Atlanta Hawks vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 11/17/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Sunday, November 17, 2024

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

Moda Center is the site where the Portland Trail Blazers (5-8) will take on the Atlanta Hawks (5-7) on Sunday.

The Hawks faced off with the Celtics and went home with a win by a final score of 117-116 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Hawks finished with 17 and the Celtics had 12 personal fouls. They converted 18 of their 45 shots from downtown. Boston walked away from this one shooting 81.5% when shooting free throws by converting 22 of their 27 tries. Furthermore, Boston snagged 34 rebounds (6 offensive, 28 defensive) and added 2 blocked shots. Boston earned 28 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. Regarding the defense, Atlanta allowed the other team to shoot 50.7% from the floor on 38 of 75 shooting. They also doled out 35 assists in the matchup while forcing the opposition into 20 turnovers and having 16 steals. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they compiled 45 with 20 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Hawks converted 7 of 13 tries for a rate of 53.8%. Atlanta wrapped up the contest having earned a 50.0% FG percentage (50 out of 100) and converted 10 out of their 32 three-point attempts.

Dyson Daniels is one guy who was a major factor for the game. He racked up 28 points on 12 out of 21 shooting. He was on the court for 41 minutes and also pulled down 3 rebounds. Daniels finished the game at 57.1% from the floor and also totaled 7 assists.

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Atlanta enters this game with a record of 5-7 for the campaign. They are turning it over 15.7 times per game and as a unit they commit 19.6 fouls every game. As a team, Atlanta is pulling down 42.7 rebounds per game and has racked up 343 assists for the year, which has them ranked 4th in the league in terms of passing. The Hawks are shooting 34.8% on three-point attempts (149 of 428) and 76.6% from the charity stripe. They average 116.2 points per game (9th in the NBA) while shooting 46.8% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Hawks are able to force 16.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.5 personal fouls. They are conceding 39.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 29th in the league in points per game allowed (121.2). The Hawks defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 47.4% (508 of 1,071) and they relinquish 44.3 boards per contest as a team. They are 23rd in the NBA in giving up assists with 316 surrendered on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Trail Blazers got the victory with a final of 106-98 when they faced the Timberwolves. When talking about rebounding, Portland permitted Minnesota to snag 41 overall (13 offensive). They went 17.9% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 7 of 39 and finished the game at 17 out of 22 at the charity stripe (77.3%). The Trail Blazers permitted the Timberwolves to convert 37 of 94 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 39.4% in the game. In all, the Trail Blazers walked away from this one shooting 38 out of 83 from the floor which had them sitting at 45.8%. In relation to three-point attempts, Portland buried 9 of 25 tries (36.0%). They were able to make 21 of them for a percentage of 91.3%. The Timberwolves earned 19 fouls for the matchup which got the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They also gave up possession 20 times, while recording 10 steals in the matchup. The Trail Blazers pulled down 36 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 47 for the contest.

Shaedon Sharpe pitched in for the Trail Blazers for the contest. He converted 12 out of 23 in this game for a field goal rate of 52.2%, and had 6 rebounds. Sharpe recorded 33 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and accumulated 1 assist in the game.

Portland has a win-loss mark of 5-8 for the season. As an offense, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 43.4% from the floor, which ranks 27th in the NBA. Portland has tallied 1,389 pts this season (106.8 per game) and they collect 43.9 boards per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 21.1 times per contest (30th in basketball) and they cough up possession 16.7 times per game. The Trail Blazers have committed 19.1 fouls every game and they go 77.7% from the free throw line.

The Trail Blazers on defense are ranked 21st in the league in PPG surrendered with 114.5. They have forced 16.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.0% from the floor (19th in the NBA). The Portland defense allows 35.8% from downtown (187 of 522) and their opponents are knocking down 79.3% of their foul shots. They allow 27.6 dimes and 45.3 boards per game, ranking them 25th and 22nd in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Portland

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