Cleveland Cavaliers vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 1/20/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Cleveland Cavaliers vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Saturday, January 20, 2024

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

State Farm Arena is the site where the Atlanta Hawks (17-23) will try to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers (24-15) on Saturday.

The Cavaliers faced the Bucks and went home with a win by a final score of 135-95 in their last game. Cleveland wrapped up the contest with a 59.1% field goal percentage (55 out of 93) and converted 12 of their 28 shots from distance. At the free throw line, the Cavaliers converted 13 of their 19 tries for a rate of 68.4%. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 55 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 36 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. In terms of defense, Cleveland allowed the other team to go 40.0% from the floor on 38 of 95 shooting. Milwaukee earned 19 assists and had 6 steals for this game. In addition, Milwaukee pulled down 36 rebounds (9 offensive, 27 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Milwaukee ended up shooting 70.0% at the charity stripe by making 7 of 10 tries. They made 12 of their 42 attempts from three-point range. In reference to personal fouls, the Cavaliers finished with 9 while the Bucks finished the game with 18 personal fouls.

Georges Niang is a guy who played a role for this game. He ended up walking away with 33 points on 13 out of 14 shooting. He played for 27 minutes played and also snagged 5 rebounds. Niang ended up shooting 92.9% from the field and distributed 2 dimes.

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Cleveland will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 24-15 this season. They are averaging 113.6 pts per contest (20th in the NBA) while connecting on 47.6% from the floor. The Cavaliers are connecting on 35.4% on shots from distance (505 of 1,427) and 76.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Cleveland is collecting 45.2 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,040 assists for the campaign, which ranks 20th in the NBA in terms of passing. They cough up possession 13.9 times per game and as a team they are committing 19.1 fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Cavaliers are forcing 14.1 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.5 personal fouls. They relinquish 35.4% from 3-point land and they are ranked 2nd in the league in PPG allowed (110.3). The Cavaliers defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.8% (1,562 of 3,414) and they surrender 42.1 boards per game as a team. They currently rank 1st in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 939 surrendered so far this year.

For their last game, the Hawks walked away with a victory by a final of 106-104 against the Magic. When it comes to cleaning the glass, Atlanta permitted Orlando to grab 40 in all (16 offensive). They finished shooting 28.6% from three-point range by going 10 of 35 and finished the contest at 16 out of 22 at the charity stripe (72.7%). The Hawks allowed the Magic to make 39 out of their 88 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.3% in this matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the Hawks walked away from this one shooting 39 out of 76 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 51.3%. In the matter of 3-point shots, Atlanta made 8 of 25 attempts (32.0%). They were able to make 20 of them for a rate of 90.9%. The Magic earned 22 fouls in this matchup which got the Hawks to the charity stripe for 22 attempts. They also turned the ball over 23 times, while earning 8 steals for the matchup. The Hawks snagged 31 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 in the matchup.

Dejounte Murray ended up having an impact for the Hawks for the game. He knocked down 11 of 18 in this contest for a rate of 61.1%, and added 5 rebounds. Murray scored 26 points in his 36 mins on the hardwood and earned 5 assists for this game.

Atlanta has a mark of 17-23 on the season. The Hawks have committed 19.0 fouls per game and they connect on 81.4% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 25.7 times per game (20th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.2 times per game. Atlanta has 4,838 points on the year (121.0 per game) and they grab 44.9 boards per game. When it comes to offense, the Hawks are connecting on 46.6% from the field, which is ranked 20th in the NBA.

The Hawks on the defensive side of the court are 28th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 123.0. They are able to force 14.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 50.1% from the field (29th in the league). The Atlanta defense allows 38.3% on three-point shots (543 of 1,418) and their opposition makes 78.5% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 29.1 dimes and 44.4 boards per game, which ranks them 29th and 21st in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Cleveland

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