Atlanta Hawks vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 4/6/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Saturday, April 6, 2024

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Atlanta Hawks (36-41) are hitting the road to Ball Arena on Saturday where they will attempt to beat the Denver Nuggets (53-24).

The Hawks faced the Mavericks and went home with a loss by a final score of 109-95 in their last contest. Atlanta wrapped up the game having earned a 40.0% field goal percentage (34 of 85) and made 13 of their 38 shots from beyond the arc. From the free throw line, the Hawks made 14 of 21 shots for a rate of 66.7%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they compiled 56 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 21 dimes in this contest while creating 14 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When it comes to the defense, Atlanta allowed 40.4% from the floor on 38 out of 94 shooting. Dallas earned 20 assists and had 7 steals for this game. In addition, Dallas collected 53 rebounds (11 offensive, 42 defensive) and earned 2 rejections. Dallas finished the game at 88.2% from the charity stripe by converting 15 of 17 shots. They converted 18 of 49 tries from beyond the arc. With respect to personal fouls, the Hawks walked away with 22 while the Mavericks racked up 17 personal fouls.

Bogdan Bogdanovic is one player who was a factor in this contest. Bogdanovic finished the game shooting 40.0% from the field and also dished out 2 assists. He was on the court for 36 mins and collected 7 rebounds. He accounted for 17 points on 6 out of 15 shooting.

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Atlanta steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 36-41 so far this season. They are losing possession via turnover 12.7 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 18.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Atlanta is collecting 42.9 boards per game and has totaled 2,039 assists on the season, which is 14th in the league in terms of passing. The Hawks are hitting 36.7% on shots from downtown (1,064 of 2,903) and 79.8% from the charity stripe. They average 118.8 pts per contest (5th in basketball) while hitting 46.7% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Hawks are able to force 13.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.4 fouls. They are conceding 38.1% on 3-point shots while they are 27th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (120.0). The Hawks defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 49.2% (3,421 of 6,960) and they relinquish 42.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They are ranked 25th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,152 conceded this year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Nuggets took a loss by a final score of 102-100 when they faced the Clippers. The Nuggets snagged 45 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 51 in this matchup. They also turned it over 13 times, while getting 3 steals in this game. The Clippers were called for 20 fouls in this matchup which got the Nuggets to the free throw line for 25 shots. They were able to make 17 of those for a rate of 68.0%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, Denver knocked down 11 out of their 35 attempts (31.4%). At the conclusion of this game, the Nuggets finished shooting 36 out of 83 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.4%. The Nuggets permitted the Clippers to knock down 34 of their 90 tries from the floor which had them shooting 37.8% in this contest. They finished shooting 21.2% from distance by going 7 of 33 and ended up going 27 out of 32 at the free throw line (84.4%). In the matter of rebounding, Denver permitted Los Angeles to get 48 in all (7 offensive).

Nikola Jokic ended up having an impact for the Nuggets for this contest. Jokic earned 36 points in his 40 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 10 dimes in this contest. He buried 14 out of 24 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 58.3%, and totaled 17 rebounds.

Denver has a win-loss mark of 53-24 for the season. As an offense, the Nuggets are shooting 49.4% from the floor, which ranks them 5th in the league. Denver has accounted for 8,803 pts this year (114.3 per game) and they pull in 41.2 boards per game. They are earning an assist 29.3 times per contest (3rd in basketball) and they turn the ball over 11.7 times per contest. The Nuggets commit 18.2 fouls per contest and they shoot 76.4% from the charity stripe.

The Nuggets on the defensive end are ranked 6th in basketball in points given up per game with 109.6. They are forcing 11.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.2% from the field (6th in the league). The Denver defense allows 35.5% on shots from beyond the arc (861 of 2,423) and their opponents are converting on 77.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 25.8 dimes and 39.5 rebounds per contest, which ranks 9th and 3rd in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Denver

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