Sacramento Kings vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 11/23/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Wednesday, November 23, 2022

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

State Farm Arena is where the Atlanta Hawks will attempt to beat the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday.

The Kings stepped onto the hardwood against the Pistons and walked away with a win by a score of 137-129 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Kings left the arena with 18 and the Pistons accounted for 24 fouls. They knocked down 15 of their 29 attempts from three-point range. Detroit shot 87.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 20 of 23 attempts. Moreover, Detroit pulled down 35 boards (10 offensive, 25 defensive), but finished the game with no blocks. Detroit recorded 20 dimes and had 4 steals for the contest. In relation to the defense, Sacramento let their opponent shoot 52.8% from the field on 47 of 89 shooting. They also recorded 29 assists for this contest while creating 12 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they earned 41 with 8 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Kings made 31 of their 35 shots for a rate of 88.6%. Sacramento finished the contest with a 55.3% field goal percentage (47 of 85) and buried 12 of their 35 shots from distance.

Harrison Barnes is one guy who had an impact in the game. Barnes ended up going 72.7% from the floor and totaled 3 assists. He played for 36 minutes and also grabbed 9 rebounds. He ended up scoring 27 points on 8 out of 11 shooting.

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Sacramento heads into this game with a record of 9-6 on the campaign. They cough up possession 14.3 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 20.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Sacramento is snagging 40.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 424 assists on the season, which ranks 15th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Kings are shooting 38.0% on shots from beyond the arc (216 of 569) and 79.3% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 121.4 points per outing (1st in the league) while connecting on 50.2% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Kings are able to force 14.9 turnovers per game while drawing 21.6 fouls. They are surrendering 39.2% on 3-point shots and they are 26th in the NBA in opponents points per game (117.5). The Kings are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 50.2% (656 of 1,308) and they concede 40.0 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They currently rank 4th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 373 conceded so far this season.

In their last game, the Hawks took a loss by a score of 114-102 against the Cavaliers. The Hawks corralled 25 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 for the contest. They turned the ball over 16 times, while recording 11 steals for the contest. The Cavaliers had 17 fouls for this contest which got the Hawks to the free throw line for 17 attempts. They were able to bury 15 of the free throws for a clip of 88.2%. Regarding shots from downtown, Atlanta made 11 of 34 attempts (32.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Hawks ended up going 38 for 87 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.7%. The Hawks allowed the Cavaliers to make 42 out of 70 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 60.0% for this contest. They finished 52.6% from three-point range by connecting on 10 out of 19 and finished the game at 20 of 23 at the charity stripe (87.0%). In reference to attacking the glass, Atlanta permitted Cleveland to grab 37 overall (3 on the offensive glass).

John Collins ended up having an impact for the Hawks for this contest. Collins tallied 16 points in his 34 mins of playing time and had 2 assists in the game. He buried 5 out of 9 in this contest for a field goal rate of 55.6%, and earned 1 rebound.

Atlanta has a record of 10-7 on the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hawks are shooting 46.4% from the field, which is ranked 18th in the NBA. Atlanta has earned 1,945 pts this season (114.4 per game) and they snag 45.5 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 24.2 times per game (17th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.9 times per game. The Hawks are responsible for committing 20.5 fouls per game and they shoot 82.6% from the free throw line.

The Atlanta defense allows 33.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (183 of 552) and opponents are making 78.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 23.1 dimes and 46.1 rebounds per contest, ranking them 6th and 25th in the NBA. The Hawks on defense are ranked 21st in basketball in points per game surrendered with 114.4. They are forcing their opponents into 14.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.3% from the field (14th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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