Sacramento Kings vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 11/1/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Sacramento Kings vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Friday, November 1, 2024

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Atlanta Hawks (2-3) host the Sacramento Kings (2-2) at State Farm Arena on Friday.

The Kings played the Jazz and took home the win by a score of 113-96 in their last game. When it comes to fouls, the Kings walked away with 16 while the Jazz finished the game with 19 fouls. They also made 14 of their 48 shots from 3-point land. Utah finished the game shooting 85.7% when shooting free throws by making 12 of 14 attempts. In addition, Utah grabbed 42 rebounds (12 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Utah doled out 26 assists and had 9 steals for this contest. With regard to the defense, Sacramento allowed 39.3% from the field on 35 of 89 shooting. They also doled out 24 dimes for the game as well as forcing 12 turnovers and having 7 steals. With regard to rebounding, they earned 49 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Kings buried 9 of their 14 shots for a percentage of 64.3%. Sacramento walked away from the contest with a 52.2% field goal percentage (48 out of 92) and converted 8 out of their 31 shots from distance.

Domantas Sabonis is one guy who was a contributor for the matchup. Sabonis finished the game shooting 72.2% from the field and also dished out 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins and also snagged 11 boards. He accumulated 28 points on 13 of 18 shooting.

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Sacramento comes into this contest with a mark of 2-2 on the year. They turn the ball over 12.8 times per contest and as a squad they are committing 20.8 fouls per contest. As a team, Sacramento is pulling in 39.8 boards per contest and has earned 104 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 20th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Kings are hitting 34.5% on shots from beyond the arc (48 of 139) and 82.8% from the free throw line. They have an average of 116.5 points per contest (9th in the NBA) on 49.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Kings are forcing their opponents into 17.8 turnovers every game and they draw 20.3 fouls. They give up 33.8% on 3-pointers while they are 10th in basketball in opponents points per game (110.5). The Kings defense is giving up a field goal percentage of 45.4% (159 of 350) and they concede 43.8 boards per contest as a team. They are currently ranked 6th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 97 relinquished this year.

When they last stepped on the court, the Hawks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 133-120 when they played the Wizards. In regard to rebounding, Atlanta allowed Washington to pull down 49 overall (13 offensive). They shot 42.1% from three-point range by hitting 16 out of 38 and ended up shooting 23 of 25 at the free throw line (92.0%). The Hawks allowed the Wizards to make 47 of 88 attempts from the field which had them at 53.4% in the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Hawks ended up shooting 45 for 95 from the field which gave them a rate of 47.4%. In terms of shots from downtown, Atlanta converted 12 of their 39 tries (30.8%). They were able to make 18 of them for a percentage of 85.7%. The Wizards had 8 personal fouls in the game which got the Hawks to the free throw line for 21 tries. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 18 steals in this game. The Hawks pulled down 35 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 47 in the matchup.

Jalen Johnson pitched in for the Hawks for this contest. He buried 9 out of 21 in this game for a field goal rate of 42.9%, and earned 17 rebounds. Johnson had 21 points in his 40 mins on the hardwood and had 4 assists in the game.

Atlanta has a win-loss mark of 2-3 on the campaign. The Hawks commit 22.4 personal fouls every game and they go 77.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 26.8 times per contest (11th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 16.6 times per game. Atlanta has accumulated 588 pts on the season (117.6 per game) and they grab 42.6 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Hawks are shooting 46.3% from the field, which is 13th in basketball.

The Hawks defensively are ranked 28th in basketball in PPG allowed with 123.6. They have forced 16.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.9% from the field (18th in the NBA). The Atlanta defense allows 42.1% on shots from distance (91 of 216) and opponents are connecting on 80.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They surrender 25.0 dimes and 44.2 boards per contest, which is 15th and 14th in the NBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Atlanta and under the total points

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