Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 12/6/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Friday, December 6, 2024

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

State Farm Arena is where the Atlanta Hawks (12-11) will go up against the Los Angeles Lakers (12-10) on Friday.

The Lakers faced the Heat and took a loss by a final of 134-93 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Lakers ended up finishing with 8 and the Heat recorded 16 fouls. They also buried 24 out of their 47 attempts from beyond the arc. Miami shot 66.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 6 of their 9 attempts. Additionally, Miami grabbed 52 rebounds (13 offensive, 39 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Miami recorded 42 assists and had 11 steals for the contest. In reference to defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to shoot 57.8% from the field on 52 out of 90 shooting. They also recorded 29 dimes in the game while forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With respect to rebounding, they collected a total of 36 with 12 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Lakers buried 14 of their 19 tries for a rate of 73.7%. Los Angeles wrapped up the contest having earned a 42.0% FG percentage (37 of 88) and buried 5 out of their 22 shots from distance.

LeBron James is a guy who was important in this contest. He totaled 29 points on 12 out of 18 shooting. He saw the court for 29 mins played and snagged 5 boards. James walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the floor and distributed 8 assists.

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Los Angeles enters this one with a win-loss mark of 12-10 on the campaign. They turn the ball over 13.0 times per contest and as a team they commit 15.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Los Angeles is snagging 40.3 rebounds per contest and has 583 dimes this season, which has them ranked 14th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Lakers are hitting 34.5% on shots from distance (252 of 730) and 78.0% from the free throw line. They have an average of 111.5 pts per contest (17th in basketball) while going 47.3% from the floor.

Defensively, the Lakers are forcing 14.2 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.6 fouls. They are relinquishing 37.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 22nd in basketball in PPG allowed (115.7). The Lakers defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 48.7% (955 of 1,963) and they surrender 44.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They rank 29th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 638 conceded on the year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Hawks took home the win by a final score of 119-104 when they faced the Bucks. When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Atlanta permitted Milwaukee to get 40 overall (8 on the offensive glass). They finished 33.3% from three-point range via 15 out of 45 and finished the game at 23 of 35 at the free throw line (65.7%). The Hawks permitted the Bucks to bury 33 out of 78 tries from the floor which left them shooting 42.3% in this game. In all, the Hawks walked away from this one shooting 45 out of 103 from the floor which had them at 43.7%. Regarding 3-point shots, Atlanta made 9 of their 32 tries (28.1%). They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw tries for a rate of 90.9%. The Bucks had 22 personal fouls for this game which got the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 22 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 16 steals for the contest. The Hawks were able to pull down 39 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive boards for a total of 55 in this contest.

Jalen Johnson was important for the Hawks in the game. He buried 10 of 19 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 52.6%, and earned 13 rebounds. Johnson accumulated 23 points in his 40 mins of playing time and tallied 5 assists in this contest.

Atlanta has a record of 12-11 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hawks are hitting on 46.4% from the field, which is ranked 14th in basketball. Atlanta has totaled 2,682 pts so far this season (116.6 per contest) and they pull in 45.9 rebounds per contest. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 29.7 times per game (4th in the league) and they turn the ball over 16.4 times per contest. The Hawks are responsible for committing 18.9 personal fouls per contest and they hit 78.8% from the free throw line.

The Atlanta defense gives up 38.3% on 3-point attempts (372 of 972) and opponents are knocking down 77.9% of their foul shots. They give up 26.7 dimes and 44.6 total boards per game, which ranks them 23rd and 21st in the NBA. The Hawks on the defensive side of the court are 27th in the league in points allowed per game with 118.4. They are forcing their opponents into 16.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the field (13th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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