Atlanta Hawks vs New York Knicks Prediction, 2/12/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs New York Knicks

Date: Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

Madison Square Garden is the location where the New York Knicks (34-18) will play the Atlanta Hawks (26-28) on Wednesday.

The Hawks played the Magic and earned the victory with a final of 112-106 in their last contest. Atlanta walked away from the game with a 49.4% FG percentage (38 of 77) and made 12 of 32 3-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Hawks made 24 of their 28 tries for a rate of 85.7%. When talking about rebounding, they earned 39 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 29 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In regard to defending, Atlanta allowed the other team to shoot 47.4% from the field on 37 of 78 shooting. Orlando earned 22 dimes and had 10 steals for this game. In addition, Orlando collected 36 rebounds (7 offensive, 29 defensive) and got 3 rejections. Orlando finished the game shooting 83.3% when shooting free throws by burying 20 of 24 attempts. They also converted 12 out of their 30 shots from beyond the arc. In regard to fouls, the Hawks ended up finishing with 17 and the Magic had 21 fouls.

Trae Young is one guy who came through for this game. Young walked away from this one shooting 35.3% from the field and also distributed 8 assists. He played 37 mins played and also snagged 5 rebounds. He accumulated 19 points on 6 out of 17 shooting.

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Atlanta will play this contest with a win-loss record of 26-28 this season. They are giving up possession 16.1 times per game and as a unit they commit 18.5 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Atlanta is snagging 44.9 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,576 dimes this season, which is 2nd in basketball in terms of passing. The Hawks are hitting 34.8% on shots from beyond the arc (703 of 2,020) and 77.4% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 116.1 points per contest (9th in basketball) while hitting 46.2% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Hawks are able to force 16.6 turnovers every game and they draw 20.0 fouls. They currently rank 28th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,538 relinquished this year. The Hawks defense is allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 47.9% (2,348 of 4,904) and they relinquish 44.8 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 36.9% on 3-pointers while they are 26th in the league in opponents points per game (118.6).

For their last game, the Knicks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 131-104 against the Celtics. With respect to how they attacked the glass, New York permitted Boston to grab 48 overall (11 offensive). They went 48.7% from 3-point land by going 19 out of 39 and ended up going 20 out of 24 at the free throw line (83.3%). The Knicks allowed the Celtics to make 46 of their 85 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 54.1% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Knicks ended up shooting 35 for 83 from the floor which had them shooting 42.2%. In regard to shooting from downtown, New York made 9 of their 24 attempts (37.5%). They were able to knock down 25 of the free throw tries for a clip of 86.2%. The Celtics were called for 21 fouls in this matchup which got the Knicks to the free throw line for a total of 29 tries. They also turned it over 9 times, while getting 9 steals for the matchup. The Knicks snagged 23 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 30 in this game.

Jalen Brunson ended up being a major contributor for the Knicks in this matchup. Brunson earned 36 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 5 dimes in the game. He converted 10 out of 18 in this contest for a field goal rate of 55.6%, but wasn't able to snag a board.

New York has a win-loss record of 34-18 this year. As an offensive team, the Knicks are hitting on 49.3% from the floor, which is ranked 3rd in basketball. New York has scored 6,118 pts for the year (117.7 per game) and they grab 43.0 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 27.4 times per game (10th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 13.0 times per contest. The Knicks have committed 16.9 personal fouls per game and they hit 80.6% from the free throw line.

The Knicks are ranked 9th in the league in points given up per game with 111.8. They are able to force 14.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.2% from the floor (21st in the league). The New York defense concedes 38.0% on shots from distance (708 of 1,864) and their opponents are making 79.7% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 25.4 dimes and 41.2 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 7th and 1st in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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