New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 1/20/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Friday, January 20, 2023

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

The New York Knicks are hitting the road to State Farm Arena on Friday where they will try to beat the Atlanta Hawks.

The Knicks stepped onto the hardwood against the Wizards and ended up losing by a score of 116-105 in their last contest. New York walked away from the contest with a 41.7% FG percentage (40 out of 96) and converted 7 of their 26 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Knicks converted 18 of their 27 attempts for a rate of 66.7%. When it comes to getting rebounds, they collected 49 with 20 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 14 assists in this contest while creating 13 turnovers and having 9 steals. In relation to defense, New York allowed the other team to shoot 44.2% from the field on 42 out of 95 shooting. Washington distributed 28 dimes and had 5 steals in this matchup. In addition, Washington had 52 rebounds (18 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 4 blocked shots. Washington finished 84.2% at the charity stripe by knocking down 16 of their 19 shots. They also buried 16 of 42 tries from beyond the arc. In relation to fouls, the Knicks ended up finishing with 20 and the Wizards finished the game with 23 fouls.

Jalen Brunson is a guy who played a role for the contest. Brunson went 45.8% from the floor and also dished out 4 dimes. He saw the court for 38 mins played and pulled down 3 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 32 points on 11 of 24 shooting.

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New York comes into this game with a win-loss record of 25-21 on the campaign. They are turning it over 13.1 times per game and as a group are committing 20.7 fouls per contest. As a team, New York is snagging 47.7 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,024 assists for the year, which is 27th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Knicks are hitting 33.7% on three-point shots (540 of 1,601) and 77.5% from the free throw line. They have an average of 114.1 points per contest (14th in the league) while shooting 45.3% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Knicks have forced 13.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 21.6 fouls. They are giving up 34.2% on 3-pointers and they are 8th in the league in points per game from their opponents (111.4). The Knicks defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 44.9% (1,836 of 4,085) and they concede 44.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 15th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,133 surrendered on the campaign.

For their last game, the Hawks walked away with a victory by a final of 130-122 against the Mavericks. Regarding how they rebounded, Atlanta allowed Dallas to grab 31 overall (10 on the offensive side). They shot 38.1% from downtown by going 16 of 42 and finished the game at 18 of 24 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Hawks allowed the Mavericks to bury 44 of their 84 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 52.4% for the matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Hawks went 49 out of 86 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 57.0%. When talking about shooting from 3-point land, Atlanta made 13 out of their 26 tries (50.0%). They were able to bury 19 of the free throw tries for a clip of 95.0%. The Mavericks were called for 19 fouls for the contest which got the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 20 attempts. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while earning 7 steals for the contest. The Hawks collected 28 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 for this game.

Dejounte Murray ended up being important for the Hawks for this game. Murray scored 30 points in his 38 mins on the court and earned 4 assists for the contest. He buried 12 out of 18 for the contest for a field goal rate of 66.7%, and tallied 7 rebounds.

Atlanta has a record of 23-22 for the season. As an offense, the Hawks are hitting on 47.3% from the floor, which is 15th in the league. Atlanta has scored 5,193 pts on the campaign (115.4 per game) and they snag 43.5 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 24.1 times per contest (21st in the league) and they are turning it over 12.9 times per contest. The Hawks commit 19.4 personal fouls every game and they shoot 82.2% from the charity stripe.

The Atlanta defense surrenders 34.1% on 3-point shots (508 of 1,489) and opponents are making 80.5% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 25.5 assists and 46.7 total boards per game, which has them ranked 16th and 29th in basketball. The Hawks on the defensive end are ranked 22nd in basketball in PPG allowed with 116.0. They are forcing 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 47.2% from the floor (14th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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