Brooklyn Nets vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 10/23/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Brooklyn (+8.0)

The Atlanta Hawks (36-46 last year) welcome the Brooklyn Nets (32-50 last season) at State Farm Arena on Wednesday. Brooklyn opens this matchup as 8.0-point dogs. The total is set at 221.5.

The Nets stepped onto the hardwood against the 76ers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 107-86 in their last game. Brooklyn finished having earned a 38.6% field goal percentage (32 of 83) and buried 9 of 34 shots from downtown. At the free throw line, the Nets buried 13 of 17 tries for a percentage of 76.5%. In regard to hauling in boards, they earned 59 with 17 of them being offensive. They also doled out 22 dimes for the contest while forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When it comes to defense, Brooklyn allowed the other team to go 42.7% from the floor on 41 out of 96 shooting. Philadelphia dished out 28 assists and had 13 steals for this game. In addition, Philadelphia collected 51 rebounds (16 offensive, 35 defensive) and earned 5 rejections. Philadelphia ended up going 73.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 11 of their 15 attempts. They made 14 out of their 44 attempts from 3-point land. When talking about personal fouls, the Nets ended up finishing with 20 and the 76ers accounted for 24 personal fouls.

Cam Thomas is one player who was important in this matchup. He finished with 18 points on 5 out of 12 shooting. He played for 27 mins played and also totaled 3 rebounds. Thomas finished the contest at 41.7% from the field and also distributed 2 dimes.

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Brooklyn will play this contest after finishing with a win-loss mark of 32-50 last season. They turned it over 13.1 times per game and as a team committed 18.5 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Brooklyn pulled in 44.1 rebounds per game and accumulated 2,102 dimes throughout last year, which ranked 20th in the league in terms of passing. The Nets shot 36.2% on shots from distance (1,089 of 3,010) and 75.6% from the free throw line. They averaged 110.4 points per outing (25th in the league) while connecting on 45.6% from the floor.

When they were on the defensive end, the Nets were able to force their opponents into 12.6 turnovers per game while drawing 18.2 fouls. They were ranked 7th in the league in allowing assists 2,088 conceded last season. The Nets defense allowed a shooting percentage of 47.0% (3,410 of 7,255) and they relinquished 44.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They conceded 37.2% on shots from downtown and they were 15th in basketball in points per game allowed (113.3).

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Hawks took a loss by a score of 157-115 against the Pacers. The Hawks earned 29 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 44 in the matchup. They also turned it over 19 times, while recording 8 steals for the matchup. The Pacers were called for 13 fouls in this matchup which got the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 27 shots. They were able to convert 25 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 92.6%. When it comes to 3-point shots, Atlanta converted 12 of 36 attempts (33.3%). When the game finished, the Hawks ended up going 39 out of 89 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.8%. The Hawks allowed the Pacers to make 65 of their 100 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 65.0% in this matchup. They went 52.8% from three-point range via 19 out of 36 and finished the contest at 8 of 10 at the charity stripe (80.0%). In relation to how they cleaned up the glass, Atlanta allowed Indiana to pull down 53 in all (16 offensive).

Dejounte Murray pitched in for the Hawks for the contest. He made 13 of 19 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 68.4%, and had 3 rebounds. Murray scored 32 points in his 31 mins of playing time and accounted for 3 assists in this game.

Atlanta had a mark of 36-46 last season. The Hawks committed 18.6 personal fouls per contest and they shot 79.7% from the free throw line. They dished out assists 26.6 times per game (16th in the NBA) and they turned it over 13.5 times per contest. Atlanta accumulated 9,703 pts last year (118.3 per contest) and they pulled down 44.7 boards per game. As an offense, the Hawks hit 46.5% from the floor, which was ranked 21st in the NBA.

The Atlanta defense surrendered 38.4% on shots from distance (1,147 of 2,987) and their opponents knocked down 79.2% of their foul shots. They gave up 28.2 dimes and 44.2 boards per contest, which ranked them 25th and 20th in the league. The Hawks on the defensive side of the court were 28th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 120.5. They were able to force 14.1 turnovers per game and let teams shoot 49.5% from the floor (28th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta (-8.0)

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