Detroit Pistons vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 4/3/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Wednesday, April 3, 2024

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

The Detroit Pistons (13-61) are traveling to State Farm Arena on Wednesday where they will compete against the Atlanta Hawks (34-40).

The Pistons stepped onto the hardwood against the Wizards and walked away with a win by a score of 96-87 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Pistons walked away with 18 and the Wizards had 18 fouls. They knocked down 9 of 33 attempts from distance. Washington ended up shooting 75.0% from the free throw line by burying 6 of their 8 attempts. Moreover, Washington had 47 rebounds (9 offensive, 38 defensive) and had 5 blocked shots. Washington recorded 22 assists and had 2 steals in this matchup. Regarding defending, Detroit allowed the other team to shoot 40.9% from the field on 36 of 88 shooting. They also dished out 19 assists for the matchup as well as forcing 18 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With regard to grabbing boards, they earned 47 with 8 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Pistons made 16 of their 20 shots for a rate of 80.0%. Detroit walked away from the contest having earned a 41.6% field goal percentage (37 out of 89) and buried 6 out of their 24 shots from distance.

Cade Cunningham is one player who was a factor for the contest. He scored 33 points on 13 out of 33 shooting. He played 37 mins played and collected 8 rebounds. Cunningham shot 39.4% from the floor and also earned 7 assists.

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Detroit heads into this matchup with a mark of 13-61 so far this year. They are losing possession via turnover 15.4 times per contest and as a unit are committing 21.3 fouls per contest. As a team, Detroit is pulling in 43.9 boards per game and has earned 1,908 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 19th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Pistons are shooting 34.8% on shots from distance (816 of 2,346) and 78.8% from the charity stripe. They average 110.6 points per outing (25th in the NBA) while hitting 46.5% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Pistons have forced 12.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.1 fouls. They relinquish 37.1% on 3-pointers while they are 26th in the league in PPG from their opponents (119.5). The Pistons defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 49.0% (3,229 of 6,589) and they concede 42.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They rank 19th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,998 conceded this year.

The last time they took the court, the Hawks took a loss by a final score of 122-113 against the Bucks. When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Atlanta allowed Milwaukee to collect 40 in all (6 offensive). They wrapped up this game 28.6% from three-point range by connecting on 8 out of 28 and ended up going 28 of 35 at the free throw line (80.0%). The Hawks allowed the Bucks to knock down 43 of 78 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 55.1% for the contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Hawks went 42 for 92 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.7%. When it comes to 3-pointers, Atlanta converted 14 out of their 35 attempts (40.0%). They were able to convert 15 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 83.3%. The Bucks had 18 fouls in the matchup which got the Hawks to the charity stripe for 18 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 5 steals in this matchup. The Hawks were able to snag 30 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards totaling 39 for the game.

Bogdan Bogdanovic pitched in for the Hawks in the matchup. Bogdanovic racked up 38 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 4 assists for the game. He knocked down 12 of 23 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 52.2%, and added 10 rebounds.

Atlanta has a win-loss mark of 34-40 on the season. The Hawks are responsible for committing 18.5 fouls per game and they hit 80.2% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 26.4 times per contest (17th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.2 times per game. Atlanta has totaled 8,818 pts for the campaign (119.2 per game) and they grab 44.7 boards per contest. When it comes to offense, the Hawks are shooting 46.6% from the floor, which ranks them 20th in the league.

The Hawks on the defensive end are ranked 27th in the NBA in points given up per game with 120.5. They are forcing their opponents into 14.1 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 49.5% from the field (27th in the NBA). The Atlanta defense gives up 38.3% on 3-point attempts (1,028 of 2,685) and their opponents are converting on 78.8% of their free throw shots. They have given up 28.3 dimes and 44.2 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 25th and 19th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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