Atlanta Hawks vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 2/1/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: Bally Sports Arizona

The Phoenix Suns will compete against the Atlanta Hawks at Footprint Center on Wednesday.

The Hawks played the Trail Blazers and ended up losing by a score of 129-125 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Hawks ended up finishing with 21 while the Trail Blazers totaled 21 personal fouls. They converted 19 of their 40 attempts from beyond the arc. Portland shot 88.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 24 of their 27 attempts. In addition, Portland pulled down 32 rebounds (3 offensive, 29 defensive), but wasn't able to put a block in the stat sheet. Portland distributed 24 assists and had 2 steals for the matchup. In regard to defense, Atlanta allowed the other team to shoot 54.4% from the field on 43 of 79 shooting. They also recorded 26 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. With respect to grabbing boards, they compiled 45 with 17 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Hawks made 24 of 30 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. Atlanta ended the contest with a 46.8% field goal percentage (44 out of 94) and made 13 of their 30 three-point shots.

Dejounte Murray is one guy who came through for the game. Murray ended up shooting 52.0% from the field and recorded 7 dimes. He played for 38 mins and also pulled down 8 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 40 points on 13 of 25 shooting.

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Atlanta will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 25-26 so far this season. They are averaging 116.2 points per contest (9th in the NBA) while hitting 47.8% from the field. The Hawks are hitting 34.6% on shots beyond the perimeter (539 of 1,559) and 81.8% from the charity stripe. As a team, Atlanta is grabbing 43.5 boards per contest and has 1,236 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 19th in the league in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.9 times per game and as a unit they are committing 19.1 fouls every game.

On defense, the Hawks are forcing 14.6 turnovers per game while drawing 20.0 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 35.2% on three-point shots and they are 23rd in the league in PPG allowed (116.8). The Hawks defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 47.8% (2,191 of 4,588) and they relinquish 45.6 rebounds per contest as a team. They are 22nd in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,310 surrendered this season.

When they last played, the Suns got the victory with a final of 114-106 against the Raptors. The Suns recorded 29 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards totaling 42 for this game. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 10 steals in this game. The Raptors earned 19 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Suns to the charity stripe for 21 shots. They were able to knock down 17 of those for a clip of 81.0%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, Phoenix made 11 out of 28 attempts (39.3%). When this game wrapped up, the Suns finished 43 out of 87 from the field which gave them a percentage of 49.4%. The Suns permitted the Raptors to make 40 out of 89 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 44.9% in the matchup. They finished 27.3% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 9 of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 19 at the free throw line (89.5%). When it comes to how they rebounded, Phoenix permitted Toronto to snag 44 in all (16 on the offensive side).

Mikal Bridges was important for the Suns in this contest. Bridges racked up 29 points in his 39 mins of playing time and accumulated 6 assists in this game. He buried 12 of 19 for the contest giving him a rate of 63.2%, and accounted for 3 rebounds.

Phoenix has a mark of 27-25 for the year. As an offense, the Suns are connecting on 46.3% from the floor, which has them ranked 22nd in the NBA. Phoenix has accounted for 5,872 pts for the year (112.9 per contest) and they grab 43.9 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 27.0 times per game (4th in the league) and they are giving up possession 14.2 times per game. The Suns commit 21.0 fouls every game and they go 79.4% from the charity stripe.

The Phoenix defense concedes 36.0% on 3-point attempts (583 of 1,620) and opponents are connecting on 78.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 23.4 dimes and 43.1 rebounds per game, which is 5th and 13th in the NBA. The Suns on the defensive side of the court are 5th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 111.5. They have forced 14.9 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.8% from the floor (11th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Phoenix

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