Philadelphia 76ers vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 1/10/2024 Preview and Pick

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Philadelphia 76ers vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 1/10/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Wednesday, January 10, 2024

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

The Atlanta Hawks (14-21) are hosting the Philadelphia 76ers (23-12) at State Farm Arena on Wednesday.

The 76ers faced the Jazz and took a loss by a final of 120-109 in their last game. Philadelphia walked away from the contest with a 40.4% FG percentage (42 out of 104) and converted 7 of their 38 3-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the 76ers converted 18 of their 23 tries for a rate of 78.3%. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they earned 34 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 30 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 23 turnovers and getting 12 steals. In relation to defense, Philadelphia allowed their opponent to shoot 57.5% from the floor on 46 of 80 shooting. Utah doled out 30 assists and had 4 steals for the game. Furthermore, Utah totaled 48 rebounds (9 offensive, 39 defensive) and had 6 rejections. Utah went 83.3% at the free throw line by making 20 of their 24 attempts. They also converted 8 of their 30 tries from 3-point range. In the matter of fouls, the 76ers ended up with 20 while the Jazz accounted for 18 fouls.

Tyrese Maxey is one player who played a role in the matchup. He left the arena with 25 points on 9 of 24 shooting. He saw the court for 42 minutes played and collected 1 rebound. Maxey finished the game at 37.5% from the field and also recorded 9 assists.

Philadelphia heads into this contest with a mark of 23-12 so far this year. They turn it over 12.6 times per game and as a team they are committing 20.5 fouls every game. As a unit, Philadelphia is pulling down 43.7 boards per game and is sitting with 894 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 25th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The 76ers are hitting 36.6% on shots from distance (415 of 1,133) and 83.8% from the free throw line. They average 119.5 points per game (6th in the NBA) while hitting 47.6% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the 76ers are forcing 14.9 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.9 fouls. They surrender 34.1% on shots from distance and they are 5th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (111.3). The 76ers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 46.5% (1,422 of 3,060) and they surrender 43.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 6th in the league in allowing assists with 894 surrendered this season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Hawks took a loss by a final score of 117-110 when they played the Magic. The Hawks collected 42 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 50 for this game. They also gave up possession 12 times, while recording 9 steals in the matchup. The Magic had 24 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 29 shots. They were able to convert 17 of the free throw tries for a rate of 58.6%. In the matter of shooting from downtown, Atlanta made 9 of their 30 tries (30.0%). In all, the Hawks finished the game shooting 42 for 91 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.2%. The Hawks permitted the Magic to bury 43 out of their 98 tries from the floor which had them shooting 43.9% in the game. They went 41.5% from beyond the arc via 17 out of 41 and ended up shooting 14 out of 22 at the free throw line (63.6%). In regard to attacking the glass, Atlanta allowed Orlando to collect 57 in all (13 on the offensive side).

Trae Young pitched in for the Hawks in this matchup. Young tallied 31 points in his 42 minutes on the hardwood and had 9 assists for this game. He knocked down 11 out of 23 in this game giving him a rate of 47.8%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Atlanta has a win-loss mark of 14-21 this year. When it comes to offense, the Hawks are shooting 47.0% from the floor, which ranks them 18th in the NBA. Atlanta has scored 4,277 points this season (122.2 per contest) and they collect 44.7 rebounds per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.8 times per contest (19th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 13.7 times per contest. The Hawks have committed 19.1 personal fouls per contest and they connect on 82.1% from the free throw line.

The Atlanta defense surrenders 38.7% on shots from beyond the perimeter (487 of 1,257) and opponents are converting on 78.5% of their foul shots. They have given up 29.1 assists and 44.0 boards on a nightly basis, which has them ranked 29th and 19th in the NBA. The Hawks on the defensive side of the court are 28th in the league in points allowed per game with 123.7. They are forcing their opponents into 14.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 50.3% from the floor (29th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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