Washington Wizards vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 4/6/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Wizards vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Wednesday, April 6, 2022

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: NBC Sports Washington

State Farm Arena is the site where the Atlanta Hawks (41-37) will compete against the Washington Wizards (34-44) on Wednesday.

The Wizards faced the Celtics and took a loss by a score of 144-102 in their last game. Washington ended the contest with a 46.3% field goal percentage (38 out of 82) and buried 8 of 21 shots from 3-point land. At the free throw line, the Wizards knocked down 18 of their 20 attempts for a rate of 90.0%. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they earned 32 with 7 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 21 assists for this game as well as creating 5 turnovers and having 4 steals. Pertaining to defense, Washington allowed the other team to go 61.5% from the field on 56 out of 91 shooting. Boston totaled 39 assists and had 39 steals in the game. In addition, Boston had 32 rebounds (7 offensive, 25 defensive) and earned 2 rejections. Boston walked away from this one shooting 69.2% at the free throw line by making 9 of their 13 tries. They converted 23 of 44 attempts from three-point range. Concerning personal fouls, the Wizards ended up with 14 while the Celtics finished the game with 7 personal fouls.

Ish Smith is one player who was important for the game. Smith finished shooting 80.0% from the floor and also totaled 5 assists. He played 28 mins played and totaled 1 rebound. He totaled 16 points on 8 out of 10 shooting.

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Washington enters this game with a win-loss mark of 34-44 on the year. They average 108.6 points per contest (22nd in the league) while connecting on 47.0% from the floor. The Wizards are hitting 34.2% on three-point shots (820 of 2,396) and 78.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Washington is snagging 43.1 boards per game and is sitting with 1,942 dimes on the year, which ranks 14th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 13.1 times per game and as a team they commit 18.8 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Wizards are forcing 11.9 turnovers per game and they draw 20.1 personal fouls. They currently rank 7th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,827 conceded for the season. The Wizards defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.4% (3,211 of 6,927) and they relinquish 44.3 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 35.7% on 3-point attempts while they are 17th in basketball in PPG allowed (111.7).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Hawks got the win with a final of 122-115 when they faced the Nets. The Hawks pulled down 44 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 54 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 6 times, while earning 10 steals in this contest. The Nets had 13 fouls for the contest which took the Hawks to the free throw line for 49 attempts. They were able to bury 37 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 75.5%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Atlanta knocked down 13 of their 41 tries (31.7%). When the final whistle was blown, the Hawks shot 36 out of 86 from the field which gave them a percentage of 41.9%. The Hawks allowed the Nets to make 42 out of 99 tries from the floor which had them at 42.4% for the contest. They wrapped up this game 45.9% from beyond the arc by shooting 17 out of 37 and ended up going 14 out of 19 at the free throw line (73.7%). In relation to rebounding, Atlanta allowed Brooklyn to get 42 in total (10 on the offensive glass).

Trae Young ended up being a factor for the Hawks in this matchup. He buried 10 out of 24 in this matchup giving him a rate of 41.7%, and had 6 rebounds. Young earned 36 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 10 dimes in the matchup.

Atlanta has a mark of 41-37 on the year. On the offensive side of the court, the Hawks are connecting on 46.9% from the field, which is ranked 8th in the league. Atlanta has totaled 8,878 points so far this year (113.8 per contest) and they pull in 44.0 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 24.5 times per game (15th in basketball) and they cough up possession 11.9 times per contest. The Hawks commit 18.7 fouls per game and they shoot 81.2% from the free throw line.

The Atlanta defense allows 36.6% on shots from beyond the arc (1,004 of 2,746) and their opponents are converting on 79.5% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 25.6 dimes and 43.9 total boards per game, which has them ranked 23rd and 12th in basketball. The Hawks are ranked 22nd in the league in points given up per game with 112.4. They are forcing 12.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.0% from the floor (24th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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