Atlanta Hawks vs Sacramento Kings Prediction, 11/18/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Sacramento Kings

Date: Monday, November 18, 2024

Location: Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, CA

TV: NBC Sports California

The Atlanta Hawks (5-7) are headed to Golden 1 Center on Monday where they will meet the Sacramento Kings (7-5).

The Hawks faced the Celtics and earned the victory with a final of 117-116 in their last game. Atlanta walked away from the game with a 50.0% FG percentage (50 of 100) and buried 10 of their 32 shots from beyond the arc. When they shot from the free throw line, the Hawks made 7 of 13 shots for a percentage of 53.8%. With regard to getting rebounds, they earned 45 with 20 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 35 assists for the matchup in addition to creating 20 turnovers and getting 16 steals. In the matter of defense, Atlanta allowed their opponent to shoot 50.7% from the floor on 38 out of 75 shooting. Boston doled out 28 assists and had 7 steals for this contest. Moreover, Boston totaled 34 rebounds (6 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 2 blocked shots. Boston finished the game at 81.5% when shooting free throws by burying 22 of 27 tries. They also buried 18 of 45 tries from 3-point range. With respect to personal fouls, the Hawks finished with 17 while the Celtics totaled 12 personal fouls.

Dyson Daniels is one player who was a factor for this game. He recorded 28 points on 12 of 21 shooting. He was on the court for 41 mins and collected 3 boards. Daniels finished shooting 57.1% from the field and distributed 7 assists.

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Atlanta will enter this matchup with a mark of 5-7 so far this year. They currently have an average of 116.2 points per outing (9th in basketball) while going 46.8% from the floor. The Hawks are hitting 34.8% on shots from downtown (149 of 428) and 76.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Atlanta is pulling down 42.7 boards per game and has accounted for 343 assists for the season, which ranks 4th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 15.7 times per game and as a unit they are committing 19.6 fouls per contest.

On the defensive end, the Hawks have forced 16.8 turnovers per game while drawing 20.5 personal fouls. They rank 23rd in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 316 relinquished so far this season. The Hawks defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.4% (508 of 1,071) and they relinquish 44.3 boards per contest as a unit. They surrender 39.9% on shots from distance and they are 29th in basketball in opponents PPG (121.2).

When they last played, the Kings went home victorious with a score of 127-104 when they played the Suns. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Sacramento allowed Phoenix to collect 40 in total (19 offensive). They went 30.2% from distance by connecting on 13 of 43 and walked away from this one shooting 19 of 26 from the free throw line (73.1%). The Kings permitted the Suns to make 36 out of 97 attempts from the field which had them shooting 37.1% for the game. Overall, the Kings shot 50 out of 78 from the field which had them shooting 64.1%. In regard to 3-pointers, Sacramento buried 15 out of 28 tries (53.6%). They were able to convert 12 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 70.6%. The Suns were called for 12 fouls in this matchup which took the Kings to the charity stripe for a total of 17 attempts. They gave up possession of the ball 17 times, while getting 7 steals in this matchup. The Kings pulled down 39 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 45 for the game.

De'Aaron Fox pitched in for the Kings in the game. Fox earned 29 points in his 32 minutes on the hardwood and had 10 assists in this contest. He buried 11 of 17 for the contest for a field goal rate of 64.7%, and added 6 rebounds.

Sacramento has a win-loss record of 7-5 for the year. In terms of offensive execution, the Kings are hitting on 49.1% from the floor, which ranks 4th in the league. Sacramento has scored 1,398 points so far this year (116.5 per contest) and they collect 43.3 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 25.0 times per game (21st in the league) and they are giving up possession 13.7 times per contest. The Kings are committing 20.0 personal fouls per game and they hit 83.8% from the free throw line.

The Sacramento defense concedes 37.0% on 3-point shots (180 of 487) and their opponents are knocking down 79.7% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 25.9 assists and 42.6 rebounds per game, ranking them 15th and 12th in the NBA. The Kings are ranked 14th in the league in points given up per game with 112.5. They are able to force 15.6 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.0% from the field (5th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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