Brooklyn Nets vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 12/28/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

The Atlanta Hawks are welcoming the Brooklyn Nets at State Farm Arena on Wednesday.

The Nets stepped onto the hardwood against the Cavaliers and went home with a win by a final score of 125-117 in their last game. Brooklyn finished the contest having earned a 57.3% FG percentage (47 out of 82) and knocked down 18 of their 30 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Nets made 13 of 17 tries for a percentage of 76.5%. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they collected 38 with 7 of them being offensive. They also recorded 27 dimes in this game as well as forcing 12 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In regard to the defense, Brooklyn allowed the other team to go 47.6% from the floor on 39 out of 82 shooting. Cleveland recorded 21 assists and had 8 steals in the matchup. Moreover, Cleveland pulled down 33 rebounds (10 offensive, 23 defensive) and got 4 blocked shots. Cleveland walked away from this one shooting 86.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 26 of their 30 shots. They also knocked down 13 of their 36 attempts from 3-point range. In reference to personal fouls, the Nets finished with 25 and the Cavaliers finished the game with 14 personal fouls.

Kevin Durant is someone who was a major factor for the matchup. Durant finished 55.6% from the field and recorded 5 assists. He saw the court for 36 mins and also pulled down 9 rebounds. He had 32 points on 10 of 18 shooting.

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Brooklyn comes into this matchup with a mark of 22-12 this season. They are turning it over 14.8 times per game and as a squad are committing 22.1 fouls every game. As a unit, Brooklyn is grabbing 40.3 rebounds per game and has earned 903 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 6th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Nets are shooting 39.1% on three-point shots (414 of 1,060) and 80.1% from the charity stripe. They average 114.4 pts per game (13th in the NBA) while hitting 51.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Nets are able to force 14.6 turnovers every game and they draw 18.5 personal fouls. They currently rank 5th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 777 surrendered so far this year. The Nets defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 45.6% (1,357 of 2,977) and they relinquish 42.9 rebounds per game as a team. They surrender 37.0% from beyond the arc while they are 9th in basketball in points per game allowed (111.3).

In their last game, the Hawks went home victorious with a score of 130-105 against the Pistons. Concerning cleaning the glass, Atlanta permitted Detroit to collect 43 overall (9 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 27.3% from distance by shooting 9 out of 33 and ended up shooting 22 out of 29 from the free throw line (75.9%). The Hawks permitted the Pistons to knock down 37 of 90 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 41.1% in this game. Overall, the Hawks shot 49 for 92 from the floor which had them sitting at 53.3%. With respect to shooting from distance, Atlanta converted 12 of 34 tries (35.3%). They were able to make 20 of those for a percentage of 83.3%. The Pistons committed 19 fouls for this game which got the Hawks to the charity stripe for 24 attempts. They coughed it up 8 times, while recording 10 steals for the matchup. The Hawks recorded 40 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 48 in this game.

Dejounte Murray was important for the Hawks in the matchup. Murray had 26 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and earned 5 dimes for this game. He knocked down 10 of 18 in the matchup giving him a rate of 55.6%, and had 3 rebounds.

Atlanta has a mark of 17-16 so far this year. The Hawks have committed 19.8 personal fouls per contest while shooting 82.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.0 times per game (21st in the NBA) and they are turning it over 13.4 times per game. Atlanta has accounted for 3,781 pts for the campaign (114.6 per game) and they pull in 44.1 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hawks are shooting 46.7% from the field, which is ranked 18th in the league.

The Atlanta defense allows 34.1% on shots from beyond the perimeter (364 of 1,067) and opponents are making 80.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 24.8 assists and 45.7 total rebounds per game, which is ranked 11th and 26th in the league. The Hawks on the defensive side of the court are 18th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 114.9. They are forcing 15.4 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.2% from the floor (17th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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