Atlanta Hawks vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 2/8/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Washington Wizards

Date: Saturday, February 8, 2025

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

The Washington Wizards (9-41) host the Atlanta Hawks (23-28) at Capital One Arena on Saturday.

The Hawks faced off with the Spurs and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 126-125 in their last game. Atlanta ended having earned a 52.7% FG percentage (48 of 91) and converted 16 out of their 42 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Hawks made 13 of 18 tries for a percentage of 72.2%. When talking about rebounding, they earned a total of 45 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 33 dimes in this matchup while forcing 10 turnovers and having 5 steals. In relation to the defense, Atlanta allowed the other team to go 50.5% from the field on 51 of 101 shooting. San Antonio recorded 36 assists and had 16 steals for the game. Additionally, San Antonio had 41 boards (11 offensive, 30 defensive) and earned 5 blocks. San Antonio finished 75.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of their 16 shots. They also knocked down 12 of 37 attempts from distance. In regard to fouls, the Hawks walked away with 14 while the Spurs had 20 fouls.

Trae Young is one player who was a contributor in the game. Young finished shooting 47.6% from the floor and also distributed 12 assists. He was on the court for 43 mins and collected 2 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 32 points on 10 of 21 shooting.

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Atlanta comes into this contest with a mark of 23-28 for the year. They average 116.1 points per outing (9th in the league) while hitting 46.1% from the field. The Hawks are shooting 34.6% from downtown (660 of 1,908) and 77.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Atlanta is pulling down 45.0 boards per contest and has accounted for 1,482 assists for the campaign, which is 4th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 16.2 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 18.6 fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Hawks are forcing 16.6 turnovers per game and they draw 20.1 fouls. They rank 28th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,462 relinquished on the campaign. The Hawks defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 48.1% (2,229 of 4,637) and they surrender 44.8 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They give up 37.1% from 3-point land and they are 28th in the NBA in opponents PPG (119.2).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Wizards walked away with a victory by a final of 119-102 when they played the Nets. Regarding how they attacked the glass, Washington permitted Brooklyn to get 37 overall (12 on the offensive side). They shot 34.2% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 13 out of 38 and finished the contest at 17 out of 23 at the free throw line (73.9%). The Wizards allowed the Nets to make 36 out of 83 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 43.4% in the game. Overall, the Wizards shot 44 out of 81 from the floor which had them shooting 54.3%. Concerning shots from 3-point land, Washington converted 20 of 43 tries (46.5%). They were able to bury 11 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 78.6%. The Nets were called for 20 fouls in this contest which took the Wizards to the charity stripe for a total of 14 tries. They gave up possession of the ball 15 times, while getting 6 steals in this game. The Wizards pulled down 33 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards for a total of 40 in this contest.

Jordan Poole pitched in for the Wizards in the matchup. Poole recorded 19 points in his 30 mins on the hardwood and had 8 assists in this contest. He made 6 out of 15 for this contest giving him a rate of 40.0%, and tallied 3 rebounds.

Washington has a win-loss record of 9-41 on the campaign. As an offense, the Wizards are hitting on 43.6% from the field, which is 29th in basketball. Washington has 5,376 pts on the campaign (107.5 per contest) and they collect 44.0 boards per game. They are earning an assist 25.0 times per game (23rd in the NBA) and they are turning it over 16.0 times per game. The Wizards are responsible for committing 20.4 fouls per game while shooting 77.5% from the charity stripe.

The Washington defense gives up 36.4% on 3-point shots (719 of 1,974) and opponents are knocking down 79.4% of their foul shots. They allow 28.6 assists and 48.4 boards every game, which ranks them 26th and 30th in basketball. The Wizards on the defensive end are ranked 30th in the league in points allowed per game with 121.3. They are forcing 13.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 47.5% from the field (25th in the league).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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