Atlanta Hawks vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 1/30/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Monday, January 30, 2023

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: ROOT Sports

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (+2)

The Atlanta Hawks are headed to Moda Center on Monday where they will compete against the Portland Trail Blazers. Atlanta opens this matchup as 2-point dogs from Vegas oddsmakers. The total has been set at 230.

The Hawks took the court against the Clippers and went home with a loss by a final score of 120-113 in their last contest. In regard to personal fouls, the Hawks left the arena with 18 and the Clippers finished the game with 15 personal fouls. They also knocked down 19 of their 39 shots from 3-point range. Los Angeles ended up shooting 89.5% when shooting free throws by burying 17 of 19 attempts. Additionally, Los Angeles pulled down 37 rebounds (6 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 2 blocked shots. Los Angeles totaled 25 dimes and had 5 steals in the matchup. When talking about the defense, Atlanta allowed the other team to go 52.5% from the floor on 42 out of 80 shooting. They also doled out 24 assists in this game while forcing 14 turnovers and getting 12 steals. In the matter of rebounding, they compiled 47 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Hawks made 16 of 20 shots for a rate of 80.0%. Atlanta finished the contest with a 47.4% field goal percentage (45 of 95) and made 7 of their 27 3-point attempts.

Trae Young is a player who was a factor for the game. Young ended up shooting 47.6% from the floor and distributed 10 assists. He played 36 mins and also pulled down 5 rebounds. He walked away with 31 points on 10 out of 21 shooting.

Atlanta will play this contest with a record of 25-25 for the season. They cough up possession 13.0 times per game and as a unit are committing 19.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Atlanta is pulling down 43.5 rebounds per game and has racked up 1,210 dimes this year, which has them ranked 18th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Hawks are shooting 34.4% on shots from 3-point land (526 of 1,529) and 81.9% from the free throw line. They average 116.0 points per game (9th in basketball) while connecting on 47.8% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Hawks have forced 14.7 turnovers per game while drawing 20.0 personal fouls. They currently rank 21st in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,286 surrendered on the season. The Hawks defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.6% (2,148 of 4,509) and they relinquish 45.9 boards per contest as a squad. They surrender 34.9% on 3-pointers and they rank 22nd in the league in points per game allowed (116.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Trail Blazers took a loss by a final score of 123-105 against the Raptors. The Trail Blazers were able to pull down 24 defensive boards and 3 offensive boards totaling 27 in the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 3 steals in this matchup. The Raptors committed 18 personal fouls for the contest which took the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 23 tries. They were able to convert 18 of the free throw tries for a rate of 78.3%. In reference to shots from 3-point land, Portland knocked down 7 out of their 24 attempts (29.2%). When all was said and done, the Trail Blazers shot 40 out of 76 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.6%. The Trail Blazers permitted the Raptors to knock down 48 of their 92 attempts from the floor which had them at 52.2% for the contest. They finished 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 10 out of 30 and finished the game at 17 out of 18 at the free throw line (94.4%). Regarding rebounding, Portland allowed Toronto to pull down 45 overall (15 on the offensive glass).

Damian Lillard ended up being a factor for the Trail Blazers for this game. He converted 10 of 20 for this game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and earned 4 rebounds. Lillard tallied 30 points in his 37 minutes on the hardwood and added 3 assists in this matchup.

Portland has a record of 23-26 this year. The Trail Blazers have committed 20.8 fouls every game and they hit 78.5% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 24.2 times per contest (20th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.1 times per contest. Portland has totaled 5,577 points this season (113.8 per contest) and they grab 42.4 rebounds per contest. As an offensive unit, the Trail Blazers are shooting 48.1% from the field, which ranks 9th in the league.

The Trail Blazers on the defensive end are ranked 16th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 113.5. They have forced 13.5 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.9% from the floor (23rd in the NBA). The Portland defense gives up 36.5% on shots from distance (573 of 1,572) and their opposition makes 77.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 25.7 dimes and 41.1 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 21st and 3rd in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta (+2)

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