Washington Wizards vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 2/28/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Tuesday, February 28, 2023

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

The Washington Wizards are hitting the road to State Farm Arena on Tuesday where they will attempt to beat the Atlanta Hawks.

The Wizards stepped onto the hardwood against the Bulls and took a loss by a final of 102-82 in their last contest. Washington ended the game having earned a 42.1% FG percentage (32 of 76) and knocked down 6 of 28 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Wizards converted 12 of 23 attempts for a rate of 52.2%. In relation to hauling in rebounds, they earned 42 with 12 of them being offensive. They also doled out 22 assists for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When talking about the defense, Washington allowed the other team to shoot 50.6% from the floor on 40 out of 79 shooting. Chicago doled out 21 assists and had 7 steals in the matchup. Furthermore, Chicago pulled down 39 rebounds (8 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 1 block. Chicago finished 82.4% from the charity stripe by knocking down 14 of 17 shots. They also knocked down 8 of 30 attempts from long range. When it comes to fouls, the Wizards walked away with 18 while the Bulls accounted for 19 fouls.

Bradley Beal is someone who came through in this matchup. He ended up with 18 points on 7 of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 37 mins and also totaled 7 boards. Beal went 41.2% from the floor and also earned 8 dimes.

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Washington heads into this game with a record of 28-32 for the season. They cough up possession 14.3 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 19.1 fouls every game. As a unit, Washington is pulling in 43.8 rebounds per game and has totaled 1,516 dimes so far this season, which is 15th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Wizards are connecting on 35.9% on shots from downtown (687 of 1,916) and 78.3% from the charity stripe. They average 113.0 pts per game (20th in the NBA) while hitting 48.4% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Wizards are able to force 12.3 turnovers per game and they draw 19.6 fouls. They concede 35.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 15th in the league in points per game from their opponents (113.2). The Wizards defense is giving up a shooting percentage of 46.5% (2,510 of 5,394) and they surrender 43.0 boards per game as a group. They are 5th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,423 conceded so far this year.

The last time they took the court, the Hawks walked away with a victory by a final of 129-127 against the Nets. When discussing how they rebounded, Atlanta allowed Brooklyn to pull down 37 in total (6 offensive). They shot 35.9% from three-point range by shooting 14 of 39 and finished the contest at 27 of 29 at the free throw line (93.1%). The Hawks permitted the Nets to make 43 of 87 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 49.4% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Hawks ended up shooting 45 out of 90 from the field which had them shooting 50.0%. In regard to three-point attempts, Atlanta converted 16 of their 30 attempts (53.3%). They were able to convert 23 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 82.1%. The Nets were called for 21 fouls for this game which took the Hawks to the charity stripe for a total of 28 shots. They coughed up the ball 15 times, while recording 7 steals for the matchup. The Hawks pulled down 33 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 46 in this matchup.

Trae Young ended up being important for the Hawks in this contest. He knocked down 12 out of 26 for the contest giving him a rate of 46.2%, and had 3 rebounds. Young totaled 34 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 8 assists for this game.

Atlanta has a win-loss record of 31-30 for the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Hawks are shooting 48.0% from the floor, which ranks 11th in the NBA. Atlanta has 7,132 pts this year (116.9 per contest) and they average 43.9 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 24.6 times per game (19th in the league) and they turn it over 12.8 times per contest. The Hawks commit 19.0 fouls per contest and they connect on 81.8% from the charity stripe.

The Atlanta defense concedes 34.9% on shots from 3-point land (721 of 2,063) and their opponents are connecting on 80.7% of their free throw shots. They allow 25.5 assists and 45.2 total boards per game, which is 14th and 26th in basketball. The Hawks on the defensive end are ranked 21st in basketball in PPG given up with 117.0. They have forced 14.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.8% from the field (21st in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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