Indiana Pacers vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 2/8/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Tuesday, February 8, 2022

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast

The Indiana Pacers (19-36) are traveling to State Farm Arena on Tuesday where they will try to defeat the Atlanta Hawks (25-28).

The Pacers took the court against the Cavaliers and took a loss by a final of 98-85 in their last game. Indiana wrapped up the game having earned a 37.3% FG percentage (31 of 83) and buried 8 of their 31 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Pacers converted 15 of their 17 tries for a percentage of 88.2%. With regard to grabbing boards, they earned a total of 47 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 17 assists in the matchup while forcing 5 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In regard to defense, Indiana allowed the other team to shoot 40.5% from the field on 34 of 84 shooting. Cleveland recorded 50 assists and had 25 steals in the game. Additionally, Cleveland grabbed 34 rebounds (16 offensive, 18 defensive) and had 2 blocked shots. Cleveland finished the game shooting 67.9% from the free throw line by converting 19 of their 28 attempts. They also buried 11 of 32 tries from beyond the arc. In reference to personal fouls, the Pacers ended up with 26 while the Cavaliers accounted for 10 personal fouls.

Chris Duarte is a guy who was a factor for the matchup. He ended up finishing with 22 points on 7 of 12 shooting. He was on the court for 36 minutes and also grabbed 5 rebounds. Duarte ended up going 58.3% from the field and also earned 2 assists.

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Indiana enters this matchup with a record of 19-36 on the season. They lose possession via turnover 14.3 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 20.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Indiana is snagging 44.7 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,335 assists for the year, which ranks 10th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Pacers are shooting 33.3% on 3-pointers (644 of 1,935) and 76.7% from the free throw line. They are averaging 108.7 points per game (15th in basketball) while going 45.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Pacers are able to force 13.0 turnovers every game while drawing 19.4 fouls. They are ranked 12th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,281 relinquished so far this season. The Pacers defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.8% (2,251 of 4,805) and they relinquish 43.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They give up 35.4% from beyond the arc and they are 21st in basketball in points per game allowed (110.9).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Hawks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 103-94 against the Mavericks. The Hawks collected 35 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 50 in this matchup. They coughed it up 12 times, while earning 7 steals for this contest. The Mavericks had 14 personal fouls in the game which took the Hawks to the charity stripe for 16 shots. They were able to knock down 15 of those for a clip of 93.8%. Regarding shooting from distance, Atlanta buried 5 out of 25 attempts (20.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Hawks finished shooting 37 out of 95 from the floor which had them sitting at 38.9%. The Hawks permitted the Mavericks to bury 38 of 88 attempts from the field which had them shooting 43.2% in the game. They finished the game shooting 44.4% from three-point range by connecting on 16 of 36 and finished the contest at 11 out of 13 from the free throw line (84.6%). In reference to how they rebounded, Atlanta allowed Dallas to collect 36 overall (12 on the offensive side).

John Collins was important for the Hawks for this contest. He buried 10 of 20 for this game for a rate of 50.0%, and had 18 rebounds. Collins accumulated 22 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and had 1 assist for the contest.

Atlanta has a record of 25-28 this season. When it comes to offense, the Hawks are shooting 46.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 8th in the NBA. Atlanta has accumulated 5,907 pts for the year (111.5 per game) and they pull in 44.4 boards per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.2 times per contest (14th in the NBA) and they turn it over 12.3 times per game. The Hawks are committing 18.3 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 80.3% from the charity stripe.

The Hawks are ranked 23rd in the league in points per game surrendered with 111.4. They are able to force 12.3 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.7% from the field (23rd in the league). The Atlanta defense surrenders 36.1% on shots from beyond the arc (695 of 1,925) and their opponents are knocking down 79.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 25.7 dimes and 43.6 rebounds per game, which ranks them 27th and 8th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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