Atlanta Hawks vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 1/9/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Sunday, January 9, 2022

Location: Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, CA

TV: Bally Sports SoCal

Crypto.com Arena is the location where the Los Angeles Clippers (19-20) will compete against the Atlanta Hawks (17-21) on Sunday.

The Hawks took the court against the Lakers and ended up losing by a score of 134-118 in their last game. Atlanta finished the contest having earned a 45.3% FG percentage (43 of 95) and made 13 of their 36 shots from distance. From the charity stripe, the Hawks buried 19 of 27 tries for a rate of 70.4%. With regard to grabbing boards, they earned 53 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 29 assists for the matchup while creating 4 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In terms of defending, Atlanta allowed the other team to shoot 49.5% from the field on 50 of 101 shooting. Los Angeles distributed 47 dimes and had 37 steals in the game. In addition, Los Angeles grabbed 39 boards (8 offensive, 31 defensive), but wrapped up the game with no rejections. Los Angeles ended up shooting 89.5% when shooting free throws by knocking down 17 of 19 attempts. They knocked down 17 of their 41 attempts from distance. When discussing personal fouls, the Hawks ended up with 18 while the Lakers racked up 8 personal fouls.

Trae Young is one player who played a role for the matchup. He ended up finishing with 25 points on 8 of 21 shooting. He was on the court for 36 mins and grabbed 9 rebounds. Young walked away from this one shooting 38.1% from the field and also dished out 14 dimes.

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Atlanta comes into this game with a record of 17-21 for the campaign. They turn it over 12.2 times per contest and as a team are committing 17.8 fouls per contest. As a team, Atlanta is pulling down 45.5 boards per game and has accumulated 906 assists for the campaign, which ranks 19th in the league in terms of passing. The Hawks are hitting 37.7% on three-point shots (468 of 1,243) and 80.1% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 111.3 pts per game (7th in the league) while connecting on 46.1% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Hawks are able to force 11.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.5 fouls. They are giving up 35.7% on shots from downtown and they are 25th in the league in PPG allowed (111.6). The Hawks defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.7% (1,590 of 3,404) and they concede 43.3 rebounds per game as a team. They currently rank 24th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 987 conceded for the season.

For their last game, the Clippers went home defeated by a final of 106-89 when they played the Suns. In the matter of rebounding, Los Angeles allowed Phoenix to grab 42 in total (21 on the offensive glass). They shot 32.3% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 10 out of 31 and finished the contest at 8 of 10 at the free throw line (80.0%). The Clippers permitted the Suns to bury 44 of 107 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.1% in the matchup. When all was said and done, the Clippers ended up shooting 31 for 86 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 36.0%. In the matter of shooting from distance, Los Angeles knocked down 6 of 28 tries (21.4%). They were able to knock down 21 of the free throws for a percentage of 84.0%. The Suns committed 8 fouls in the matchup which took the Clippers to the free throw line for a total of 25 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while recording 5 steals for this contest. The Clippers recorded 41 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 49 in this matchup.

Marcus Morris ended up being a major contributor for the Clippers for the matchup. Morris earned 26 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 3 assists for the matchup. He knocked down 8 out of 17 in this game for a field goal rate of 47.1%, and totaled 8 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a record of 19-20 this year. The Clippers have committed 17.8 fouls every game while shooting 78.5% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 23.0 times per contest (19th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.8 times per game. Los Angeles has scored 4,097 points on the campaign (105.1 per game) and they snag 43.6 boards per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Clippers are hitting on 44.9% from the floor, which is ranked 21st in the league.

The Clippers on the defensive side of the court are 7th in the league in points per game surrendered with 105.7. They are able to force 14.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 44.1% from the field (5th in the league). The Los Angeles defense gives up 33.1% on 3-pointers (447 of 1,350) and their opponents are connecting on 78.6% of their free throw shots. They surrender 23.4 dimes and 47.8 total boards per game, which is 10th and 28th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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