Detroit Pistons vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 12/18/2023 Preview and Pick
Game: Detroit Pistons vs Atlanta Hawks
Date: Monday, December 18, 2023
Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA
TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta
The Detroit Pistons (2-24) are headed to State Farm Arena on Monday where they will compete against the Atlanta Hawks (10-15).
The Pistons faced the Bucks and went home with a loss by a final score of 146-114 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Pistons finished with 23 and the Bucks finished the game with 24 personal fouls. They knocked down 19 out of their 42 attempts from beyond the arc. Milwaukee finished the game at 84.4% from the free throw line by converting 27 of 32 tries. Moreover, Milwaukee snagged 49 rebounds (8 offensive, 41 defensive) and added 4 blocked shots. Milwaukee earned 24 assists and had 5 steals in this contest. In regard to defense, Detroit allowed 56.8% from the floor on 50 of 88 shooting. They also recorded 25 assists in this contest as well as creating 14 turnovers and getting 10 steals. In reference to rebounding, they compiled 36 with 10 of them being of the offensive variety. At the free throw line, the Pistons buried 22 of their 26 attempts for a rate of 84.6%. Detroit ended with a 44.8% FG percentage (43 of 96) and converted 6 out of their 28 shots from beyond the arc.
Cade Cunningham is someone who played a role in this game. He notched 25 points on 10 out of 17 shooting. He played for 31 mins played and also totaled 1 board. Cunningham walked away from this one shooting 58.8% from the floor and distributed 6 dimes.
Detroit comes into this game with a win-loss record of 2-24 for the season. They turn it over 16.5 times per game and as a group they commit 22.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Detroit is pulling down 43.6 boards per game and has 668 dimes for the year, which is 12th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Pistons are shooting 32.9% from downtown (254 of 771) and 79.6% from the charity stripe. They average 108.3 points per outing (28th in the NBA) while going 46.1% from the floor.
Defensively, the Pistons have forced 12.3 turnovers every game and they draw 18.2 personal fouls. They currently rank 18th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 663 conceded on the campaign. The Pistons defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 48.6% (1,129 of 2,323) and they surrender 43.6 rebounds per game as a team. They are surrendering 37.5% on shots from downtown while they are 25th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (120.4).
When they last stepped on the court, the Hawks took a loss by a score of 127-119 when they faced the Cavaliers. In relation to attacking the glass, Atlanta allowed Cleveland to collect 49 in total (18 on the offensive side). They went 38.1% from beyond the arc by connecting on 16 out of 42 and ended up going 13 out of 15 from the charity stripe (86.7%). The Hawks permitted the Cavaliers to make 49 of their 101 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.5% for this game. Overall, the Hawks finished shooting 41 for 85 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.2%. In terms of 3-point shots, Atlanta converted 15 of their 36 attempts (41.7%). They were able to make 22 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 88.0%. The Cavaliers were called for 22 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 25 attempts. They also gave up possession 11 times, while getting 5 steals for this contest. The Hawks recorded 28 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 34 for the matchup.
Trae Young pitched in for the Hawks for the matchup. Young earned 35 points in his 38 mins on the court and had 10 assists for this contest. He buried 11 of 21 in the game giving him a rate of 52.4%, and accounted for 4 rebounds.
Atlanta has a mark of 10-15 on the campaign. The Hawks have committed 18.9 fouls every game and they hit 83.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.6 times per contest (18th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 13.6 times per contest. Atlanta has totaled 3,061 pts so far this season (122.4 per contest) and they pull down 44.4 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the Hawks are connecting on 47.0% from the field, which is 20th in the NBA.
The Atlanta defense allows 38.1% on 3-point attempts (339 of 890) and their opponents are knocking down 79.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 29.0 dimes and 44.3 boards per game, which is ranked 29th and 21st in the NBA. The Hawks defensively are ranked 28th in basketball in PPG given up with 122.7. They are forcing 15.5 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 50.3% from the field (28th in the NBA).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Detroit
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