Houston Rockets vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 1/28/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Tuesday, January 28, 2025

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Houston Rockets (30-14) are traveling to State Farm Arena on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Atlanta Hawks (22-23).

The Rockets stepped onto the hardwood against the Cavaliers and went home with a win by a final score of 135-131 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Rockets finished with 23 while the Cavaliers recorded 30 personal fouls. They made 17 of their 39 shots from 3-point land. Cleveland walked away from this one shooting 76.9% at the charity stripe by making 20 of 26 shots. Moreover, Cleveland snagged 40 rebounds (10 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Cleveland earned 28 dimes and had 4 steals in this game. In terms of defending, Houston allowed 51.6% from the field on 47 of 91 shooting. They also recorded 26 dimes in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 11 turnovers and getting 5 steals. When it comes to pulling down boards, they compiled 45 with 14 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Rockets converted 32 of their 45 shots for a percentage of 71.1%. Houston ended the game having earned a 54.9% field goal percentage (45 of 82) and made 13 of 28 three-point shots.

Jalen Green is one guy who was a major contributor in this contest. Green walked away from this one shooting 43.8% from the floor and dished out 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins played and also snagged 3 rebounds. He accumulated 26 points on 7 of 16 shooting.

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Houston steps onto the hardwood with a mark of 30-14 on the campaign. They currently have an average of 114.2 points per game (13th in the NBA) on 45.0% from the floor. The Rockets are shooting 34.3% from downtown (540 of 1,576) and 75.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Houston is collecting 48.4 boards per contest and is sitting with 988 assists on the season, which has them ranked 29th in basketball in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 13.8 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 19.6 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Rockets have forced 15.5 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 20.1 fouls. They are giving up 36.2% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 6th in the NBA in PPG allowed (108.4). The Rockets defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 45.2% (1,743 of 3,860) and they concede 43.0 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 1st in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 999 surrendered so far this season.

When they last played, the Hawks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 117-94 against the Raptors. When discussing cleaning the glass, Atlanta permitted Toronto to get 51 in all (9 offensive). They went 36.7% from 3-point land by hitting 11 of 30 and ended up shooting 22 of 25 at the free throw line (88.0%). The Hawks allowed the Raptors to bury 42 of their 90 tries from the floor which had them at 46.7% in the matchup. When the game finished, the Hawks finished the game shooting 33 out of 84 from the floor which had them shooting 39.3%. Pertaining to shots from downtown, Atlanta converted 11 out of 37 tries (29.7%). They were able to knock down 17 of them for a rate of 68.0%. The Raptors had 20 personal fouls in this game which took the Hawks to the charity stripe for 25 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 24 times, while earning 14 steals for the game. The Hawks were able to pull down 35 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 43 for the contest.

Vit Krejci pitched in for the Hawks in this contest. Krejci earned 20 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and earned 7 assists for the matchup. He converted 6 of 13 for this contest for a field goal rate of 46.2%, and tallied 2 rebounds.

Atlanta has a win-loss record of 22-23 so far this season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hawks are connecting on 46.0% from the field, which is ranked 17th in basketball. Atlanta has accounted for 5,233 pts this year (116.3 per contest) and they collect 45.4 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 29.3 times per contest (3rd in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 16.2 times per game. The Hawks are committing 18.5 fouls every game and they shoot 77.7% from the charity stripe.

The Atlanta defense surrenders 37.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (663 of 1,757) and opponents are converting on 79.4% of their free throw attempts. They give up 28.6 assists and 44.8 boards per contest, which is 28th and 20th in the NBA. The Hawks on the defensive end are ranked 28th in the league in points per game surrendered with 118.9. They are able to force 16.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.8% from the field (27th in the NBA).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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