Toronto Raptors vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 1/23/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Thursday, January 23, 2025

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

State Farm Arena is the site where the Atlanta Hawks (22-20) will meet the Toronto Raptors (11-32) on Thursday.

The Raptors took the court against the Magic and notched a win by a score of 109-93 in their last contest. Toronto wrapped up the contest having earned a 53.4% field goal percentage (39 of 73) and converted 13 out of their 24 three-point attempts. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Raptors buried 18 of 28 tries for a rate of 64.3%. With respect to hauling in rebounds, they collected 42 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 29 dimes for this game as well as creating 14 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In regard to defense, Toronto allowed 41.2% from the floor on 35 of 85 shooting. Orlando totaled 16 dimes and had 5 steals in the game. On top of that, Orlando pulled down 48 rebounds (14 offensive, 34 defensive) and got 6 blocks. Orlando ended up shooting 73.7% when shooting free throws by making 14 of their 19 attempts. They knocked down 9 of their 31 shots from distance. When talking about fouls, the Raptors walked away with 22 and the Magic recorded 24 fouls.

RJ Barrett is one guy who was a factor for this game. Barrett ended up going 66.7% from the field and earned 2 assists. He played 28 minutes and grabbed 8 boards. He was able to score 19 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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Toronto will enter this contest with a mark of 11-32 on the year. They are averaging 110.9 pts per contest (20th in basketball) while going 46.8% from the field. The Raptors are shooting 34.9% on three-point attempts (494 of 1,416) and 73.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Toronto is grabbing 44.1 boards per game and is sitting with 1,241 assists on the campaign, which ranks 4th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 15.9 times per game and as a team they are committing 21.7 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Raptors are able to force 14.3 turnovers per game and they draw 18.6 fouls. They currently rank 21st in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,145 conceded for the campaign. The Raptors are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.2% (1,795 of 3,801) and they relinquish 43.9 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 36.9% from beyond the arc while they are 27th in the league in opponents PPG (117.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Hawks went home defeated by a final of 119-110 when they faced the Knicks. When talking about team rebounding, Atlanta allowed New York to collect 39 in all (12 on the offensive side). They wrapped up this game 34.6% from distance by going 9 of 26 and finished the game at 16 of 21 at the free throw line (76.2%). The Hawks permitted the Knicks to make 47 of 90 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 52.2% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Hawks finished shooting 40 for 85 from the field which had them shooting 47.1%. In the matter of shooting from 3-point land, Atlanta converted 13 of their 30 tries (43.3%). They were able to convert 17 of them for a rate of 77.3%. The Knicks had 21 personal fouls for the contest which took the Hawks to the charity stripe for a total of 22 tries. They also gave up possession 24 times, while getting 10 steals in this matchup. The Hawks pulled down 25 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards totaling 41 in the matchup.

Trae Young pitched in for the Hawks in the matchup. He converted 8 of 22 for this game for a field goal rate of 36.4%, and earned 3 rebounds. Young accumulated 27 points in his 35 minutes on the hardwood and had 6 assists in this contest.

Atlanta has a record of 22-20 on the campaign. As an offense, the Hawks are hitting on 46.3% from the floor, which ranks 16th in basketball. Atlanta has tallied 4,916 points so far this season (117.0 per contest) and they average 45.6 boards per game. They are earning an assist 29.5 times per game (3rd in the league) and they turn the ball over 16.1 times per contest. The Hawks have committed 18.5 fouls every game while shooting 78.1% from the charity stripe.

The Hawks on the defensive side of the court are 29th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 119.0. They are able to force 16.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.5% from the field (23rd in the NBA). The Atlanta defense gives up 37.7% on shots from 3-point land (631 of 1,672) and their opponents are making 78.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 28.5 dimes and 44.7 boards on a nightly basis, which is ranked 28th and 19th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto

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