor for the matchup. Young walked away from this one shooting 52.2% from the floor and also distributed 8 assists. He saw the court for 36 mins and pulled down 2 rebounds. He walked away with 35 points on 12 out of 23 shooting.

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Atlanta heads into this contest with a record of 42-39 on the year. They are averaging 113.7 points per outing (6th in the NBA) while connecting on 46.9% from the field. The Hawks are connecting on 37.2% on 3-pointers (1,035 of 2,783) and 81.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Atlanta is grabbing 43.9 rebounds per game and has totaled 1,988 assists on the season, which ranks 15th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 11.8 times per contest and as a group are committing 18.7 personal fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Hawks are forcing 12.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.4 personal fouls. They are conceding 36.4% from beyond the arc while they are 21st in the league in PPG allowed (112.4). The Hawks defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 47.1% (3,394 of 7,205) and they concede 44.0 rebounds per game as a group. They are 23rd in the NBA in giving up assists with 2,061 surrendered this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Rockets took a defeat with a final score of 117-115 against the Raptors. The Rockets were able to pull down 34 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 41 in this matchup. They gave up possession 18 times, while earning 6 steals in this game. The Raptors were called for 9 fouls in this matchup which took the Rockets to the charity stripe for a total of 24 tries. They were able to convert 19 of the free throws for a percentage of 79.2%. Concerning shooting from 3-point land, Houston buried 10 of their 29 attempts (34.5%). Overall, the Rockets went 43 for 81 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.1%. The Rockets allowed the Raptors to convert 44 of 96 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 45.8% for this game. They shot 24.1% from 3-point land via 7 out of 29 and finished the contest at 22 of 23 at the charity stripe (95.7%). Regarding rebounding, Houston permitted Toronto to pull down 28 in all (13 on the offensive side).

Kevin Porter Jr. ended up being important for the Rockets in this game. Porter Jr. totaled 35 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 assists in the matchup. He converted 12 of 23 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 52.2%, and added 10 rebounds.

Houston has a win-loss record of 20-61 so far this year. When it comes to offense, the Rockets are connecting on 45.6% from the field, which ranks 24th in basketball. Houston has accumulated 8,883 points for the season (109.7 per contest) and they pull down 42.1 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 23.6 times per game (22nd in the league) and they cough up possession 16.6 times per contest. The Rockets have committed 20.7 personal fouls every game and they hit 71.3% from the free throw line.

The Houston defense allows 35.1% on shots from beyond the arc (1,027 of 2,928) and their opponents are making 78.2% of their foul shots. They concede 25.6 dimes and 45.6 total rebounds per game, which is 24th and 21st in basketball. The Rockets are ranked 30th in the league in PPG given up with 118.0. They have forced 14.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.3% from the field (30th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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