Indiana Pacers vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 1/12/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Friday, January 12, 2024

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

The Indiana Pacers (22-15) are headed to State Farm Arena on Friday where they will take on the Atlanta Hawks (15-21).

The Pacers faced off with the Wizards and went home with a win by a final score of 112-104 in their last contest. Indiana ended with a 44.6% field goal percentage (41 of 92) and converted 8 of their 25 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the Pacers made 22 of 24 attempts for a rate of 91.7%. When discussing pulling down boards, they earned a total of 54 with 14 of them being offensive. They also dished out 31 assists in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 7 steals. In relation to defending, Indiana allowed their opponent to shoot 43.2% from the field on 38 out of 88 shooting. Washington recorded 24 dimes and had 8 steals for the matchup. Additionally, Washington collected 46 rebounds (13 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 6 rejections. Washington shot 70.0% when shooting free throws by burying 21 of 30 attempts. They also buried 7 out of their 31 shots from downtown. In the matter of personal fouls, the Pacers finished with 22 while the Wizards recorded 23 personal fouls.

Myles Turner is someone who played a role for this game. He racked up 18 points on 7 of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 31 minutes played and pulled down 13 rebounds. Turner ended up going 46.7% from the field and dished out 3 assists.

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Indiana will play this contest with a record of 22-15 this year. They have an average of 126.6 points per outing (1st in the NBA) while shooting 50.8% from the field. The Pacers are hitting 38.2% on shots from beyond the arc (538 of 1,407) and 80.0% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Indiana is pulling in 40.7 rebounds per contest and has racked up 1,145 dimes this year, which is 2nd in the league in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession via turnover 13.3 times per contest and as a squad are committing 22.4 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Pacers are able to force 14.2 turnovers every game and they draw 19.1 fouls. They are conceding 37.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 28th in the league in points per game allowed (123.8). The Pacers are giving up a field goal percentage of 50.0% (1,681 of 3,365) and they surrender 43.2 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 7th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 929 relinquished so far this season.

In their last game, the Hawks walked away with a victory by a final of 139-132 when they faced the 76ers. The Hawks recorded 39 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards for a total of 55 in the game. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 6 steals for the contest. The 76ers were called for 28 personal fouls for this game which got the Hawks to the charity stripe for 42 attempts. They were able to make 31 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 73.8%. In regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Atlanta converted 12 of 34 attempts (35.3%). When the game finished, the Hawks ended up going 48 out of 102 from the floor which had them shooting 47.1%. The Hawks allowed the 76ers to bury 46 of 102 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.1% in this game. They shot 35.3% from beyond the arc by going 12 out of 34 and finished the contest at 28 out of 33 from the free throw line (84.8%). When it comes to rebounds, Atlanta permitted Philadelphia to collect 51 in total (13 on the offensive glass).

Trae Young was important for the Hawks in this game. He made 7 of 22 for the contest for a field goal rate of 31.8%, and accounted for 1 rebound. Young earned 28 points in his 43 mins of playing time and earned 11 dimes for the matchup.

Atlanta has a mark of 15-21 so far this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hawks are shooting 47.0% from the field, which ranks them 17th in basketball. Atlanta has totaled 4,416 pts for the year (122.7 per contest) and they average 45.0 boards per game. They are earning an assist 26.0 times per game (17th in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.7 times per game. The Hawks commit 19.2 personal fouls every game and they go 81.7% from the free throw line.

The Atlanta defense surrenders 38.7% on shots from behind the 3-point line (499 of 1,291) and their opponents are making 78.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 29.1 assists and 44.2 total boards per game, which is 29th and 21st in basketball. The Hawks defensively are ranked 29th in the league in PPG given up with 124.0. They have forced 14.5 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 50.2% from the field (29th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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