Atlanta Hawks vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 12/31/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Washington Wizards

Date: Sunday, December 31, 2023

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

The Washington Wizards (5-25) are hosting the Atlanta Hawks (12-18) at Capital One Arena on Sunday.

The Hawks stepped onto the hardwood against the Bulls and ended up losing by a score of 118-113 in their last contest. Atlanta walked away from the contest having earned a 46.1% FG percentage (41 of 89) and made 13 of their 45 shots from downtown. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Hawks converted 18 of their 21 attempts for a percentage of 85.7%. In regard to grabbing boards, they earned 40 with 12 of them being offensive. They also dished out 24 assists in the game while forcing 8 turnovers and having 6 steals. In reference to defense, Atlanta let their opponent shoot 45.7% from the floor on 42 out of 92 shooting. Chicago doled out 23 dimes and had 10 steals in this contest. On top of that, Chicago had 48 boards (18 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Chicago shot 87.1% from the free throw line by burying 27 of their 31 shots. They also made 7 out of their 25 tries from beyond the arc. When it comes to fouls, the Hawks walked away with 21 while the Bulls accumulated 17 fouls.

Bogdan Bogdanovic is a guy who was a major factor in this matchup. He ended up finishing with 22 points on 8 of 21 shooting. He saw the court for 31 mins played and pulled down 3 boards. Bogdanovic finished shooting 38.1% from the field and also totaled 1 assist.

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Atlanta comes into this matchup with a record of 12-18 on the year. They cough up possession 13.7 times per game and as a team they are committing 19.3 personal fouls per game. As a team, Atlanta is collecting 43.9 rebounds per game and has racked up 776 dimes for the campaign, which has them ranked 20th in the league in terms of passing. The Hawks are shooting 37.2% on 3-point shots (433 of 1,164) and 83.2% from the free throw line. They have an average of 122.3 pts per game (3rd in the NBA) while shooting 47.2% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Hawks have forced 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.9 fouls. They are ranked 23rd in basketball in allowing assists with 845 conceded for the season. The Hawks are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 50.0% (1,366 of 2,730) and they concede 44.3 rebounds per game as a group. They are conceding 38.3% from 3-point land and they are 28th in basketball in opponents PPG (122.8).

The last time they took the court, the Wizards took a loss by a score of 132-102 against the Raptors. The Wizards earned 24 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 34 in the matchup. They turned the ball over 16 times, while recording 11 steals in this contest. The Raptors were called for 18 personal fouls for the matchup which got the Wizards to the charity stripe for a total of 15 tries. They were able to make 10 of the free throws for a percentage of 66.7%. With respect to three-point attempts, Washington made 8 of their 33 tries (24.2%). At the conclusion of this game, the Wizards shot 42 for 90 from the field which gave them a percentage of 46.7%. The Wizards allowed the Raptors to convert 52 out of their 91 tries from the field which left them shooting 57.1% for the game. They finished the game shooting 39.5% from three-point range by shooting 15 out of 38 and finished the game at 13 of 19 at the free throw line (68.4%). When talking about rebounding, Washington permitted Toronto to get 53 overall (14 on the offensive side).

Kyle Kuzma ended up being a factor for the Wizards for the contest. Kuzma tallied 14 points in his 30 minutes on the court and earned 7 assists for this contest. He buried 6 out of 13 in the game giving him a rate of 46.2%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Washington has a mark of 5-25 for the year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Wizards are hitting on 48.3% from the field, which is ranked 8th in the NBA. Washington has scored 3,498 pts for the season (116.6 per game) and they pull in 39.3 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 27.4 times per game (8th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.1 times per game. The Wizards have committed 19.7 fouls per game and they connect on 77.5% from the charity stripe.

The Wizards on defense are ranked 30th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 126.8. They are forcing 14.8 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 50.3% from the field (29th in the league). The Washington defense concedes 37.6% from downtown (398 of 1,058) and their opposition makes 77.5% of their foul shots. They have conceded 30.6 dimes and 49.2 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 30th and 30th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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