Atlanta Hawks vs New York Knicks Prediction, 3/5/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs New York Knicks

Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

Madison Square Garden is the site where the New York Knicks (36-25) will take on the Atlanta Hawks (26-34) on Tuesday.

The Hawks took the court against the Nets and ended up losing by a score of 114-102 in their last contest. Atlanta walked away from the game having earned a 42.5% FG percentage (37 out of 87) and knocked down 11 out of their 34 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Hawks knocked down 17 of 23 shots for a rate of 73.9%. Pertaining to pulling down rebounds, they collected 42 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 23 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and having 4 steals. Pertaining to defending, Atlanta let their opponent shoot 46.6% from the field on 41 out of 88 shooting. Brooklyn recorded 28 assists and had 6 steals in this game. Moreover, Brooklyn grabbed 45 rebounds (12 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Brooklyn walked away from this one shooting 77.3% when shooting free throws by making 17 of their 22 attempts. They also knocked down 15 out of their 32 shots from distance. With respect to personal fouls, the Hawks ended up finishing with 19 while the Nets recorded 19 personal fouls.

Saddiq Bey is a guy who was important for this game. He finished with 23 points on 8 out of 14 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 35 minutes and grabbed 3 rebounds. Bey finished the game shooting 57.1% from the field and also distributed 2 assists.

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Atlanta will play this contest with a mark of 26-34 for the season. They have an average of 120.4 points per contest (5th in basketball) while going 46.5% from the floor. The Hawks are hitting 35.9% on shots from downtown (811 of 2,259) and 81.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Atlanta is pulling down 45.1 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,568 assists on the campaign, which is 19th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 13.4 times per game and as a team are committing 18.6 fouls on a nightly basis.

On defense, the Hawks are able to force 14.3 turnovers every game while drawing 20.3 fouls. They give up 38.8% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 29th in basketball in points per game allowed (122.7). The Hawks defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 49.8% (2,735 of 5,495) and they concede 44.8 boards per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 25th in the NBA in allowing assists with 1,716 conceded for the season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Knicks went home victorious with a score of 107-98 against the Cavaliers. In regard to attacking the glass, New York permitted Cleveland to pull down 39 in total (10 offensive). They went 38.6% from three-point range by shooting 17 out of 44 and walked away from this one shooting 3 of 8 from the free throw line (37.5%). The Knicks permitted the Cavaliers to convert 39 of their 87 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 44.8% for the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Knicks shot 42 for 86 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.8%. In regard to 3-point shots, New York knocked down 16 out of 39 attempts (41.0%). They were able to knock down 7 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 70.0%. The Cavaliers were called for 11 fouls in this game which took the Knicks to the charity stripe for 10 tries. They also turned the ball over 9 times, while earning 8 steals in the matchup. The Knicks corralled 37 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 47 for the game.

Donte DiVincenzo ended up having an impact for the Knicks in this contest. DiVincenzo tallied 28 points in his 39 mins of playing time and earned 4 dimes for this game. He made 11 of 22 for the matchup for a rate of 50.0%, and had 6 rebounds.

New York has a mark of 36-25 so far this season. As an offensive unit, the Knicks are shooting 46.4% from the floor, which is 23rd in the NBA. New York has scored 6,920 pts for the season (113.4 per contest) and they snag 45.8 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 23.9 times per contest (29th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 13.2 times per game. The Knicks commit 17.8 fouls per contest and they shoot 78.3% from the charity stripe.

The New York defense concedes 37.3% on shots from distance (793 of 2,124) and their opposition knocks down 75.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 26.0 dimes and 40.5 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 10th and 2nd in the league. The Knicks on defense are ranked 3rd in the league in PPG allowed with 109.7. They are forcing 13.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.4% from the field (16th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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