Atlanta Hawks vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 1/22/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Monday, January 22, 2024

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

Golden 1 Center is where the Sacramento Kings (23-18) will meet the Atlanta Hawks (18-24) on Monday.

The Hawks faced off with the Cavaliers and went home with a loss by a final score of 116-95 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Hawks left the arena with 15 while the Cavaliers racked up 16 fouls. They converted 16 of their 43 tries from beyond the arc. Cleveland shot 87.5% at the free throw line by converting 14 of their 16 attempts. In addition, Cleveland grabbed 49 rebounds (4 offensive, 45 defensive) and got 4 blocks. Cleveland distributed 32 dimes and had 7 steals for the game. In reference to the defense, Atlanta allowed the other team to shoot 50.6% from the field on 43 of 85 shooting. They also doled out 25 assists for the matchup while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and having 5 steals. Regarding pulling down boards, they collected 45 with 11 of them being of the offensive variety. From the free throw line, the Hawks converted 10 of 15 tries for a rate of 66.7%. Atlanta ended with a 39.8% field goal percentage (37 of 93) and converted 11 of their 38 shots from 3-point land.

Dejounte Murray is a player who was a factor in this game. Murray finished the game shooting 52.6% from the floor and also earned 5 assists. He played 35 minutes and also totaled 9 rebounds. He walked away with 24 points on 10 of 19 shooting.

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Atlanta heads into this matchup with a record of 18-24 this year. They are turning it over 14.1 times per game and as a team they are committing 18.9 personal fouls every game. As a team, Atlanta is pulling in 44.7 rebounds per contest and has racked up 1,075 dimes for the year, which ranks 17th in basketball in terms of passing. The Hawks are shooting 36.1% on shots from distance (574 of 1,590) and 81.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 120.0 pts per game (5th in basketball) while going 46.4% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the Hawks are forcing their opponents into 14.9 turnovers every game while drawing 20.3 personal fouls. They rank 28th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,217 surrendered this season. The Hawks are giving up a field goal percentage of 50.0% (1,915 of 3,828) and they surrender 44.5 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 38.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 27th in the league in PPG allowed (122.5).

The last time they took the court, the Kings went home defeated by a final of 126-121 when they played the Pacers. The Kings were able to snag 30 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 38 for the matchup. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while recording 7 steals in this matchup. The Pacers earned 20 fouls for this contest which got the Kings to the free throw line for 32 shots. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw tries for a rate of 56.3%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, Sacramento converted 15 of their 37 tries (40.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Kings shot 44 out of 85 from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.8%. The Kings permitted the Pacers to make 49 of 89 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 55.1% for the matchup. They shot 39.4% from three-point range by going 13 out of 33 and ended up shooting 15 out of 19 at the charity stripe (78.9%). With respect to how they rebounded, Sacramento permitted Indiana to pull down 34 in all (4 on the offensive side).

Kevin Huerter was important for the Kings for this contest. Huerter totaled 31 points in his 39 mins of playing time and earned 4 dimes for the matchup. He knocked down 11 out of 17 in this game for a field goal percentage of 64.7%, and accumulated 2 rebounds.

Sacramento has a win-loss mark of 23-18 so far this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Kings are shooting 47.7% from the floor, which ranks them 12th in basketball. Sacramento has earned 4,848 points so far this season (118.2 per game) and they pull in 43.6 rebounds per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 28.9 times per contest (5th in the league) and they turn it over 13.6 times per game. The Kings are committing 20.3 personal fouls every game and they hit 72.5% from the free throw line.

The Sacramento defense allows 39.2% on 3-point attempts (549 of 1,402) and their opposition makes 80.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 27.4 assists and 42.9 rebounds every game, which is ranked 22nd and 13th in basketball. The Kings on the defensive end are ranked 21st in the league in points allowed per game with 118.0. They are forcing 14.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.7% from the floor (24th in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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