Oklahoma City Thunder vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 1/3/2024 Preview and Pick
Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Atlanta Hawks
Date: Wednesday, January 3, 2024
Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA
TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta
The Oklahoma City Thunder (22-9) are traveling to State Farm Arena on Wednesday where they will attempt to beat the Atlanta Hawks (13-19).
The Thunder faced off with the Nets and took home the win by a score of 124-108 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Thunder ended up finishing with 24 and the Nets totaled 21 personal fouls. They made 12 out of their 46 attempts from beyond the arc. Brooklyn finished shooting 64.5% when shooting free throws by making 20 of their 31 shots. Furthermore, Brooklyn had 47 boards (17 offensive, 30 defensive) and got 6 rejections. Brooklyn earned 26 dimes and had 9 steals in this game. When talking about defense, Oklahoma City allowed the other team to shoot 38.0% from the floor on 38 out of 100 shooting. They also dished out 31 assists for this contest while forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and earning 1 steal. With regard to rebounding, they compiled a total of 46 with 5 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the Thunder knocked down 16 of their 20 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. Oklahoma City walked away from the game with a 54.2% FG percentage (45 of 83) and buried 18 out of their 33 shots from 3-point land.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is a guy who came through in this matchup. Gilgeous-Alexander finished the contest at 46.7% from the field and dished out 6 dimes. He saw the court for 35 mins played and snagged 4 rebounds. He totaled 24 points on 7 of 15 shooting.
Oklahoma City enters this one with a win-loss record of 22-9 on the year. They turn it over 12.6 times per game and as a group they are committing 20.1 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Oklahoma City is collecting 41.0 rebounds per game and has racked up 811 assists so far this year, which ranks 23rd in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Thunder are shooting 39.1% on 3-point shots (403 of 1,030) and 85.2% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 121.3 pts per contest (4th in the NBA) while shooting 49.9% from the field.
On the defensive end, the Thunder are able to force 16.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.8 personal fouls. They give up 35.8% on 3-pointers while they are 11th in the NBA in points per game allowed (112.7). The Thunder are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 44.3% (1,234 of 2,783) and they surrender 45.5 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 11th in the league in giving up assists with 834 relinquished on the campaign.
In their last game, the Hawks walked away with a victory by a final of 130-126 when they played the Wizards. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Atlanta permitted Washington to collect 42 overall (6 offensive). They shot 32.1% from distance by shooting 17 of 53 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 21 from the free throw line (81.0%). The Hawks allowed the Wizards to bury 46 out of 98 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.9% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Hawks went 47 out of 95 from the field which gave them a rate of 49.5%. Pertaining to 3-pointers, Atlanta converted 12 of their 32 tries (37.5%). They were able to convert 24 of the free throw tries for a rate of 64.9%. The Wizards earned 21 fouls for the game which got the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 37 tries. They also turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 5 steals in this matchup. The Hawks pulled down 46 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards totaling 58 for the game.
Trae Young pitched in for the Hawks in the matchup. Young earned 40 points in his 40 minutes on the court and totaled 13 assists in the game. He knocked down 11 out of 19 for the contest giving him a rate of 57.9%, and had 3 rebounds.
Atlanta has a record of 13-19 on the year. The Hawks commit 19.2 fouls per game and they shoot 82.3% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 26.0 times per contest (16th in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.7 times per game. Atlanta has accounted for 3,910 pts so far this season (122.2 per contest) and they pull in 44.6 boards per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hawks are hitting on 47.0% from the floor, which ranks them 18th in basketball.
The Atlanta defense surrenders 37.9% on three-point shots (433 of 1,141) and opponents are connecting on 78.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 28.6 assists and 44.0 boards per contest, which has them ranked 29th and 19th in the league. The Hawks on the defensive side of the court are 27th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 122.7. They are forcing 14.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 50.0% from the floor (28th in the NBA).
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oklahoma City
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