Atlanta Hawks vs New York Knicks Prediction, 12/7/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs New York Knicks

Date: Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The Atlanta Hawks are on their way to Madison Square Garden on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the New York Knicks.

The Hawks played the Thunder and ended up losing by a score of 121-114 in their last game. Regarding fouls, the Hawks finished with 24 and the Thunder had 19 fouls. They converted 12 of 34 shots from long range. Oklahoma City went 95.8% at the free throw line by burying 23 of their 24 shots. On top of that, Oklahoma City collected 49 rebounds (14 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 4 blocked shots. Oklahoma City distributed 25 assists and had 8 steals for this game. In regard to the defense, Atlanta allowed the other team to go 45.3% from the floor on 43 out of 95 shooting. They also distributed 24 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Regarding rebounding, they earned 54 with 17 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Hawks made 13 of 17 tries for a percentage of 76.5%. Atlanta finished the contest with a 43.1% FG percentage (44 out of 102) and made 13 of their 38 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Dejounte Murray is someone who came through for this game. He ended up finishing with 24 points on 10 out of 21 shooting. He played 38 minutes and grabbed 6 boards. Murray finished 47.6% from the floor and also distributed 3 dimes.

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Atlanta enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 13-11 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 114.0 points per game (13th in the league) while hitting 46.7% from the floor. The Hawks are connecting on 32.7% on shots from beyond the arc (235 of 718) and 82.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Atlanta is pulling in 45.0 boards per game and has accumulated 572 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 17th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 13.4 times per game and as a team they are committing 20.1 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on the defensive end, the Hawks are forcing their opponents into 15.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.1 fouls. They are currently ranked 11th in the league in giving up assists with 578 relinquished this year. The Hawks are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.7% (992 of 2,122) and they surrender 45.3 rebounds per game as a team. They concede 33.0% from beyond the arc and they rank 17th in the NBA in PPG allowed (113.6).

The last time they took the court, the Knicks went home victorious with a score of 92-81 against the Cavaliers. Regarding rebounding, New York permitted Cleveland to pull down 39 overall (8 on the offensive side). They finished 22.9% from downtown by connecting on 8 out of 35 and ended up shooting 15 out of 20 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Knicks permitted the Cavaliers to make 29 out of 83 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 34.9% in this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Knicks walked away from this one shooting 35 out of 86 from the field which had them sitting at 40.7%. Concerning shooting from beyond the arc, New York made 5 out of their 29 tries (17.2%). They were able to knock down 17 of them for a clip of 81.0%. The Cavaliers earned 15 fouls for the matchup which took the Knicks to the charity stripe for 21 attempts. They also coughed it up 20 times, while recording 6 steals for the game. The Knicks were able to corral 40 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards totaling 54 for this game.

Jalen Brunson was important for the Knicks for this game. He converted 7 out of 16 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 43.8%, and had 2 rebounds. Brunson scored 23 points in his 32 mins on the hardwood and totaled 4 assists for the matchup.

New York has a win-loss record of 11-13 for the campaign. The Knicks are committing 21.8 personal fouls every game and they connect on 79.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 23.5 times per game (22nd in the NBA) and they are turning it over 14.0 times per game. New York has scored 2,727 points on the year (113.6 per contest) and they grab 46.8 boards per game. As an offense, the Knicks are hitting on 45.4% from the floor, which ranks them 24th in the league.

The Knicks on the defensive end are ranked 19th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 115.0. They are able to force 14.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.1% from the floor (3rd in the league). The New York defense surrenders 35.1% on 3-pointers (331 of 944) and opponents are connecting on 75.8% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 26.7 dimes and 46.3 total boards per game, which is 25th and 27th in the league.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take New York and under the total points

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