Atlanta Hawks vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 12/27/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Bally Sports Indiana

The Atlanta Hawks are hitting the road to Gainbridge Fieldhouse on Tuesday where they will take on the Indiana Pacers.

The Hawks stepped onto the hardwood against the Pistons and notched a win by a score of 130-105 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Hawks left the arena with 20 and the Pistons totaled 19 fouls. They buried 9 out of their 33 attempts from beyond the arc. Detroit ended up shooting 75.9% at the charity stripe by making 22 of their 29 attempts. On top of that, Detroit pulled down 43 rebounds (9 offensive, 34 defensive) and earned 8 blocks. Detroit recorded 17 assists and had 7 steals in the game. Regarding defense, Atlanta allowed the other team to shoot 41.1% from the floor on 37 out of 90 shooting. They also recorded 30 assists for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and getting 10 steals. Concerning pulling down boards, they collected 48 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Hawks buried 20 of their 24 shots for a percentage of 83.3%. Atlanta ended the contest having earned a 53.3% FG percentage (49 out of 92) and converted 12 of their 34 shots from downtown.

Dejounte Murray is a guy who was a contributor in the matchup. Murray finished the contest at 55.6% from the field and also distributed 5 assists. He played for 37 minutes and also snagged 3 rebounds. He accounted for 26 points on 10 out of 18 shooting.

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Atlanta enters this contest with a record of 17-16 for the campaign. They have an average of 114.6 points per game (12th in the league) while going 46.7% from the field. The Hawks are hitting 33.2% on 3-point shots (341 of 1,026) and 82.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Atlanta is collecting 44.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 793 assists for the year, which has them ranked 22nd in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 13.4 times per contest and as a unit they commit 19.8 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Hawks have forced 15.4 turnovers per game while drawing 20.7 personal fouls. They give up 34.1% on 3-point shots while they are 19th in basketball in PPG allowed (114.9). The Hawks defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.2% (1,383 of 2,933) and they surrender 45.7 boards per game as a basketball team. They are 14th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 818 surrendered so far this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Pacers walked away with a victory by a final of 111-108 when they played the Heat. The Pacers earned 34 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 43 for this contest. They also coughed it up 16 times, while getting 5 steals in the game. The Heat earned 13 fouls for the matchup which took the Pacers to the free throw line for 14 attempts. They were able to make 10 of those for a clip of 71.4%. Regarding shooting from 3-point land, Indiana knocked down 21 out of 47 attempts (44.7%). When the final whistle was blown, the Pacers ended up shooting 40 for 83 from the field which had them shooting 48.2%. The Pacers permitted the Heat to convert 41 out of 95 attempts from the floor which left them with a rate of 43.2% for the contest. They wrapped up this game 39.4% from three-point range by going 13 out of 33 and ended up going 13 of 14 at the charity stripe (92.9%). In regard to how they rebounded, Indiana permitted Miami to snag 38 overall (13 offensive).

Tyrese Haliburton was important for the Pacers for the game. He knocked down 14 out of 20 for the game giving him a rate of 70.0%, and earned 2 rebounds. Haliburton racked up 43 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and had 7 assists for the contest.

Indiana has a win-loss record of 17-16 so far this season. The Pacers commit 22.2 fouls per game and they shoot 78.7% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 27.0 times per game (6th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 15.7 times per contest. Indiana has totaled 3,781 points for the year (114.6 per game) and they collect 42.1 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Pacers are connecting on 45.8% from the field, which ranks them 25th in the league.

The Indiana defense allows 36.4% on shots from 3-point land (406 of 1,115) and their opponents are making 81.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 24.9 assists and 45.8 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 14th and 27th in basketball. The Pacers are ranked 20th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 115.2. They are able to force 16.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.5% from the field (12th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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