Atlanta Hawks vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 3/30/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds
Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Oklahoma City Thunder
Date: Wednesday, March 30, 2022
Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK
TV: Bally Sports OK
The Atlanta Hawks (38-37) are headed to Paycom Center on Wednesday where they will try to beat the Oklahoma City Thunder (22-53).
The Hawks stepped onto the hardwood against the Pacers and earned the victory with a final of 132-123 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Hawks ended up with 19 and the Pacers accumulated 14 fouls. They also buried 17 out of their 36 attempts from 3-point range. Indiana ended up going 88.9% from the free throw line by making 16 of their 18 tries. In addition, Indiana totaled 20 rebounds (8 offensive, 12 defensive) and earned 4 blocked shots. Indiana totaled 28 dimes and had 32 steals for the game. With respect to defense, Atlanta allowed 51.7% from the field on 45 out of 87 shooting. They also recorded 32 assists in this contest in addition to creating 6 turnovers and getting 11 steals. Concerning rebounding, they earned a total of 40 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Hawks converted 21 of 26 tries for a percentage of 80.8%. Atlanta ended having earned a 54.7% FG percentage (47 out of 86) and buried 17 out of their 35 three-point attempts.
Bogdan Bogdanovic is someone who played a role in this matchup. Bogdanovic walked away from this one shooting 57.1% from the field but had no assists at the end of the game. He was on the hardwood for 29 mins played and also totaled 5 rebounds. He finished with 29 points on 8 of 14 shooting.
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Atlanta comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 38-37 so far this season. They average 113.2 points per game (7th in basketball) while shooting 46.9% from the field. The Hawks are shooting 37.2% on 3-point shots (949 of 2,554) and 81.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Atlanta is collecting 43.8 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,841 assists on the season, which is 14th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.0 times per contest and as a team they commit 18.6 personal fouls every game.
On defense, the Hawks are able to force 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.5 fouls. They are giving up 36.5% on 3-pointers and they are 23rd in basketball in PPG allowed (112.4). The Hawks defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.2% (3,146 of 6,670) and they concede 43.8 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are 25th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,928 relinquished for the year.
When they last stepped on the court, the Thunder went home victorious with a score of 134-131 against the Trail Blazers. Concerning how they attacked the glass, Oklahoma City allowed Portland to collect 28 overall (19 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 40.0% from beyond the arc by connecting on 20 out of 50 and ended up shooting 9 of 13 from the free throw line (69.2%). The Thunder allowed the Trail Blazers to knock down 51 of their 112 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 45.5% in this matchup. In all, the Thunder went 48 out of 90 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.3%. Regarding shooting from downtown, Oklahoma City knocked down 20 of 45 tries (44.4%). They were able to knock down 18 of them for a clip of 72.0%. The Trail Blazers earned 11 personal fouls for this contest which got the Thunder to the free throw line for 25 tries. They also turned it over 20 times, while earning 7 steals in this game. The Thunder pulled down 38 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 49 for this contest.
Isaiah Roby was important for the Thunder for this game. Roby had 30 points in his 38 mins on the court and totaled 4 assists for the game. He buried 11 of 13 for the game for a field goal percentage of 84.6%, and had 8 rebounds.
Oklahoma City has a mark of 22-53 on the season. The Thunder are committing 18.3 personal fouls per game and they go 76.5% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 22.1 times per contest (28th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.9 times per contest. Oklahoma City has accumulated 7,782 points for the year (103.8 per contest) and they snag 45.7 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Thunder are connecting on 42.8% from the field, which has them ranked 30th in the league.
The Thunder on the defensive end are ranked 16th in the league in PPG allowed with 111.2. They are able to force 13.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.5% from the floor (12th in the NBA). The Oklahoma City defense surrenders 35.2% on 3-point shots (1,025 of 2,912) and their opponents are converting on 76.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 26.0 dimes and 48.7 boards per contest, which is 28th and 30th in the league.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Oklahoma City
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