Toronto Raptors vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 1/31/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Monday, January 31, 2022

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: NBA TV

State Farm Arena is where the Atlanta Hawks (22-25) will take on the Toronto Raptors (23-23) on Monday.

The Raptors stepped onto the hardwood against the Bulls and went home with a loss by a final score of 111-105 in their last contest. When it comes to personal fouls, the Raptors finished with 17 while the Bulls accounted for 13 personal fouls. They also converted 7 out of their 26 shots from beyond the perimeter. Chicago went 75.0% at the charity stripe by converting 12 of their 16 attempts. On top of that, Chicago snagged 35 rebounds (10 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Chicago recorded 45 dimes and had 32 steals for the game. In reference to defending, Toronto let their opponent shoot 54.8% from the floor on 46 out of 84 shooting. They also recorded 24 assists for the contest while forcing 1 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When discussing grabbing boards, they collected 34 with 8 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Raptors converted 17 of 28 attempts for a rate of 60.7%. Toronto walked away from the game with a 48.1% field goal percentage (38 out of 79) and buried 12 of their 31 3-point shots.

OG Anunoby is someone who was a major factor for this game. Anunoby walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the field and earned 4 dimes. He played 34 minutes played and snagged 5 boards. He walked away with 23 points on 10 out of 15 shooting.

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Toronto will take the court with a record of 23-23 for the year. They are averaging 107.1 pts per contest (23rd in basketball) while shooting 43.8% from the floor. The Raptors are connecting on 34.4% on three-point attempts (555 of 1,612) and 75.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Toronto is collecting 44.7 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,009 assists so far this season, which has them ranked 29th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 12.7 times per game and as a team are committing 19.9 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Raptors have forced 16.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.7 fouls. They are ranked 7th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,118 relinquished so far this season. The Raptors defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.1% (1,769 of 3,840) and they concede 44.0 boards per game as a group. They are surrendering 36.0% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 9th in basketball in PPG allowed (106.4).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Hawks took home the win by a final score of 121-104 when they faced the Kings. Regarding attacking the glass, Atlanta allowed Sacramento to snag 32 overall (10 on the offensive glass). They shot 30.0% from beyond the arc by shooting 12 out of 40 and finished the game at 14 out of 19 from the free throw line (73.7%). The Hawks allowed the Kings to knock down 39 out of their 93 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.9% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Hawks shot 48 out of 90 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.3%. In relation to shots from beyond the perimeter, Atlanta converted 12 of 36 attempts (33.3%). They were able to knock down 13 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 76.5%. The Kings were called for 12 personal fouls in this contest which took the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 17 attempts. They coughed it up 8 times, while recording 9 steals for the contest. The Hawks recorded 42 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 48 in this contest.

Bogdan Bogdanovic ended up being a major contributor for the Hawks for this contest. He made 6 of 11 for this contest for a field goal rate of 54.5%, and accounted for 3 rebounds. Bogdanovic scored 18 points in his 23 minutes on the court and earned 7 dimes for this contest.

Atlanta has a win-loss record of 22-25 this year. The Hawks are responsible for committing 18.1 fouls per game and they connect on 80.6% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 24.1 times per game (13th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.3 times per game. Atlanta has accounted for 5,238 points this season (111.4 per game) and they average 44.4 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Hawks are shooting 46.4% from the floor, which is ranked 9th in the NBA.

The Hawks are ranked 24th in the NBA in points given up per game with 111.5. They are forcing 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 46.6% from the floor (23rd in the league). The Atlanta defense allows 35.6% on shots from beyond the perimeter (613 of 1,723) and opponents are knocking down 79.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 25.8 assists and 43.5 boards per contest, which ranks them 28th and 10th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto

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