Atlanta Hawks vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 10/27/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Sunday, October 27, 2024

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Atlanta Hawks (2-0) are on their way to Paycom Center on Sunday where they will try to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder (1-0).

The Hawks faced off with the Hornets and earned the victory with a final of 125-120 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Hawks walked away with 28 while the Hornets finished the game with 28 fouls. They also converted 21 of their 51 tries from long range. Charlotte finished the contest at 80.6% when shooting free throws by burying 25 of their 31 tries. In addition, Charlotte pulled down 28 rebounds (10 offensive, 18 defensive) and had 9 rejections. Charlotte recorded 22 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. In relation to defense, Atlanta allowed their opponent to shoot 38.5% from the field on 37 of 96 shooting. They also dished out 25 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and getting 11 steals. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 54 with 18 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Hawks converted 33 of 38 shots for a rate of 86.8%. Atlanta wrapped up the game having earned a 48.1% FG percentage (39 of 81) and converted 14 of their 38 shots from distance.

Jalen Johnson is someone who played a role for this game. He left the arena with 16 points on 4 out of 15 shooting. He saw the court for 41 minutes played and collected 7 rebounds. Johnson shot 26.7% from the floor and distributed 3 assists.

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Atlanta enters this game with a win-loss mark of 2-0 on the season. They average 122.5 pts per contest (5th in the league) while going 48.4% from the field. The Hawks are hitting 34.8% on shots from distance (23 of 66) and 78.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Atlanta is pulling down 42.0 rebounds per game and has tallied 50 assists on the season, which has them ranked 12th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 15.0 times per contest and as a squad they commit 24.0 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Hawks have forced 18.5 turnovers per game and they draw 30.0 fouls. They are conceding 40.4% on shots from distance and they are 21st in the league in points per game from their opponents (118.0). The Hawks defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 41.2% (77 of 187) and they concede 48.0 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 13th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 43 surrendered on the campaign.

In their last game, the Thunder walked away with a victory by a final of 102-87 against the Nuggets. The Thunder were able to pull down 34 defensive boards and 4 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 in the matchup. They coughed it up 12 times, while getting 9 steals in the matchup. The Nuggets committed 12 personal fouls in this game which got the Thunder to the free throw line for a total of 12 tries. They were able to convert 8 of them for a percentage of 66.7%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, Oklahoma City buried 8 of their 36 tries (22.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Thunder walked away from this one shooting 43 out of 101 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.6%. The Thunder permitted the Nuggets to bury 35 of 98 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 35.7% for the game. They finished 18.4% from behind the 3-point line by going 7 out of 38 and ended up shooting 10 of 14 from the free throw line (71.4%). Regarding team rebounding, Oklahoma City permitted Denver to get 42 in total (6 on the offensive glass).

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander pitched in for the Thunder for the game. Gilgeous-Alexander had 28 points in his 36 minutes on the court and added 8 dimes for this game. He buried 11 of 24 for the game for a field goal rate of 45.8%, and totaled 7 rebounds.

Oklahoma City has a mark of 1-0 for the season. The Thunder commit 15.0 fouls every game and they hit 66.7% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 23.0 times per contest (22nd in basketball) and they turn the ball over 12.0 times per contest. Oklahoma City has scored 102 points this season (102.0 per game) and they grab 49.0 boards per game. As an offense, the Thunder are connecting on 42.6% from the field, which is 22nd in basketball.

The Oklahoma City defense concedes 18.4% on shots from distance (7 of 38) and their opposition knocks down 71.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 29.0 dimes and 57.0 total boards per game, which is 24th and 29th in the NBA. The Thunder are ranked 1st in basketball in PPG surrendered with 87.0. They are forcing 16.0 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 35.7% from the field (2nd in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Oklahoma City and under the total points

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