Atlanta Hawks vs Cleveland Cavaliers Prediction, 1/30/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Cleveland Cavaliers

Date: Thursday, January 30, 2025

Location: Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, OH

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is the location where the Cleveland Cavaliers (37-9) will play the Atlanta Hawks (22-25) on Thursday.

The Hawks faced off with the Rockets and took a loss by a score of 100-96 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Hawks finished with 18 while the Rockets accounted for 20 fouls. They made 7 of 30 shots from distance. Houston finished the contest at 95.0% from the free throw line by making 19 of 20 attempts. Furthermore, Houston pulled down 44 rebounds (6 offensive, 38 defensive) and had 5 blocked shots. Houston earned 19 dimes and had 12 steals for the game. In the matter of defending, Atlanta allowed 46.8% from the floor on 37 out of 79 shooting. They also dished out 19 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 21 turnovers and earning 11 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they earned 40 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Hawks made 13 of 16 shots for a percentage of 81.3%. Atlanta wrapped up the contest with a 40.4% field goal percentage (36 of 89) and knocked down 11 out of their 47 3-pointers.

Trae Young is someone who came through in this game. He left the arena with 21 points on 7 out of 16 shooting. He saw the court for 34 minutes played and also totaled 3 rebounds. Young finished 43.8% from the floor and earned 9 dimes.

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Atlanta will enter this game with a record of 22-25 for the year. They currently have an average of 115.3 points per outing (11th in basketball) while shooting 45.8% from the field. The Hawks are hitting 34.3% on three-point attempts (601 of 1,753) and 77.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Atlanta is pulling in 45.4 rebounds per game and has tallied 1,363 assists on the season, which has them ranked 4th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 16.4 times per game and as a team they commit 18.5 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Hawks are forcing their opponents into 17.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.9 personal fouls. They are 27th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,326 surrendered this season. The Hawks defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 47.6% (2,033 of 4,272) and they surrender 45.0 boards per game as a squad. They are surrendering 37.3% on shots from beyond the arc and they are 27th in the league in opponents PPG (118.1).

In their last game, the Cavaliers went home victorious with a score of 110-91 when they played the Pistons. The Cavaliers recorded 41 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 53 for the game. They gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while getting 5 steals in this matchup. The Pistons earned 17 fouls for this contest which took the Cavaliers to the charity stripe for 23 attempts. They were able to make 18 of the free throws for a rate of 78.3%. In regard to shooting from distance, Cleveland converted 12 out of 44 attempts (27.3%). When the final whistle was blown, the Cavaliers ended up shooting 40 out of 91 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.0%. The Cavaliers allowed the Pistons to convert 37 of 96 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 38.5% for this game. They finished the game shooting 27.8% from 3-point land by going 10 of 36 and finished the contest at 7 of 11 at the charity stripe (63.6%). In regard to team rebounding, Cleveland permitted Detroit to collect 45 in total (12 on the offensive glass).

Darius Garland pitched in for the Cavaliers for this game. He converted 8 of 19 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 42.1%, and added 5 rebounds. Garland accumulated 22 points in his 31 mins of playing time and had 7 dimes for this contest.

Cleveland has a record of 37-9 this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Cavaliers are shooting 49.5% from the floor, which is ranked 2nd in basketball. Cleveland has totaled 5,602 points for the season (121.8 per game) and they grab 44.1 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 29.0 times per game (6th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.0 times per contest. The Cavaliers have committed 18.2 fouls per game and they shoot 78.0% from the free throw line.

The Cavaliers are ranked 12th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 112.1. They are able to force 15.0 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.0% from the field (9th in the league). The Cleveland defense surrenders 37.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (618 of 1,666) and their opponents are making 77.9% of their free throw shots. They surrender 25.7 assists and 43.7 total boards per game, which is 10th and 13th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Cleveland

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