Philadelphia 76ers vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 3/23/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Sunday, March 23, 2025

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Atlanta Hawks (33-36) will go up against the Philadelphia 76ers (23-46) at State Farm Arena on Sunday.

The 76ers faced the Thunder and ended up losing by a score of 133-100 in their last game. In reference to fouls, the 76ers ended up with 15 while the Thunder recorded 12 fouls. They knocked down 24 of their 52 tries from beyond the perimeter. Oklahoma City shot 75.0% when shooting free throws by knocking down 15 of their 20 shots. In addition, Oklahoma City snagged 55 boards (11 offensive, 44 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Oklahoma City totaled 36 dimes and had 10 steals for this contest. When it comes to the defense, Philadelphia allowed the other team to shoot 52.2% from the floor on 47 of 90 shooting. They also doled out 24 dimes for this game in addition to forcing 14 turnovers and having 8 steals. When talking about rebounding, they collected a total of 41 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the 76ers knocked down 12 of their 16 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Philadelphia ended the contest with a 36.8% field goal percentage (35 of 95) and knocked down 18 of 57 shots from downtown.

Quentin Grimes is someone who played a role in this matchup. He left the arena with 28 points on 10 out of 21 shooting. He played for 32 minutes played and totaled 2 boards. Grimes ended up shooting 47.6% from the floor and also recorded 5 dimes.

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Philadelphia enters this matchup with a record of 23-46 for the season. They are giving up possession 13.4 times per game and as a squad they commit 19.4 fouls per game. As a unit, Philadelphia is pulling down 39.4 boards per game and has racked up 1,585 assists for the year, which is 30th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The 76ers are connecting on 34.6% on three-point attempts (885 of 2,558) and 78.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 109.9 points per contest (25th in the NBA) while going 45.5% from the field.

On the defensive end, the 76ers have forced 16.3 turnovers per game and they draw 19.0 personal fouls. They are surrendering 37.2% on three-point shots and they are ranked 17th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (115.2). The 76ers defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 48.8% (2,902 of 5,943) and they surrender 45.4 boards per game as a squad. They currently rank 24th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,933 conceded for the year.

The last time they took the court, the Hawks walked away with a victory by a final of 134-102 when they played the Hornets. In the matter of how they rebounded, Atlanta permitted Charlotte to pull down 39 in total (10 on the offensive glass). They shot 33.3% from distance by connecting on 10 of 30 and finished the game at 16 out of 21 from the free throw line (76.2%). The Hawks permitted the Hornets to knock down 38 out of their 84 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 45.2% in this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Hawks finished the game shooting 50 out of 93 from the field which gave them a percentage of 53.8%. Concerning shots from distance, Atlanta converted 22 of their 45 tries (48.9%). They were able to make 12 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 80.0%. The Hornets were called for 16 fouls in the matchup which took the Hawks to the charity stripe for a total of 15 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 12 steals for the contest. The Hawks collected 35 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 46 for the matchup.

Trae Young ended up being a factor for the Hawks in the matchup. Young racked up 31 points in his 31 minutes on the court and totaled 8 dimes in this game. He made 11 of 20 for the game for a rate of 55.0%, and had 2 rebounds.

Atlanta has a win-loss record of 33-36 this year. The Hawks are committing 18.8 fouls per game and they shoot 77.4% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 29.2 times per game (2nd in the NBA) and they turn the ball over 15.6 times per contest. Atlanta has scored 8,095 points on the year (117.3 per game) and they pull down 44.7 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hawks are shooting 46.7% from the field, which is ranked 14th in the league.

The Hawks on the defensive end are ranked 27th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 119.4. They have forced 16.4 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.3% from the field (28th in the NBA). The Atlanta defense allows 37.3% on shots from 3-point land (975 of 2,613) and their opponents are making 80.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 28.6 assists and 44.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 26th and 15th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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