Portland Trail Blazers vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 4/1/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

State Farm Arena is where the Atlanta Hawks (36-38) will meet the Portland Trail Blazers (32-43) on Tuesday.

The Trail Blazers stepped onto the hardwood against the Knicks and took a loss by a score of 110-93 in their last game. Portland finished with a 43.7% field goal percentage (38 out of 87) and converted 9 of their 36 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers buried 8 of their 14 tries for a rate of 57.1%. Pertaining to getting rebounds, they earned 39 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also recorded 19 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In the matter of defending, Portland allowed the other team to go 53.6% from the floor on 45 of 84 shooting. New York distributed 27 assists and had 10 steals for this contest. In addition, New York totaled 44 rebounds (9 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 4 rejections. New York finished the contest at 76.9% at the free throw line by knocking down 10 of 13 attempts. They made 10 of their 25 shots from three-point range. In regard to fouls, the Trail Blazers ended up finishing with 12 while the Knicks totaled 17 fouls.

Deni Avdija is a guy who was a major factor in the game. He left the arena with 33 points on 14 out of 25 shooting. He saw the court for 41 minutes and grabbed 7 rebounds. Avdija shot 56.0% from the floor and also dished out 4 assists.

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Portland will play this contest with a win-loss record of 32-43 for the season. They are giving up possession 15.9 times per game and as a group are committing 19.0 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Portland is collecting 44.2 rebounds per contest and has accumulated 1,779 assists on the season, which ranks 27th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Trail Blazers are shooting 34.6% on three-point shots (976 of 2,820) and 76.5% from the free throw line. They average 110.7 points per game (22nd in the NBA) while connecting on 45.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Trail Blazers have forced 15.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.2 fouls. They are currently ranked 15th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,967 surrendered this season. The Trail Blazers defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 47.4% (3,129 of 6,607) and they relinquish 44.0 boards per game as a group. They are giving up 36.4% on 3-point shots and they are ranked 16th in the league in points per game allowed (114.4).

The last time they took the court, the Hawks took home the win by a final score of 145-124 against the Bucks. When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Atlanta permitted Milwaukee to get 36 in all (6 offensive). They went 34.3% from distance by going 12 of 35 and finished the contest at 34 of 43 at the charity stripe (79.1%). The Hawks allowed the Bucks to make 39 out of their 82 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 47.6% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Hawks shot 50 out of 94 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.2%. Concerning 3-pointers, Atlanta converted 17 out of their 48 attempts (35.4%). They were able to convert 28 of those for a percentage of 80.0%. The Bucks earned 24 personal fouls in this matchup which took the Hawks to the charity stripe for 35 shots. They turned it over 9 times, while recording 10 steals for the contest. The Hawks snagged 31 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 46 in the game.

Zaccharie Risacher pitched in for the Hawks in this game. He knocked down 12 out of 21 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 57.1%, and accumulated 6 rebounds. Risacher totaled 36 points in his 35 minutes on the court, but wasn't able to notch an assist.

Atlanta has a win-loss record of 36-38 this season. As an offensive team, the Hawks are hitting on 47.0% from the field, which is ranked 14th in the league. Atlanta has 8,722 points so far this season (117.9 per game) and they pull in 44.5 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 29.5 times per game (2nd in basketball) and they cough up possession 15.6 times per game. The Hawks are committing 19.1 fouls per contest and they hit 77.4% from the charity stripe.

The Hawks on the defensive end are ranked 27th in the league in points per game surrendered with 119.4. They are able to force 16.2 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 48.2% from the floor (29th in the league). The Atlanta defense concedes 37.4% on shots from distance (1,043 of 2,792) and their opposition makes 80.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 28.2 dimes and 43.8 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 24th and 15th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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