Atlanta Hawks vs New York Knicks Prediction, 12/11/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs New York Knicks

Date: Wednesday, December 11, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: ESPN

The Atlanta Hawks (13-12) are headed to Madison Square Garden on Wednesday where they will try to beat the New York Knicks (15-9).

The Hawks faced the Nuggets and took a loss by a final of 141-111 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Hawks ended up walking away with 22 and the Nuggets recorded 22 personal fouls. They also converted 12 out of their 27 shots from long range. Denver walked away from this one shooting 70.8% at the free throw line by making 17 of 24 tries. On top of that, Denver snagged 43 rebounds (7 offensive, 36 defensive) and added 2 blocks. Denver dished out 43 dimes and had 9 steals for the game. With regard to defending, Atlanta allowed the other team to go 62.9% from the floor on 56 out of 89 shooting. They also distributed 26 assists in the game as well as forcing the opposition into 20 turnovers and earning 12 steals. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 45 with 19 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Hawks converted 20 of their 27 attempts for a percentage of 74.1%. Atlanta finished with a 40.6% FG percentage (41 of 101) and made 9 out of their 40 shots from 3-point land.

De'Andre Hunter is a guy who was a major factor for the game. Hunter finished the contest at 35.0% from the floor and earned 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 24 mins and also totaled 3 boards. He scored 20 points on 7 of 20 shooting.

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Atlanta comes into this game with a mark of 13-12 on the campaign. They are losing possession via turnover 16.2 times per game and as a team they are committing 19.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Atlanta is pulling in 45.9 rebounds per game and has racked up 750 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 2nd in the league in terms of passing. The Hawks are shooting 34.1% on 3-pointers (308 of 904) and 78.6% from the free throw line. They are averaging 117.1 pts per game (8th in the NBA) on 46.3% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Hawks are forcing their opponents into 16.6 turnovers per game and they draw 20.4 personal fouls. They are 27th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 690 surrendered for the campaign. The Hawks defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 47.1% (1,076 of 2,286) and they surrender 44.3 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 38.7% from beyond the arc while they are 28th in the NBA in points per game allowed (119.8).

The last time they took the court, the Knicks walked away with a victory by a final of 113-108 against the Raptors. The Knicks corralled 34 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 40 for the matchup. They also coughed it up 10 times, while earning 7 steals for the matchup. The Raptors earned 16 personal fouls for this contest which took the Knicks to the free throw line for a total of 19 shots. They were able to convert 12 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 63.2%. In reference to shooting from beyond the arc, New York converted 17 of their 40 attempts (42.5%). At the conclusion of this game, the Knicks shot 42 for 82 from the field which gave them a rate of 51.2%. The Knicks allowed the Raptors to bury 43 of their 96 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.8% for the contest. They finished 37.1% from distance by connecting on 13 out of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 9 out of 11 at the free throw line (81.8%). In the matter of cleaning the glass, New York permitted Toronto to grab 51 overall (17 on the offensive side).

Karl-Anthony Towns pitched in for the Knicks for the game. He made 7 of 13 in this contest for a rate of 53.8%, and tallied 15 rebounds. Towns earned 24 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and had 6 assists for the contest.

New York has a win-loss record of 15-9 this season. The Knicks commit 17.4 fouls per contest and they go 81.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 28.1 times per contest (7th in the league) and they are giving up possession 12.8 times per game. New York has accumulated 2,826 pts on the campaign (117.8 per contest) and they collect 42.0 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Knicks are shooting 50.1% from the field, which is ranked 2nd in basketball.

The Knicks on the defensive side of the court are 10th in the league in PPG given up with 111.0. They are forcing 13.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.6% from the floor (16th in the NBA). The New York defense surrenders 36.8% on shots from 3-point land (338 of 919) and opponents are making 78.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 25.6 dimes and 40.4 total rebounds per game, ranking them 13th and 1st in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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