Atlanta Hawks vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 11/6/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Monday, November 6, 2023

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: Bally Sports Oklahoma

Paycom Center is the site where the Oklahoma City Thunder (3-3) will attempt to beat the Atlanta Hawks (4-2) on Monday.

The Hawks faced the Pelicans and took home the win by a score of 123-105 in their last contest. In relation to fouls, the Hawks ended up finishing with 16 and the Pelicans finished the game with 15 fouls. They knocked down 8 out of their 31 shots from beyond the perimeter. New Orleans finished shooting 81.0% at the charity stripe by making 17 of 21 tries. On top of that, New Orleans collected 35 rebounds (9 offensive, 26 defensive) and earned 6 rejections. New Orleans recorded 24 dimes and had 9 steals in the matchup. When discussing the defense, Atlanta allowed the other team to shoot 47.6% from the field on 40 of 84 shooting. They also doled out 28 assists in the matchup while forcing 9 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In reference to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 52 with 19 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Hawks knocked down 19 of their 24 shots for a percentage of 79.2%. Atlanta wrapped up the game with a 48.4% field goal percentage (45 of 93) and buried 14 out of their 41 3-point attempts.

Trae Young is a guy who came through in this contest. Young shot 46.7% from the field and totaled 12 assists. He played 39 mins played and collected 5 boards. He had 22 points on 7 of 15 shooting.

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Atlanta comes into this contest with a win-loss record of 4-2 this season. They are averaging 122.8 pts per game (2nd in the NBA) while hitting 49.1% from the field. The Hawks are connecting on 34.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (69 of 201) and 84.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Atlanta is snagging 46.2 rebounds per game and has accounted for 166 assists this season, which has them ranked 6th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 14.7 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 16.7 fouls every game.

On defense, the Hawks have forced 15.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.2 fouls. They are 26th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 166 conceded so far this season. The Hawks defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 48.4% (260 of 537) and they surrender 40.5 rebounds per game as a unit. They relinquish 35.4% on 3-pointers and they are 19th in the league in opponents points per game (115.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Thunder took a defeat with a final score of 141-139 when they faced the Warriors. Concerning attacking the glass, Oklahoma City allowed Golden State to snag 38 overall (13 on the offensive side). They finished 45.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 18 out of 40 and finished the contest at 25 out of 30 from the charity stripe (83.3%). The Thunder allowed the Warriors to bury 49 of their 92 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 53.3% in the matchup. Overall, the Thunder ended up shooting 50 out of 83 from the field which gave them a percentage of 60.2%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Oklahoma City buried 15 of 29 attempts (51.7%). They were able to make 24 of the free throws for a clip of 80.0%. The Warriors had 25 fouls in the game which took the Thunder to the free throw line for 30 shots. They also turned it over 19 times, while earning 3 steals for this game. The Thunder collected 25 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 in the matchup.

Luguentz Dort ended up being important for the Thunder for the matchup. He converted 9 of 12 in the game giving him a rate of 75.0%, and had 5 rebounds. Dort earned 29 points in his 30 minutes on the court, but didn't get an assist.

Oklahoma City has a mark of 3-3 for the campaign. The Thunder are responsible for committing 18.8 fouls every game while shooting 83.3% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 24.0 times per contest (21st in the league) and they turn it over 15.5 times per game. Oklahoma City has earned 696 points for the year (116.0 per game) and they pull down 40.7 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Thunder are hitting on 49.5% from the field, which is 4th in the league.

The Oklahoma City defense surrenders 36.2% on 3-pointers (81 of 224) and their opponents are making 75.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 28.3 dimes and 45.8 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 28th and 18th in the league. The Thunder on defense are ranked 23rd in the league in points given up per game with 116.7. They are forcing 13.8 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.2% from the floor (16th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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