Indiana Pacers vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 3/6/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Thursday, March 6, 2025

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

State Farm Arena is where the Atlanta Hawks (28-34) will go up against the Indiana Pacers (35-25) on Thursday.

The Pacers stepped onto the hardwood against the Rockets and walked away with a win by a score of 115-102 in their last game. Indiana wrapped up the contest having earned a 51.2% FG percentage (44 out of 86) and knocked down 17 out of their 42 shots from downtown. From the free throw line, the Pacers made 10 of 10 tries for a percentage of 100.0%. Concerning hauling in boards, they collected 35 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 34 assists for the matchup while creating 14 turnovers and getting 9 steals. When talking about defense, Indiana allowed the other team to go 40.8% from the field on 40 of 98 shooting. Houston totaled 22 assists and had 6 steals for the contest. Additionally, Houston pulled down 58 boards (24 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 6 blocks. Houston finished the game shooting 50.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 13 of 26 tries. They made 9 out of their 30 attempts from 3-point land. In regard to personal fouls, the Pacers finished with 19 and the Rockets finished the game with 14 personal fouls.

Tyrese Haliburton is a guy who came through for the matchup. He totaled 28 points on 9 of 16 shooting. He played 36 minutes and pulled down 3 rebounds. Haliburton finished the game at 56.3% from the floor and also recorded 15 assists.

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Indiana comes into this matchup with a record of 35-25 this season. They average 116.6 points per contest (9th in the NBA) while going 49.2% from the field. The Pacers are hitting 37.3% on 3-point shots (782 of 2,099) and 78.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Indiana is snagging 41.0 boards per contest and has 1,750 assists for the year, which has them ranked 9th in the league in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 13.5 times per game and as a unit they are committing 18.9 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the Pacers are forcing 15.0 turnovers every game while drawing 18.4 fouls. They rank 11th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,597 relinquished on the season. The Pacers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.4% (2,541 of 5,357) and they relinquish 44.7 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 35.7% on 3-point attempts while they are 20th in the NBA in PPG allowed (115.1).

For their last game, the Hawks took a loss by a score of 127-121 when they faced the Bucks. The Hawks recorded 36 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 47 for the contest. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while getting 10 steals in this contest. The Bucks earned 13 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Hawks to the free throw line for 17 shots. They were able to knock down 13 of those for a percentage of 76.5%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, Atlanta buried 16 of their 41 tries (39.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Hawks shot 46 out of 101 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 45.5%. The Hawks permitted the Bucks to convert 49 out of their 96 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.0% for this game. They finished the game shooting 29.7% from 3-point land by hitting 11 of 37 and walked away from this one shooting 18 of 23 at the free throw line (78.3%). In relation to cleaning up the glass, Atlanta allowed Milwaukee to pull down 51 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Trae Young ended up having an impact for the Hawks in this matchup. Young racked up 28 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and totaled 13 assists in the game. He made 9 out of 24 for the contest for a rate of 37.5%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

Atlanta has a mark of 28-34 this season. The Hawks commit 18.9 personal fouls per game and they shoot 76.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 29.4 times per contest (2nd in basketball) and they turn the ball over 15.8 times per game. Atlanta has scored 7,250 points so far this year (116.9 per contest) and they collect 44.7 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Hawks are connecting on 46.5% from the field, which has them ranked 14th in basketball.

The Atlanta defense surrenders 37.2% on 3-pointers (882 of 2,372) and opponents are converting on 80.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 28.6 assists and 44.6 boards every game, which ranks them 25th and 17th in the league. The Hawks are ranked 28th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 119.7. They are forcing 16.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 48.3% from the field (29th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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