Toronto Raptors vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 1/28/2024 Preview and Pick
Game: Toronto Raptors vs Atlanta Hawks
Date: Sunday, January 28, 2024
Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA
TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta
The Toronto Raptors (16-29) are en route to State Farm Arena on Sunday where they will attempt to defeat the Atlanta Hawks (18-27).
The Raptors faced the Clippers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 127-107 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Raptors left the arena with 18 and the Clippers totaled 17 fouls. They made 9 of their 32 shots from long range. Los Angeles finished the game at 91.7% when shooting free throws by burying 22 of their 24 attempts. Moreover, Los Angeles grabbed 50 boards (12 offensive, 38 defensive) and had 3 blocks. Los Angeles recorded 29 dimes and had 6 steals for the game. When talking about the defense, Toronto allowed 50.5% from the floor on 48 out of 95 shooting. They also doled out 26 assists in this matchup while forcing 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they earned a total of 45 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Raptors knocked down 13 of their 22 tries for a percentage of 59.1%. Toronto wrapped up the contest having earned a 45.8% FG percentage (44 of 96) and knocked down 6 out of their 32 shots from downtown.
Scottie Barnes is one player who was a factor in this matchup. Barnes finished 42.9% from the field and also recorded 4 assists. He was on the court for 35 mins played and also collected 5 rebounds. He ended up walking away with 23 points on 9 out of 21 shooting.
Toronto comes into this contest with a mark of 16-29 this season. They turn it over 13.2 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 18.5 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Toronto is grabbing 43.7 boards per game and is sitting with 1,328 assists for the year, which has them ranked 3rd in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Raptors are shooting 35.3% on three-point shots (524 of 1,484) and 73.7% from the free throw line. They have an average of 114.2 pts per contest (18th in the league) while shooting 47.9% from the field.
Defensively, the Raptors are forcing 13.5 turnovers per game while drawing 18.6 fouls. They are ranked 25th in the league in giving up assists with 1,254 surrendered this season. The Raptors are allowing a shooting percentage of 48.6% (1,972 of 4,058) and they relinquish 43.9 boards per game as a squad. They surrender 38.0% on 3-point shots and they are 18th in the league in opponents PPG (116.6).
When they last played, the Hawks took a loss by a final score of 148-143 against the Mavericks. The Hawks were able to collect 24 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 36 in this game. They coughed it up 7 times, while getting 7 steals in this matchup. The Mavericks were called for 25 personal fouls in this contest which took the Hawks to the free throw line for 30 tries. They were able to make 26 of the free throw tries for a clip of 86.7%. In the matter of shots from distance, Atlanta made 15 of 34 attempts (44.1%). At the conclusion of this game, the Hawks shot 51 out of 97 from the floor which had them at 52.6%. The Hawks permitted the Mavericks to convert 51 of 85 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 60.0% in the game. They finished 54.3% from distance via 19 of 35 and ended up shooting 27 of 32 at the free throw line (84.4%). When discussing cleaning the glass, Atlanta permitted Dallas to collect 37 overall (6 offensive).
Trae Young ended up having an impact for the Hawks in this contest. Young had 30 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 11 assists in the game. He knocked down 9 of 18 in the game giving him a rate of 50.0%, and totaled 1 rebound.
Atlanta has a record of 18-27 for the year. The Hawks are committing 19.0 fouls every game and they shoot 81.1% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.7 times per game (20th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 13.8 times per game. Atlanta has totaled 5,404 points for the season (120.1 per contest) and they snag 44.7 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the Hawks are shooting 46.3% from the floor, which ranks them 23rd in basketball.
The Hawks are ranked 29th in the league in points per game surrendered with 123.3. They have forced 14.6 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 50.3% from the floor (29th in the league). The Atlanta defense concedes 38.7% on 3-point attempts (618 of 1,598) and their opponents are converting on 79.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 28.7 dimes and 44.6 total boards per game, which is 28th and 22nd in basketball.
Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?
Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta
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