Atlanta Hawks vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 1/3/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Monday, January 3, 2022

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT SPORTS

The Portland Trail Blazers (13-22) host the Atlanta Hawks (16-19) at Moda Center on Monday.

The Hawks stepped onto the hardwood against the Cavaliers and notched a win by a score of 121-118 in their last contest. Atlanta wrapped up the game with a 44.3% field goal percentage (43 of 97) and made 16 out of their 38 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Hawks made 19 of their 21 attempts for a percentage of 90.5%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they collected 44 with 14 of them being offensive. They also recorded 23 assists in this matchup as well as forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When talking about the defense, Atlanta let their opponent shoot 57.1% from the floor on 48 of 84 shooting. Cleveland totaled 46 assists and had 27 steals in this game. On top of that, Cleveland collected 38 rebounds (8 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Cleveland finished shooting 58.3% from the charity stripe by making 14 of 24 tries. They also made 8 out of their 25 shots from distance. When discussing personal fouls, the Hawks finished with 23 and the Cavaliers had 9 personal fouls.

Trae Young is one guy who was a contributor in this contest. Young finished the game shooting 39.3% from the floor and recorded 11 assists. He saw the court for 42 mins played and snagged 4 rebounds. He scored 35 points on 11 out of 28 shooting.

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Atlanta enters this one with a mark of 16-19 so far this year. They average 110.6 points per contest (10th in the league) while going 45.9% from the field. The Hawks are shooting 38.1% from downtown (433 of 1,136) and 80.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Atlanta is grabbing 45.4 boards per contest and has earned 826 dimes on the season, which is 18th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 12.1 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 17.8 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Hawks are able to force 11.9 turnovers per game while drawing 19.3 fouls. They are giving up 35.1% on shots from downtown and they rank 24th in the NBA in opponents points per game (110.5). The Hawks defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.6% (1,455 of 3,124) and they concede 43.2 rebounds per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 25th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 906 relinquished on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Trail Blazers took a loss by a score of 139-106 when they played the Lakers. When discussing attacking the glass, Portland allowed Los Angeles to pull down 42 in all (5 offensive). They shot 46.3% from three-point range by shooting 19 of 41 and finished the contest at 26 of 30 from the free throw line (86.7%). The Trail Blazers permitted the Lakers to make 47 of 85 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 55.3% in this contest. When all was said and done, the Trail Blazers went 36 for 102 from the floor which had them shooting 35.3%. In relation to 3-pointers, Portland made 12 of 42 tries (28.6%). They were able to knock down 22 of the free throw tries for a clip of 81.5%. The Lakers earned 7 fouls for this contest which got the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for 27 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 4 steals for this contest. The Trail Blazers earned 33 defensive rebounds and 21 offensive rebounds totaling 54 for this game.

Ben McLemore was important for the Trail Blazers for the contest. He knocked down 9 out of 22 for the contest giving him a rate of 40.9%, and added 4 rebounds. McLemore earned 28 points in his 30 minutes on the hardwood, but wasn't able to get an assist.

Portland has a record of 13-22 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Trail Blazers are shooting 44.7% from the floor, which is ranked 22nd in the league. Portland has totaled 3,788 points so far this year (108.2 per game) and they collect 43.8 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 22.5 times per contest (22nd in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 13.9 times per contest. The Trail Blazers are committing 19.8 fouls per game and they connect on 78.6% from the free throw line.

The Portland defense allows 37.6% on 3-pointers (470 of 1,251) and their opponents are converting on 75.8% of their foul shots. They have given up 25.8 assists and 43.2 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 28th and 7th in the league. The Trail Blazers are ranked 27th in the NBA in points given up per game with 112.7. They are able to force 13.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.8% from the field (30th in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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