Houston Rockets vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 2/10/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Saturday, February 10, 2024

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

State Farm Arena is where the Atlanta Hawks (22-29) will take on the Houston Rockets (23-27) on Saturday.

The Rockets played the Pacers and ended up losing by a score of 132-129 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the Rockets walked away with 16 and the Pacers recorded 20 fouls. They converted 15 out of their 32 shots from beyond the perimeter. Indiana ended up going 64.3% from the charity stripe by making 9 of 14 attempts. On top of that, Indiana grabbed 25 boards (5 offensive, 20 defensive) and added 3 rejections. Indiana earned 35 dimes and had 7 steals in this contest. In reference to the defense, Houston allowed the other team to shoot 62.8% from the floor on 54 out of 86 shooting. They also doled out 26 dimes in the matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When it comes to grabbing boards, they earned a total of 48 with 20 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Rockets made 17 of 23 attempts for a rate of 73.9%. Houston ended the game having earned a 51.5% FG percentage (50 out of 97) and made 12 of 25 shots from downtown.

Jalen Green is one guy who was a factor in this contest. Green ended up shooting 60.0% from the field and recorded 1 assist. He played for 33 minutes played and totaled 3 rebounds. He finished with 30 points on 12 of 20 shooting.

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Houston heads into this contest with a mark of 23-27 on the campaign. They are giving up possession 12.7 times per game and as a group are committing 21.4 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Houston is collecting 45.3 boards per game and has earned 1,254 dimes for the year, which is 26th in the league in terms of passing. The Rockets are connecting on 35.2% on shots from distance (599 of 1,702) and 77.9% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 113.7 points per contest (21st in basketball) while going 46.4% from the field.

Defensively, the Rockets are able to force 13.5 turnovers every game and they draw 20.2 personal fouls. They are 2nd in the league in giving up assists with 1,225 relinquished on the season. The Rockets defense is giving up a FG percentage of 46.1% (2,019 of 4,379) and they concede 44.2 rebounds per game as a squad. They relinquish 34.7% on 3-point attempts and they are 10th in the league in points per game from their opponents (112.7).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Hawks went home defeated by a final of 125-117 when they faced the Celtics. The Hawks were able to corral 36 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 49 for the matchup. They coughed it up 9 times, while getting 8 steals for this game. The Celtics committed 16 personal fouls for the game which took the Hawks to the charity stripe for a total of 20 shots. They were able to knock down 18 of those for a percentage of 90.0%. With respect to 3-point attempts, Atlanta knocked down 13 of their 41 tries (31.7%). Overall, the Hawks ended up shooting 43 for 102 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.2%. The Hawks allowed the Celtics to bury 49 of their 93 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 52.7% for this contest. They shot 34.7% from distance by going 17 out of 49 and ended up shooting 10 out of 11 from the free throw line (90.9%). In regard to attacking the glass, Atlanta permitted Boston to grab 45 in total (6 on the offensive glass).

Saddiq Bey ended up having an impact for the Hawks in this matchup. He buried 9 of 16 for the matchup for a field goal rate of 56.3%, and had 9 rebounds. Bey scored 25 points in his 36 mins of playing time and accounted for 1 assist for the matchup.

Atlanta has a mark of 22-29 for the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Hawks are hitting on 46.6% from the floor, which is ranked 23rd in the league. Atlanta has totaled 6,199 pts for the campaign (121.5 per game) and they grab 45.0 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 26.1 times per game (19th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 13.5 times per contest. The Hawks commit 18.8 fouls per contest and they go 81.2% from the charity stripe.

The Hawks defensively are ranked 30th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 124.0. They are forcing 14.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 50.4% from the floor (29th in the league). The Atlanta defense concedes 38.9% on shots from 3-point land (715 of 1,839) and their opponents are making 79.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 28.9 assists and 44.4 boards on a nightly basis, which is 28th and 21st in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Houston

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