Atlanta Hawks vs San Antonio Spurs Prediction, 3/19/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs San Antonio Spurs

Date: Sunday, March 19, 2023

Location: AT&T Center in San Antonio, TX

TV: Bally Sports Southwest-San Antonio

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (-10)

AT&T Center is where the San Antonio Spurs will try to defeat the Atlanta Hawks on Sunday. Atlanta is 10-point favorites. The total is set at 228.

The Hawks faced off with the Warriors and took home the win by a score of 127-119 in their last game. Atlanta wrapped up the contest with a 47.0% FG percentage (47 of 100) and converted 16 of 41 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Hawks buried 17 of their 25 shots for a rate of 68.0%. With regard to getting rebounds, they collected 45 with 13 of them being offensive. They also doled out 27 assists in the game while forcing 17 turnovers and having 7 steals. Regarding defense, Atlanta allowed their opponent to shoot 48.0% from the floor on 47 of 98 shooting. Golden State doled out 28 assists and had 6 steals in the matchup. In addition, Golden State grabbed 54 rebounds (16 offensive, 38 defensive) and had 8 rejections. Golden State finished 70.0% from the free throw line by knocking down 14 of 20 attempts. They converted 11 of 40 shots from downtown. When discussing personal fouls, the Hawks ended up walking away with 15 while the Warriors accounted for 20 personal fouls.

Trae Young is someone who was a major factor for this contest. He finished with 25 points on 8 of 18 shooting. He played for 32 minutes and also pulled down 6 rebounds. Young ended up shooting 44.4% from the field and earned 12 dimes.

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Atlanta will take the court with a mark of 35-35 for the year. They turn it over 12.8 times per game and as a unit they commit 19.0 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Atlanta is pulling in 43.7 boards per contest and has accumulated 1,723 dimes for the year, which ranks 20th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Hawks are shooting 35.4% on 3-pointers (753 of 2,129) and 81.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 117.4 points per game (5th in basketball) while going 48.1% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Hawks are able to force 14.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.6 personal fouls. They concede 35.3% from 3-point land and they are ranked 23rd in the league in points per game allowed (117.5). The Hawks defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 48.3% (3,035 of 6,286) and they relinquish 44.7 boards per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 21st in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,815 surrendered so far this year.

In their last game, the Spurs walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 126-120 when they faced the Grizzlies. In relation to rebounding, San Antonio permitted Memphis to pull down 52 in all (15 on the offensive glass). They went 36.8% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 14 out of 38 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 21 from the charity stripe (66.7%). The Spurs allowed the Grizzlies to bury 49 of their 101 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 48.5% for this game. Overall, the Spurs finished 39 out of 98 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 39.8%. When talking about shooting from beyond the arc, San Antonio made 20 of 52 attempts (38.5%). They were able to knock down 22 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 75.9%. The Grizzlies committed 24 fouls for the contest which took the Spurs to the free throw line for a total of 29 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 19 times, while earning 11 steals for this game. The Spurs recorded 38 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds for a total of 54 in this game.

Devin Vassell ended up being a major contributor for the Spurs in the game. He converted 9 out of 21 for the game giving him a rate of 42.9%, and added 5 rebounds. Vassell tallied 25 points in his 35 minutes on the court and had 5 dimes for the matchup.

San Antonio has a mark of 18-52 for the year. As an offense, the Spurs are connecting on 46.7% from the field, which ranks them 23rd in the NBA. San Antonio has tallied 7,882 pts on the campaign (112.6 per contest) and they average 43.5 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 27.0 times per contest (5th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 15.6 times per game. The Spurs have committed 20.2 personal fouls every game while shooting 74.4% from the free throw line.

The Spurs on the defensive end are ranked 30th in basketball in PPG allowed with 122.1. They are forcing 14.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 50.5% from the field (30th in the NBA). The San Antonio defense allows 39.3% on shots from beyond the arc (868 of 2,207) and their opposition knocks down 77.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 26.4 assists and 44.5 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 30th and 21st in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta (-10)

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