Dallas Mavericks vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 1/26/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Dallas Mavericks vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Friday, January 26, 2024

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

The Atlanta Hawks (18-26) will try to defeat the Dallas Mavericks (24-20) at State Farm Arena on Friday.

The Mavericks stepped onto the hardwood against the Suns and took a loss by a final of 132-109 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the Mavericks ended up finishing with 16 while the Suns had 20 fouls. They also made 14 out of their 34 tries from three-point range. Phoenix finished shooting 72.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 16 of 22 shots. On top of that, Phoenix snagged 49 rebounds (11 offensive, 38 defensive) and earned 3 blocks. Phoenix dished out 30 assists and had 10 steals for the matchup. In terms of defending, Dallas allowed 60.0% from the field on 51 of 85 shooting. They also recorded 25 assists for the matchup while forcing 15 turnovers and earning 4 steals. Pertaining to hauling in rebounds, they collected 33 with 10 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Mavericks converted 10 of 18 tries for a rate of 55.6%. Dallas wrapped up the game having earned a 46.1% FG percentage (41 of 89) and made 17 of 43 3-point attempts.

Luka Doncic is someone who was a contributor in this contest. Doncic finished 45.8% from the field and also recorded 9 assists. He saw the court for 39 minutes and collected 8 boards. He ended up scoring 34 points on 11 of 24 shooting.

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Dallas enters this one with a record of 24-20 so far this year. They turn it over 12.2 times per game and as a squad they are committing 18.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Dallas is pulling in 41.8 boards per game and has totaled 1,109 dimes this year, which is 21st in basketball in terms of passing. The Mavericks are hitting 36.9% on 3-pointers (667 of 1,809) and 75.5% from the free throw line. They have an average of 118.1 points per outing (8th in the league) while going 47.1% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Mavericks are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 21.3 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 36.5% on shots from distance and they rank 21st in the league in opponents points per game (117.8). The Mavericks defense is giving up a FG percentage of 48.3% (1,922 of 3,978) and they concede 46.4 boards per game as a squad. They are 22nd in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,203 conceded on the year.

When they last played, the Hawks went home defeated by a final of 134-112 when they faced the Warriors. In reference to cleaning up the glass, Atlanta allowed Golden State to pull down 49 in all (11 offensive). They finished 48.5% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 16 of 33 and finished the game at 16 of 22 from the free throw line (72.7%). The Hawks allowed the Warriors to convert 51 out of their 91 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 56.0% in the matchup. Overall, the Hawks walked away from this one shooting 39 for 94 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.5%. Regarding 3-point attempts, Atlanta converted 14 out of their 43 attempts (32.6%). They were able to knock down 20 of the free throws for a rate of 76.9%. The Warriors committed 18 fouls for the game which got the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 26 attempts. They turned it over 10 times, while recording 7 steals in the game. The Hawks corralled 32 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 45 in this matchup.

Dejounte Murray ended up being a factor for the Hawks for the matchup. Murray accumulated 23 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and totaled 7 dimes for this game. He knocked down 7 out of 19 for the game for a field goal percentage of 36.8%, and totaled 7 rebounds.

Atlanta has a record of 18-26 on the campaign. In terms of offensive execution, the Hawks are shooting 46.2% from the floor, which is 23rd in the NBA. Atlanta has totaled 5,261 points this season (119.6 per contest) and they grab 44.9 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 25.5 times per game (21st in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 14.0 times per game. The Hawks commit 18.8 fouls every game and they shoot 81.0% from the free throw line.

The Hawks on the defensive end are ranked 28th in the NBA in points given up per game with 122.7. They have forced 14.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 50.1% from the floor (29th in the NBA). The Atlanta defense concedes 38.3% on shots from 3-point land (599 of 1,563) and opponents are converting on 79.1% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 28.8 assists and 44.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 29th and 23rd in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Dallas

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