Phoenix Suns vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 2/9/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Thursday, February 9, 2023

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

The Phoenix Suns are headed to State Farm Arena on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the Atlanta Hawks.

The Suns took the court against the Nets and notched a win by a score of 116-112 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Suns ended up with 24 and the Nets had 21 personal fouls. They knocked down 9 of their 28 tries from downtown. Brooklyn finished shooting 87.1% from the free throw line by making 27 of 31 shots. On top of that, Brooklyn pulled down 36 boards (5 offensive, 31 defensive) and added 4 blocked shots. Brooklyn distributed 25 assists and had 11 steals for this game. When talking about defending, Phoenix allowed their opponent to shoot 48.1% from the field on 38 of 79 shooting. They also doled out 31 assists for this game as well as creating 16 turnovers and earning 10 steals. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they collected 48 with 16 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Suns converted 21 of 28 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Phoenix ended the game having earned a 46.7% FG percentage (43 of 92) and knocked down 9 out of their 31 3-pointers.

Deandre Ayton is one player who came through for this game. He ended up walking away with 35 points on 14 out of 18 shooting. He was on the court for 35 minutes and also grabbed 15 rebounds. Ayton finished the game at 77.8% from the field but wasn't able to get a dime.

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Phoenix steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 30-26 on the season. They have an average of 112.7 points per outing (21st in the NBA) while going 46.3% from the floor. The Suns are hitting 38.3% on shots from distance (704 of 1,837) and 79.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, Phoenix is snagging 44.1 rebounds per game and has accumulated 1,520 dimes so far this season, which is 3rd in basketball in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 14.2 times per contest and as a team are committing 21.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

Defensively, the Suns are forcing 14.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.4 personal fouls. They give up 36.2% on 3-point attempts and they rank 5th in the NBA in PPG allowed (111.3). The Suns defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.8% (2,247 of 4,797) and they concede 42.8 boards per game as a squad. They rank 8th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,315 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Hawks took a loss by a score of 116-107 when they faced the Pelicans. When talking about rebounding, Atlanta allowed New Orleans to collect 47 in total (13 on the offensive glass). They finished 37.5% from three-point range by shooting 12 out of 32 and finished the contest at 14 of 21 at the free throw line (66.7%). The Hawks permitted the Pelicans to knock down 45 of their 91 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 49.5% in this contest. Overall, the Hawks ended up shooting 38 out of 85 from the floor which had them shooting 44.7%. Pertaining to shooting from 3-point land, Atlanta made 12 out of their 36 attempts (33.3%). They were able to bury 19 of the free throws for a clip of 76.0%. The Pelicans earned 19 fouls in the matchup which took the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 25 shots. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 4 steals in the matchup. The Hawks were able to collect 31 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 41 in this game.

Bogdan Bogdanovic ended up being a factor for the Hawks for the game. Bogdanovic recorded 22 points in his 31 mins of playing time and accumulated 2 assists for the game. He knocked down 7 out of 13 in this game for a rate of 53.8%, and had 3 rebounds.

Atlanta has a win-loss record of 27-28 for the year. The Hawks are responsible for committing 19.2 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 81.6% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 24.6 times per game (20th in the NBA) and they turn it over 12.8 times per contest. Atlanta has tallied 6,387 points so far this season (116.1 per contest) and they average 43.6 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Hawks are shooting 47.9% from the floor, which ranks them 12th in basketball.

The Atlanta defense gives up 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc (642 of 1,842) and opponents are making 80.3% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 25.7 dimes and 45.7 rebounds per game, which is 19th and 28th in the league. The Hawks on the defensive end are ranked 20th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 116.5. They are forcing their opponents into 14.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.7% from the floor (21st in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Atlanta and under the total points

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