Denver Nuggets vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 12/2/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Friday, December 2, 2022

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

The Denver Nuggets are traveling to State Farm Arena on Friday where they will take on the Atlanta Hawks.

The Nuggets faced the Rockets and went home with a win by a final score of 120-100 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Nuggets ended up finishing with 21 while the Rockets recorded 20 fouls. They knocked down 12 of their 41 tries from three-point range. Houston finished shooting 77.8% at the charity stripe by making 14 of 18 attempts. Furthermore, Houston pulled down 39 rebounds (10 offensive, 29 defensive) and earned 8 blocks. Houston dished out 18 assists and had 5 steals for this game. When talking about the defense, Denver allowed 42.0% from the field on 37 of 88 shooting. They also dished out 30 assists for this game as well as forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and having 6 steals. In regard to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 42 with 8 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Nuggets knocked down 15 of 20 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Denver finished having earned a 53.0% FG percentage (44 out of 83) and converted 17 out of their 32 3-point shots.

Jamal Murray is one guy who came through in this game. Murray finished the game at 60.0% from the field and also distributed 2 assists. He played 31 mins and pulled down 4 boards. He ended up finishing with 26 points on 9 out of 15 shooting.

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Denver heads into this matchup with a mark of 14-7 so far this season. They are averaging 115.4 pts per game (9th in the league) while going 49.8% from the field. The Nuggets are hitting 40.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (262 of 648) and 75.5% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Denver is snagging 43.6 rebounds per game and is sitting with 587 dimes on the year, which ranks 7th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 15.0 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 19.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Nuggets have forced 13.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.2 personal fouls. They currently rank 15th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 541 surrendered this season. The Nuggets defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 48.5% (878 of 1,812) and they concede 40.3 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They concede 35.6% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 14th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (113.1).

The last time they took the court, the Hawks went home victorious with a score of 125-108 when they played the Magic. In the matter of rebounding, Atlanta allowed Orlando to get 33 overall (6 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 29.6% from distance by going 8 out of 27 and ended up shooting 22 of 25 at the free throw line (88.0%). The Hawks allowed the Magic to convert 39 of their 79 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.4% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Hawks went 51 out of 94 from the field which gave them a rate of 54.3%. In terms of shooting from beyond the arc, Atlanta converted 8 out of 32 attempts (25.0%). They were able to make 15 of the free throws for a percentage of 78.9%. The Magic committed 21 fouls for the contest which took the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 19 attempts. They turned it over 12 times, while earning 8 steals for the matchup. The Hawks were able to snag 35 defensive boards and 14 offensive rebounds for a total of 49 in the game.

Trae Young ended up having an impact for the Hawks for the matchup. Young recorded 30 points in his 36 mins on the court and earned 14 dimes for this game. He converted 12 of 23 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 52.2%, and accumulated 2 rebounds.

Atlanta has a mark of 12-10 for the season. The Hawks are responsible for committing 20.2 fouls every game and they shoot 82.7% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 23.8 times per contest (21st in the league) and they are turning it over 13.2 times per contest. Atlanta has scored 2,506 points this year (113.9 per contest) and they snag 44.6 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Hawks are hitting on 46.5% from the field, which is 19th in the league.

The Atlanta defense surrenders 32.7% on three-point shots (231 of 706) and opponents are converting on 79.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 23.7 dimes and 45.7 boards every game, which is ranked 10th and 25th in the league. The Hawks on the defensive side of the court are 16th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 113.5. They are able to force 15.4 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.5% from the floor (13th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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