Golden State Warriors vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 2/3/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

State Farm Arena is the site where the Atlanta Hawks (20-27) will attempt to beat the Golden State Warriors (20-24) on Saturday.

The Warriors faced the 76ers and earned the victory with a final of 119-107 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Warriors ended up with 20 and the 76ers totaled 24 fouls. They also converted 13 of 30 attempts from three-point range. Philadelphia walked away from this one shooting 76.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 16 of 21 attempts. In addition, Philadelphia pulled down 39 boards (13 offensive, 26 defensive) and earned 6 blocks. Philadelphia distributed 11 assists and had 14 steals in this contest. With respect to the defense, Golden State allowed the other team to go 45.9% from the field on 39 out of 85 shooting. They also doled out 32 assists for the contest as well as creating 16 turnovers and having 6 steals. In relation to getting rebounds, they collected 42 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. From the charity stripe, the Warriors converted 17 of their 19 attempts for a rate of 89.5%. Golden State wrapped up the contest having earned a 55.7% FG percentage (44 out of 79) and made 14 of 32 shots from downtown.

Stephen Curry is a guy who was a factor in the matchup. Curry walked away from this one shooting 70.6% from the field and earned 7 assists. He played 35 minutes and collected 8 boards. He ended up walking away with 37 points on 12 out of 17 shooting.

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Golden State will play this game with a mark of 20-24 this season. They currently have an average of 118.6 pts per game (7th in basketball) while going 47.1% from the floor. The Warriors are shooting 37.6% on shots from 3-point land (661 of 1,756) and 79.0% from the free throw line. As a team, Golden State is pulling in 45.8 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,251 dimes this season, which ranks 15th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 14.6 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 20.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Warriors are forcing 12.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.5 personal fouls. They are surrendering 36.2% on 3-point attempts and they rank 22nd in basketball in points per game allowed (118.8). The Warriors are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.5% (1,889 of 3,973) and they surrender 43.0 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 3rd in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,148 conceded this season.

When they last played, the Hawks walked away with a victory by a final of 138-122 when they played the Lakers. The Hawks were able to collect 34 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 46 for this game. They turned the ball over 12 times, while recording 10 steals in this matchup. The Lakers earned 16 fouls for the matchup which took the Hawks to the charity stripe for 18 tries. They were able to knock down 16 of the free throws for a rate of 88.9%. In terms of shots from distance, Atlanta converted 16 of their 38 tries (42.1%). When all was said and done, the Hawks finished shooting 53 out of 101 from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.5%. The Hawks permitted the Lakers to bury 48 of 90 tries from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.3% for the contest. They finished 36.4% from three-point range by connecting on 12 out of 33 and finished the contest at 14 of 25 at the free throw line (56.0%). When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Atlanta allowed Los Angeles to get 37 in total (7 on the offensive side).

Trae Young ended up being a factor for the Hawks in the game. Young recorded 26 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and added 13 dimes in this contest. He converted 9 of 20 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 45.0%, and totaled 2 rebounds.

Atlanta has a mark of 20-27 for the season. The Hawks commit 19.0 fouls every game and they connect on 81.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.9 times per game (19th in the league) and they turn it over 13.8 times per game. Atlanta has totaled 5,668 points for the campaign (120.6 per game) and they average 44.8 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Hawks are shooting 46.4% from the floor, which is 23rd in basketball.

The Atlanta defense gives up 38.8% on 3-point shots (645 of 1,662) and their opponents are knocking down 78.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 28.7 dimes and 44.4 rebounds per game, ranking them 28th and 21st in the NBA. The Hawks on the defensive side of the court are 29th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 123.3. They are forcing 14.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 50.3% from the field (28th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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