Atlanta Hawks vs Dallas Mavericks Prediction, 4/2/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Dallas Mavericks

Date: Wednesday, April 2, 2025

Location: American Airlines Center in Dallas, TX

TV: KFAA

American Airlines Center is the location where the Dallas Mavericks (37-39) will take on the Atlanta Hawks (36-38) on Wednesday.

The Hawks took the court against the Bucks and notched a win by a score of 145-124 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Hawks finished with 29 and the Bucks totaled 24 personal fouls. They converted 12 of their 35 shots from distance. Milwaukee finished shooting 79.1% from the free throw line by converting 34 of 43 tries. Moreover, Milwaukee grabbed 36 boards (6 offensive, 30 defensive) and had 2 blocked shots. Milwaukee distributed 21 assists and had 5 steals for the game. Pertaining to defense, Atlanta allowed their opponent to shoot 47.6% from the field on 39 out of 82 shooting. They also distributed 36 assists in the matchup while creating 14 turnovers and earning 10 steals. Pertaining to rebounding, they collected 46 with 15 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Hawks buried 28 of 35 attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. Atlanta wrapped up the game with a 53.2% FG percentage (50 out of 94) and converted 17 of 48 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Zaccharie Risacher is one guy who was important in this contest. Risacher finished the contest at 57.1% from the field but had no assists when the time ran out. He played for 35 minutes and totaled 6 rebounds. He walked away with 36 points on 12 of 21 shooting.

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Atlanta steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 36-38 on the season. They average 117.9 pts per contest (5th in the NBA) while shooting 47.0% from the floor. The Hawks are connecting on 35.6% on three-point attempts (987 of 2,773) and 77.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Atlanta is grabbing 44.5 rebounds per game and has accounted for 2,183 assists this season, which ranks 3rd in the league in terms of passing the ball. They are giving up possession 15.6 times per contest and as a group are committing 19.1 fouls every game.

On defense, the Hawks are forcing their opponents into 16.2 turnovers per game while drawing 19.3 fouls. They give up 37.4% from 3-point land and they are ranked 27th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (119.4). The Hawks defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 48.2% (3,220 of 6,682) and they relinquish 43.8 rebounds per game as a squad. They currently rank 24th in basketball in giving up assists with 2,089 relinquished so far this season.

For their last game, the Mavericks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 113-109 when they faced the Nets. When talking about rebounding, Dallas permitted Brooklyn to snag 40 in all (7 offensive). They went 39.2% from three-point range by connecting on 20 of 51 and ended up shooting 15 out of 20 from the free throw line (75.0%). The Mavericks allowed the Nets to make 39 of 90 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.3% in this matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Mavericks shot 41 out of 86 from the field which had them sitting at 47.7%. When it comes to shots from distance, Dallas buried 10 of 30 tries (33.3%). They were able to bury 17 of the free throws for a rate of 58.6%. The Nets committed 23 fouls for the game which got the Mavericks to the free throw line for a total of 29 tries. They also coughed it up 10 times, while getting 4 steals for this game. The Mavericks were able to collect 37 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds for a total of 49 in this matchup.

Daniel Gafford ended up being important for the Mavericks for the matchup. He converted 7 of 9 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 77.8%, and accumulated 7 rebounds. Gafford recorded 17 points in his 19 mins of playing time and totaled 2 assists in this matchup.

Dallas has a record of 37-39 on the season. In terms of offensive execution, the Mavericks are shooting 47.8% from the field, which is ranked 9th in basketball. Dallas has scored 8,731 pts this season (114.9 per contest) and they snag 43.1 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 25.3 times per contest (22nd in basketball) and they turn the ball over 13.7 times per game. The Mavericks commit 18.0 personal fouls every game while shooting 77.4% from the charity stripe.

The Mavericks are ranked 18th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 115.1. They are forcing 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 46.9% from the floor (18th in the NBA). The Dallas defense surrenders 36.3% on 3-pointers (976 of 2,692) and their opponents are connecting on 77.9% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 27.1 dimes and 45.3 total boards per game, which is ranked 20th and 25th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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