New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 10/27/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Friday, October 27, 2023

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

State Farm Arena is the site where the Atlanta Hawks (41-41 last year) will take on the New York Knicks (47-35 last season) on Friday.

The Knicks stepped onto the hardwood against the Celtics and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 108-104 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the Knicks left the arena with 22 and the Celtics accounted for 22 fouls. They knocked down 12 of their 39 attempts from three-point range. Boston finished shooting 84.6% at the charity stripe by making 22 of 26 tries. In addition, Boston totaled 46 rebounds (7 offensive, 39 defensive), but finished the game with no blocks. Boston totaled 18 dimes and had 6 steals for the matchup. Pertaining to defense, New York allowed the other team to shoot 48.1% from the field on 37 out of 77 shooting. They also distributed 24 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In reference to hauling in rebounds, they compiled a total of 47 with 17 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the Knicks converted 14 of 26 attempts for a percentage of 53.8%. New York walked away from the contest having earned a 37.1% field goal percentage (36 out of 97) and made 18 out of their 41 shots from beyond the perimeter.

RJ Barrett is one player who was a major factor in the game. Barrett ended up going 40.0% from the field and also earned 2 dimes. He saw the court for 36 mins played and also collected 3 boards. He had 24 points on 8 out of 20 shooting.

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New York will enter this game after finishing with a mark of 47-35 last year. They had an average of 116.0 points per contest (11th in the league) while hitting 47.0% from the floor. The Knicks shot 35.4% on three-point attempts (1,037 of 2,930) and 76.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, New York pulled in 46.6 rebounds per game and tallied 1,880 assists last season, which ranked 28th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turned it over 13.0 times per game and as a squad committed 20.3 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Knicks were able to force 12.7 turnovers per game and they drew 20.7 fouls. They surrendered 35.7% on shots from downtown while they were 13th in the league in points per game from their opponents (113.1). The Knicks defense gave up a field goal percentage of 46.2% (3,343 of 7,229) and they conceded 42.0 rebounds per game as a squad. They were 13th in basketball in allowing assists 2,062 surrendered over the course of last year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Hawks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 116-110 when they played the Hornets. With respect to rebounding, Atlanta permitted Charlotte to get 51 in total (12 offensive). They finished 29.7% from beyond the perimeter by going 11 out of 37 and ended up going 19 of 26 at the charity stripe (73.1%). The Hawks allowed the Hornets to bury 43 of their 86 tries from the field which had them sitting at 50.0% for the game. When the game finished, the Hawks shot 39 for 93 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.9%. In terms of 3-pointers, Atlanta converted 5 out of their 29 attempts (17.2%). They were able to bury 27 of those for a clip of 81.8%. The Hornets were called for 21 fouls for the contest which got the Hawks to the free throw line for 33 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 12 steals for the contest. The Hawks earned 30 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 in this game.

Trae Young was important for the Hawks in the game. Young earned 23 points in his 36 minutes on the court and totaled 9 assists in the matchup. He knocked down 4 out of 19 in the game for a field goal rate of 21.1%, and accumulated 1 rebound.

Atlanta had a record of 41-41 last year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hawks hit 48.3% from the field, which was ranked 9th in basketball. Atlanta accounted for 9,711 pts over the course of last year (118.4 per contest) and they grabbed 44.4 rebounds per game. They got an assist 25.0 times per contest (18th in the NBA) and they gave up possession 12.9 times per game. The Hawks were responsible for committing 18.8 fouls every game and they shot 81.8% from the free throw line.

The Atlanta defense gave up 35.6% on three-point shots (979 of 2,748) and their opposition made 80.3% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 26.0 dimes and 44.1 rebounds per game, which ranks them 23rd and 19th in basketball. The Hawks on the defensive side of the court were 26th in the league in points given up per game with 118.1. They forced their opponents into 14.2 TO's every game and let teams shoot 48.6% from the field (25th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take New York

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