Toronto Raptors vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 1/25/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Saturday, January 25, 2025

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Atlanta Hawks (22-21) will try to beat the Toronto Raptors (11-32) at State Farm Arena on Saturday.

The Raptors played the Magic and earned the victory with a final of 109-93 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Raptors ended up finishing with 22 and the Magic accumulated 24 personal fouls. They buried 9 out of their 31 attempts from downtown. Orlando walked away from this one shooting 73.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 14 of 19 attempts. Furthermore, Orlando collected 48 rebounds (14 offensive, 34 defensive) and had 6 blocks. Orlando earned 16 dimes and had 5 steals in the game. When discussing defense, Toronto allowed the other team to shoot 41.2% from the field on 35 out of 85 shooting. They also doled out 29 assists for this contest as well as forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and having 7 steals. In the matter of grabbing boards, they collected 42 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Raptors knocked down 18 of 28 attempts for a rate of 64.3%. Toronto ended the contest with a 53.4% FG percentage (39 out of 73) and converted 13 out of their 24 shots from 3-point land.

Chris Boucher is someone who was a major contributor for this contest. Boucher finished 25.0% from the floor and dished out 1 assist. He saw the court for 12 minutes played and snagged 2 rebounds. He notched 2 points on 1 out of 4 shooting.

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Toronto comes into this contest with a record of 11-32 on the season. They are giving up possession 15.9 times per contest and as a squad are committing 21.7 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Toronto is snagging 44.1 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,241 dimes on the year, which ranks 6th in the league in terms of passing. The Raptors are shooting 34.9% on shots from distance (494 of 1,416) and 73.7% from the free throw line. They have an average of 110.9 points per outing (20th in basketball) while going 46.8% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Raptors are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers every game while drawing 18.6 personal fouls. They rank 20th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,145 surrendered on the season. The Raptors defense is giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.2% (1,795 of 3,801) and they concede 43.9 boards per game as a basketball team. They give up 36.9% from 3-point land while they are 26th in basketball in opponents points per game (117.9).

In their last game, the Hawks took a defeat with a final score of 119-110 when they faced the Knicks. The Hawks collected 25 defensive boards and 16 offensive rebounds totaling 41 for the game. They gave up possession 24 times, while getting 10 steals in the matchup. The Knicks earned 21 personal fouls for the contest which got the Hawks to the charity stripe for a total of 22 shots. They were able to bury 17 of those for a rate of 77.3%. Pertaining to three-point attempts, Atlanta knocked down 13 of 30 attempts (43.3%). When the final whistle blew, the Hawks ended up shooting 40 out of 85 from the field which had them sitting at 47.1%. The Hawks permitted the Knicks to convert 47 of 90 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.2% in this contest. They shot 34.6% from beyond the arc by shooting 9 out of 26 and walked away from this one shooting 16 of 21 at the charity stripe (76.2%). When discussing team rebounding, Atlanta permitted New York to grab 39 overall (12 on the offensive glass).

Garrison Mathews was important for the Hawks for the matchup. Mathews had 2 points in his 12 minutes of playing time and had 3 assists for the contest. He made 0 of 1 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 0.0%, but finished without a board.

Atlanta has a mark of 22-21 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Hawks are connecting on 46.1% from the field, which is 16th in the league. Atlanta has scored 5,020 pts for the campaign (116.7 per game) and they average 45.7 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 29.3 times per contest (3rd in the league) and they are turning it over 16.0 times per game. The Hawks commit 18.4 fouls every game and they hit 78.0% from the free throw line.

The Hawks on the defensive end are ranked 28th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 118.9. They are able to force 16.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.6% from the field (24th in the league). The Atlanta defense concedes 37.7% on shots from beyond the arc (643 of 1,706) and opponents are making 79.1% of their free throw attempts. They have relinquished 28.5 assists and 44.8 rebounds every game, which ranks them 28th and 21st in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto

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