New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 11/15/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

State Farm Arena is where the Atlanta Hawks (5-4) will try to beat the New York Knicks (5-5) on Wednesday.

The Knicks faced off with the Celtics and took a loss by a score of 114-98 in their last game. In relation to fouls, the Knicks walked away with 16 while the Celtics recorded 22 fouls. They made 19 out of their 43 tries from distance. Boston finished shooting 93.8% from the free throw line by knocking down 15 of their 16 tries. On top of that, Boston grabbed 37 rebounds (8 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 2 rejections. Boston recorded 27 dimes and had 3 steals for the contest. When talking about defense, New York allowed the other team to shoot 50.6% from the field on 40 of 79 shooting. They also dished out 17 assists in the game while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 5 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned 37 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Knicks made 17 of their 24 shots for a percentage of 70.8%. New York ended the game having earned a 41.8% field goal percentage (33 out of 79) and made 15 of their 35 three-point shots.

Jalen Brunson is one guy who came through in the matchup. He finished with 26 points on 10 of 21 shooting. He was on the court for 39 mins and totaled 3 rebounds. Brunson ended up shooting 47.6% from the floor and dished out 4 assists.

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New York will take the court with a record of 5-5 for the year. They currently have an average of 108.4 pts per game (28th in the NBA) while connecting on 42.8% from the field. The Knicks are shooting 36.3% on 3-pointers (134 of 369) and 71.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, New York is pulling down 47.7 boards per game and has racked up 225 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 26th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 13.0 times per game and as a group they are committing 17.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Knicks are able to force 14.5 turnovers every game while drawing 21.0 personal fouls. They are ranked 5th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 231 relinquished on the year. The Knicks are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 46.2% (386 of 835) and they relinquish 41.6 boards per game as a basketball team. They are conceding 35.3% on shots from downtown and they rank 2nd in the league in PPG allowed (104.3).

When they last played, the Hawks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 117-109 against the Heat. The Hawks recorded 33 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 48 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 21 times, while getting 6 steals for this contest. The Heat were called for 14 fouls in this contest which got the Hawks to the free throw line for 18 shots. They were able to bury 15 of those for a percentage of 83.3%. Regarding shooting from 3-point land, Atlanta made 18 of 46 attempts (39.1%). At the conclusion of this game, the Hawks went 38 out of 87 from the floor which had them shooting 43.7%. The Hawks permitted the Heat to knock down 41 of their 84 attempts from the field which had them at 48.8% in the matchup. They shot 31.6% from distance by going 12 of 38 and finished the contest at 23 out of 25 at the free throw line (92.0%). When discussing rebounding, Atlanta permitted Miami to get 39 in total (7 offensive).

Trae Young ended up having an impact for the Hawks for this contest. Young had 27 points in his 38 mins on the court and accounted for 11 dimes for the matchup. He converted 7 out of 19 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 36.8%, and had 2 rebounds.

Atlanta has a record of 5-4 so far this season. As an offensive unit, the Hawks are hitting on 46.9% from the field, which ranks 15th in the league. Atlanta has scored 1,083 points on the year (120.3 per contest) and they grab 46.7 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 26.4 times per game (10th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 15.9 times per contest. The Hawks have committed 17.8 fouls per game and they connect on 83.3% from the free throw line.

The Hawks on the defensive end are ranked 23rd in the league in points given up per game with 117.0. They have forced 15.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 48.2% from the floor (23rd in the NBA). The Atlanta defense gives up 35.6% on three-point shots (117 of 329) and their opponents are knocking down 77.3% of their free throw shots. They allow 26.1 assists and 42.0 rebounds every game, which is ranked 18th and 7th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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