Milwaukee Bucks vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 1/11/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Wednesday, January 11, 2023

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

State Farm Arena is the site where the Atlanta Hawks will compete against the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday.

The Bucks faced the Knicks and walked away with a win by a score of 111-107 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Bucks finished with 17 and the Knicks finished the game with 14 personal fouls. They also made 11 out of their 41 attempts from long range. New York finished 90.9% at the charity stripe by converting 20 of their 22 attempts. Moreover, New York collected 48 rebounds (18 offensive, 30 defensive) and got 5 blocks. New York recorded 16 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. Pertaining to defending, Milwaukee allowed the other team to go 38.0% from the floor on 38 of 100 shooting. They also doled out 27 assists for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and getting 3 steals. When it comes to rebounding, they collected 48 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Bucks buried 14 of their 18 attempts for a percentage of 77.8%. Milwaukee walked away from the game with a 43.8% FG percentage (39 of 89) and made 19 out of their 49 3-point attempts.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is one player who was important for the contest. He scored 22 points on 6 of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 36 minutes and also collected 10 rebounds. Antetokounmpo finished shooting 40.0% from the floor and also distributed 5 dimes.

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Milwaukee enters this game with a mark of 26-14 for the campaign. They turn it over 15.7 times per game and as a unit they commit 18.6 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Milwaukee is collecting 49.3 boards per game and has tallied 978 assists this year, which has them ranked 17th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Bucks are connecting on 34.4% on shots beyond the perimeter (529 of 1,537) and 74.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 112.4 pts per contest (19th in the NBA) while hitting 45.4% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Bucks are forcing their opponents into 12.3 turnovers every game and they draw 19.5 fouls. They surrender 34.4% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 8th in basketball in opponents PPG (111.1). The Bucks defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.1% (1,659 of 3,676) and they concede 43.8 rebounds per game as a group. They rank 1st in the league in allowing assists with 909 relinquished on the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Hawks took home the win by a final score of 112-108 when they faced the Clippers. In reference to rebounds, Atlanta permitted Los Angeles to snag 59 in all (21 offensive). They finished the game shooting 33.3% from three-point range by going 10 of 30 and finished the contest at 24 of 31 from the free throw line (77.4%). The Hawks permitted the Clippers to bury 37 of 95 tries from the floor which had them at 38.9% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Hawks shot 44 out of 89 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 49.4%. When talking about shots from beyond the perimeter, Atlanta knocked down 8 of their 26 attempts (30.8%). They were able to bury 16 of the free throw tries for a clip of 80.0%. The Clippers committed 19 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Hawks to the charity stripe for a total of 20 attempts. They also coughed it up 9 times, while getting 7 steals in this contest. The Hawks snagged 36 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 43 for the matchup.

Trae Young was important for the Hawks in this game. Young recorded 30 points in his 35 minutes of playing time and tallied 8 dimes for the game. He made 9 of 17 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 52.9%, and earned 2 rebounds.

Atlanta has a record of 19-21 on the season. As an offense, the Hawks are connecting on 46.9% from the field, which ranks them 19th in basketball. Atlanta has earned 4,610 pts on the year (115.3 per contest) and they pull in 44.1 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 24.0 times per game (21st in basketball) and they are giving up possession 12.9 times per contest. The Hawks are committing 19.4 fouls per contest and they connect on 81.8% from the charity stripe.

The Hawks on the defensive side of the court are 22nd in basketball in points per game surrendered with 116.4. They are forcing their opponents into 15.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.4% from the floor (20th in the league). The Atlanta defense allows 34.5% on shots from behind the 3-point line (452 of 1,309) and their opponents are connecting on 80.5% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 25.5 assists and 47.0 total boards per game, which is 19th and 29th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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