Detroit Pistons vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 1/22/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Detroit Pistons vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Wednesday, January 22, 2025

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Detroit Pistons (22-21) are traveling to State Farm Arena on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Atlanta Hawks (22-20).

The Pistons faced off with the Rockets and notched a win by a score of 107-96 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Pistons walked away with 11 while the Rockets totaled 17 personal fouls. They buried 11 of 39 tries from long range. Houston finished the game at 68.8% at the charity stripe by making 11 of their 16 attempts. In addition, Houston pulled down 39 boards (15 offensive, 24 defensive) and earned 5 blocks. Houston earned 19 dimes and had 18 steals in the game. In terms of defense, Detroit allowed their opponent to shoot 39.4% from the field on 37 out of 94 shooting. They also recorded 21 dimes for the matchup while forcing 17 turnovers and having 12 steals. With respect to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 52 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the Pistons converted 13 of their 15 attempts for a percentage of 86.7%. Detroit ended with a 47.7% field goal percentage (42 out of 88) and knocked down 10 out of their 27 shots from distance.

Malik Beasley is someone who was a contributor in the matchup. He totaled 17 points on 5 out of 12 shooting. He played for 30 minutes played but concluded the game with no rebounds. Beasley finished shooting 41.7% from the field and earned 1 assist.

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Detroit comes into this contest with a win-loss mark of 22-21 this season. They are turning it over 15.9 times per game and as a unit are committing 20.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Detroit is pulling down 45.0 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 1,097 dimes for the season, which has them ranked 15th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Pistons are connecting on 36.4% on shots from downtown (575 of 1,579) and 77.0% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 112.2 pts per game (15th in the league) while hitting 46.7% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Pistons are forcing their opponents into 14.6 turnovers per contest and they draw 17.9 fouls. They concede 37.6% on 3-pointers and they rank 16th in basketball in points per game allowed (113.1). The Pistons are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.8% (1,763 of 3,771) and they surrender 42.2 boards per game as a squad. They are ranked 12th in basketball in allowing assists with 1,094 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Hawks took a loss by a score of 119-110 against the Knicks. The Hawks were able to collect 25 defensive boards and 16 offensive rebounds totaling 41 in the game. They gave up possession of the ball 24 times, while recording 10 steals for the game. The Knicks had 21 personal fouls for this game which got the Hawks to the charity stripe for 22 attempts. They were able to convert 17 of them for a rate of 77.3%. In relation to three-point shots, Atlanta knocked down 13 of their 30 attempts (43.3%). Overall, the Hawks ended up going 40 out of 85 from the field which gave them a rate of 47.1%. The Hawks permitted the Knicks to bury 47 out of their 90 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 52.2% in this game. They finished the game shooting 34.6% from distance by shooting 9 of 26 and ended up going 16 of 21 at the charity stripe (76.2%). When talking about rebounds, Atlanta permitted New York to snag 39 overall (12 on the offensive glass).

Clint Capela ended up being a major contributor for the Hawks in the matchup. He converted 5 out of 9 for the matchup giving him a rate of 55.6%, and had 9 rebounds. Capela recorded 12 points in his 20 mins on the hardwood, but didn't get an assist.

Atlanta has a record of 22-20 on the year. As an offensive unit, the Hawks are shooting 46.3% from the field, which has them ranked 16th in basketball. Atlanta has earned 4,916 points on the season (117.0 per game) and they pull in 45.6 boards per contest. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 29.5 times per contest (3rd in the league) and they are giving up possession 16.1 times per contest. The Hawks are committing 18.5 personal fouls per contest and they go 78.1% from the charity stripe.

The Atlanta defense gives up 37.7% on shots from 3-point land (631 of 1,672) and their opponents are converting on 78.8% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 28.5 dimes and 44.7 rebounds per game, which has them ranked 28th and 19th in basketball. The Hawks defensively are ranked 28th in basketball in points allowed per game with 119.0. They have forced 16.7 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.5% from the field (23rd in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Detroit

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