Atlanta Hawks vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 11/30/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Atlanta Hawks vs San Antonio Spurs
Date: Thursday, November 30, 2023
Location: Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, TX
TV: Bally Sports Southwest-San Antonio
The San Antonio Spurs (3-14) will play the Atlanta Hawks (8-9) at Frost Bank Center on Thursday.
The Hawks took the court against the Cavaliers and went home with a loss by a final score of 128-105 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Hawks walked away with 16 while the Cavaliers finished the game with 20 personal fouls. They also made 13 out of their 36 attempts from 3-point land. Cleveland finished the contest at 88.2% at the free throw line by making 15 of 17 shots. Additionally, Cleveland pulled down 55 rebounds (12 offensive, 43 defensive) and had 3 rejections. Cleveland earned 27 dimes and had 8 steals for this game. In the matter of defending, Atlanta allowed the other team to shoot 53.8% from the floor on 50 of 93 shooting. They also distributed 21 assists in this contest in addition to creating 16 turnovers and getting 9 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they compiled 44 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Hawks made 22 of 24 attempts for a rate of 91.7%. Atlanta walked away from the contest with a 34.7% FG percentage (35 of 101) and buried 13 out of their 44 three-point shots.
Bogdan Bogdanovic is someone who came through for the game. He accumulated 18 points on 6 out of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 31 minutes played and also snagged 6 rebounds. Bogdanovic ended up shooting 37.5% from the floor and also earned 1 assist.
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Atlanta heads into this matchup with a mark of 8-9 so far this season. They average 122.5 pts per contest (2nd in the league) while connecting on 47.2% from the field. The Hawks are shooting 36.8% on shots from distance (235 of 639) and 82.8% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Atlanta is pulling in 44.9 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 435 dimes so far this season, which is 19th in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn it over 14.8 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 18.1 fouls per contest.
When they are on defense, the Hawks are forcing 16.0 turnovers per game while drawing 20.4 personal fouls. They are 25th in the league in allowing assists with 479 surrendered this season. The Hawks defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 49.4% (770 of 1,560) and they concede 43.9 boards per game as a squad. They are surrendering 36.8% on three-point shots and they are 26th in the NBA in points per game allowed (121.5).
When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Spurs took a loss by a final score of 132-120 when they faced the Nuggets. In relation to how they rebounded, San Antonio allowed Denver to snag 45 in total (11 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 42.9% from three-point range via 12 of 28 and finished the contest at 20 out of 25 from the charity stripe (80.0%). The Spurs allowed the Nuggets to make 50 out of their 89 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 56.2% in this game. When the final whistle blew, the Spurs shot 42 out of 93 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.2%. When discussing shots from distance, San Antonio converted 14 out of 37 attempts (37.8%). They were able to make 22 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 84.6%. The Nuggets committed 25 fouls for this contest which took the Spurs to the charity stripe for 26 attempts. They gave up possession 15 times, while getting 10 steals for this game. The Spurs pulled down 25 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 35 for the matchup.
Victor Wembanyama pitched in for the Spurs for the matchup. He knocked down 7 of 17 for the contest for a rate of 41.2%, and had 11 rebounds. Wembanyama earned 22 points in his 25 mins of playing time and earned 2 dimes in this matchup.
San Antonio has a record of 3-14 for the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Spurs are shooting 45.5% from the field, which is 24th in the league. San Antonio has scored 1,878 points on the season (110.5 per contest) and they collect 42.2 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 29.0 times per contest (3rd in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 16.1 times per contest. The Spurs commit 20.2 fouls per game and they shoot 78.1% from the free throw line.
The Spurs on the defensive side of the court are 28th in the NBA in PPG given up with 123.4. They have forced 14.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 49.9% from the field (30th in basketball). The San Antonio defense surrenders 39.8% on 3-point shots (249 of 626) and their opponents are knocking down 76.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 29.2 dimes and 45.0 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 29th and 23rd in the league.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take San Antonio
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