New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 1/15/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Saturday, January 15, 2022

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast

The New York Knicks (21-21) are headed to State Farm Arena on Saturday where they will try to beat the Atlanta Hawks (17-23).

The Knicks faced off with the Mavericks and walked away with a win by a score of 108-85 in their last contest. New York finished the contest having earned a 46.7% FG percentage (42 out of 90) and converted 12 of their 27 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Knicks buried 12 of their 15 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. In reference to pulling down boards, they compiled 54 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 24 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 2 turnovers and having 5 steals. In the matter of defense, New York allowed the other team to go 41.0% from the field on 32 of 78 shooting. Dallas recorded 39 assists and had 16 steals in this matchup. In addition, Dallas grabbed 34 rebounds (5 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 4 rejections. Dallas finished 68.4% at the charity stripe by burying 13 of 19 shots. They converted 8 of their 37 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Regarding personal fouls, the Knicks finished with 21 and the Mavericks finished the game with 13 personal fouls.

RJ Barrett is one guy who was a contributor in this game. He was able to score 32 points on 13 of 22 shooting. He saw the court for 41 minutes and also pulled down 7 rebounds. Barrett finished the game shooting 59.1% from the floor and also totaled 2 dimes.

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New York enters this matchup with a mark of 21-21 this year. They are averaging 104.3 points per outing (27th in the NBA) while going 43.6% from the field. The Knicks are connecting on 35.9% on 3-point shots (551 of 1,534) and 76.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, New York is pulling down 45.3 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 882 dimes on the campaign, which is 27th in basketball in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 13.4 times per game and as a squad are committing 19.1 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Knicks are able to force 12.8 turnovers every game while drawing 19.0 personal fouls. They rank 18th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,009 surrendered this year. The Knicks are giving up a field goal percentage of 43.8% (1,595 of 3,641) and they relinquish 44.4 rebounds per game as a group. They are relinquishing 34.6% on shots from distance and they are 5th in the league in opponents points per game (104.5).

When they last played, the Hawks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 115-91 against the Heat. When discussing how they rebounded, Atlanta allowed Miami to get 44 in total (10 offensive). They went 35.6% from beyond the arc by shooting 16 of 45 and ended up going 13 of 14 from the charity stripe (92.9%). The Hawks allowed the Heat to make 43 of 90 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 47.8% for the matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Hawks walked away from this one shooting 31 for 82 from the floor which had them sitting at 37.8%. When it comes to shots from distance, Atlanta converted 13 out of their 45 tries (28.9%). They were able to knock down 16 of those for a rate of 69.6%. The Heat were called for 14 personal fouls in this game which took the Hawks to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 8 steals in the game. The Hawks collected 31 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards for a total of 37 in this game.

John Collins was important for the Hawks in this game. Collins earned 16 points in his 33 minutes on the court and earned 2 dimes for this contest. He made 6 of 9 in this game for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and totaled 11 rebounds.

Atlanta has a record of 17-23 for the year. As an offensive team, the Hawks are hitting on 45.9% from the field, which is ranked 14th in the league. Atlanta has 4,413 pts this season (110.3 per game) and they average 45.2 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 23.6 times per contest (17th in basketball) and they are turning it over 12.3 times per contest. The Hawks commit 17.7 personal fouls every game and they shoot 79.9% from the charity stripe.

The Hawks are ranked 25th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 111.6. They have forced 11.8 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.8% from the floor (26th in the league). The Atlanta defense allows 35.7% on 3-point attempts (522 of 1,462) and their opposition makes 79.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They relinquish 26.0 assists and 43.7 boards per contest, which is ranked 30th and 10th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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