Atlanta Hawks vs Indiana Pacers Prediction, 1/5/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Indiana Pacers

Date: Friday, January 5, 2024

Location: Gainbridge Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, IN

TV: Bally Sports Indiana

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (+4)

Gainbridge Fieldhouse is where the Indiana Pacers (19-14) will attempt to defeat the Atlanta Hawks (14-19) on Friday. Indiana opens this matchup as 4-point favorites. The over/under is set at 261.

The Hawks faced the Thunder and went home with a win by a final score of 141-138 in their last game. Atlanta walked away from the game with a 50.5% field goal percentage (48 out of 95) and buried 14 of 39 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the Hawks made 31 of 33 tries for a rate of 93.9%. Regarding grabbing boards, they collected 49 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 30 assists in this contest as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In regard to defending, Atlanta let their opponent shoot 54.9% from the floor on 50 of 91 shooting. Oklahoma City totaled 30 dimes and had 10 steals for this contest. On top of that, Oklahoma City had 37 rebounds (9 offensive, 28 defensive) and got 5 blocks. Oklahoma City went 76.9% when shooting free throws by making 20 of their 26 tries. They buried 18 out of their 36 attempts from three-point range. Concerning personal fouls, the Hawks left the arena with 21 and the Thunder finished the game with 23 personal fouls.

Jalen Johnson is one player who came through in this matchup. Johnson went 61.1% from the floor and also totaled 3 assists. He was on the court for 29 mins and also grabbed 7 boards. He ended up with 28 points on 11 out of 18 shooting.

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Atlanta enters this game with a mark of 14-19 this year. They currently have an average of 122.8 points per game (3rd in the NBA) while shooting 47.1% from the floor. The Hawks are shooting 37.1% on shots from distance (474 of 1,278) and 82.8% from the free throw line. As a unit, Atlanta is pulling down 44.7 boards per contest and has tallied 862 assists for the season, which is 19th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 13.7 times per game and as a team are committing 19.2 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Hawks are able to force 14.6 turnovers every game and they draw 20.1 fouls. They are currently ranked 25th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 945 relinquished for the year. The Hawks defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 50.1% (1,508 of 3,008) and they surrender 43.8 boards per game as a group. They are relinquishing 38.3% on shots from distance and they are ranked 28th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (123.2).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Pacers took home the win by a final score of 142-130 when they played the Bucks. In the matter of rebounding, Indiana allowed Milwaukee to snag 42 overall (10 offensive). They shot 37.8% from beyond the arc by shooting 14 out of 37 and ended up going 24 out of 32 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Pacers allowed the Bucks to knock down 46 of 92 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 50.0% for this contest. When the game finished, the Pacers went 50 out of 90 from the floor which gave them a rate of 55.6%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Indiana buried 14 of their 35 attempts (40.0%). They were able to bury 28 of those for a clip of 82.4%. The Bucks had 25 personal fouls for the game which took the Pacers to the free throw line for a total of 34 attempts. They gave up possession 10 times, while earning 7 steals in the matchup. The Pacers collected 37 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 in this matchup.

Tyrese Haliburton pitched in for the Pacers in this game. Haliburton totaled 31 points in his 34 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 12 assists for this game. He buried 10 out of 20 for the matchup for a rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 2 rebounds.

Indiana has a win-loss mark of 19-14 so far this year. The Pacers are responsible for committing 22.5 fouls per contest and they connect on 79.6% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 30.7 times per game (1st in the league) and they are turning it over 13.4 times per game. Indiana has scored 4,188 pts on the year (126.9 per contest) and they pull in 40.5 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Pacers are shooting 50.8% from the floor, which is ranked 1st in the NBA.

The Pacers on defense are ranked 29th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 124.6. They are forcing 14.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 50.3% from the floor (30th in basketball). The Indiana defense concedes 38.3% on 3-pointers (354 of 924) and their opponents are converting on 81.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 25.2 dimes and 42.9 boards every game, which ranks them 9th and 10th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Indiana (-4)

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