Atlanta Hawks vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 3/8/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Washington Wizards

Date: Wednesday, March 8, 2023

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: NBC Sports Washington

The Washington Wizards will try to beat the Atlanta Hawks at Capital One Arena on Wednesday.

The Hawks stepped onto the hardwood against the Heat and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 130-128 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Hawks finished with 25 while the Heat racked up 17 personal fouls. They buried 16 out of their 29 shots from distance. Miami ended up shooting 86.5% at the charity stripe by making 32 of 37 attempts. Additionally, Miami snagged 32 rebounds (8 offensive, 24 defensive), but didn't notch a rejection. Miami doled out 27 dimes and had 6 steals in this game. When talking about the defense, Atlanta allowed their opponent to shoot 53.2% from the field on 41 of 77 shooting. They also distributed 28 dimes for this contest in addition to forcing 11 turnovers and getting 5 steals. Regarding getting rebounds, they compiled 37 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Hawks buried 17 of 23 attempts for a rate of 73.9%. Atlanta ended the game having earned a 55.4% field goal percentage (51 out of 92) and made 9 out of their 29 shots from beyond the arc.

Trae Young is one guy who was a factor in this contest. Young ended up going 52.9% from the field and also recorded 7 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins and also grabbed 1 rebound. He recorded 25 points on 9 out of 17 shooting.

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Atlanta enters this game with a mark of 32-33 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 117.1 points per game (6th in the NBA) while connecting on 48.2% from the field. The Hawks are shooting 35.3% from downtown (696 of 1,972) and 81.8% from the free throw line. As a team, Atlanta is pulling down 43.6 rebounds per contest and has racked up 1,604 dimes for the year, which is 17th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 12.8 times per game and as a unit are committing 19.2 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Hawks have forced 14.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.6 personal fouls. They rank 15th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,652 relinquished this season. The Hawks are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.9% (2,792 of 5,830) and they surrender 44.9 boards per contest as a squad. They give up 35.2% on 3-point shots and they rank 21st in the NBA in opponents points per game (117.1).

When they last stepped on the court, the Wizards took a defeat with a final score of 117-111 against the Bucks. When it comes to cleaning the glass, Washington permitted Milwaukee to collect 45 overall (7 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 44.9% from distance by connecting on 22 of 49 and finished the game at 17 out of 22 at the charity stripe (77.3%). The Wizards permitted the Bucks to make 39 of their 83 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.0% for the contest. When this game wrapped up, the Wizards ended up going 46 out of 108 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.6%. With regard to three-point attempts, Washington converted 8 out of their 31 tries (25.8%). They were able to bury 11 of the free throws for a percentage of 91.7%. The Bucks had 15 fouls for this contest which took the Wizards to the charity stripe for a total of 12 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while earning 8 steals for this game. The Wizards earned 36 defensive boards and 20 offensive boards for a total of 56 in this game.

Bradley Beal ended up being a major contributor for the Wizards for the game. Beal racked up 33 points in his 35 minutes on the court and accumulated 2 dimes in this game. He knocked down 15 of 32 for this contest for a field goal rate of 46.9%, and had 9 rebounds.

Washington has a mark of 30-34 this season. The Wizards are responsible for committing 18.9 fouls per contest while shooting 78.6% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 25.2 times per game (13th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 14.3 times per contest. Washington has totaled 7,240 pts for the season (113.1 per game) and they collect 44.1 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Wizards are hitting on 48.4% from the floor, which is ranked 8th in the league.

The Washington defense gives up 35.9% on shots from beyond the arc (757 of 2,111) and their opponents are knocking down 80.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 23.9 assists and 42.8 total boards per game, ranking them 7th and 12th in basketball. The Wizards on defense are ranked 15th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 113.3. They have forced 12.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.6% from the floor (7th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington

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