Atlanta Hawks vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 1/1/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Wednesday, January 1, 2025

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

Ball Arena is the location where the Denver Nuggets (17-13) will play the Atlanta Hawks (18-15) on Wednesday.

The Hawks faced the Raptors and earned the victory with a final of 136-107 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the Hawks ended up walking away with 19 while the Raptors totaled 26 personal fouls. They also buried 7 out of their 24 shots from long range. Toronto walked away from this one shooting 88.9% at the free throw line by knocking down 24 of 27 attempts. On top of that, Toronto grabbed 52 rebounds (15 offensive, 37 defensive) and added 8 blocked shots. Toronto recorded 26 dimes and had 10 steals in this matchup. In the matter of the defense, Atlanta let their opponent shoot 44.7% from the field on 38 out of 85 shooting. They also dished out 30 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 31 turnovers and getting 22 steals. Regarding hauling in boards, they collected 40 with 14 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Hawks converted 26 of their 35 shots for a percentage of 74.3%. Atlanta ended the contest having earned a 48.4% FG percentage (46 out of 95) and knocked down 18 of their 45 shots from distance.

Trae Young is one guy who was a contributor for the matchup. He accumulated 34 points on 10 out of 21 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 32 mins played and also pulled down 2 boards. Young finished 47.6% from the field and also distributed 10 dimes.

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Atlanta comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 18-15 on the year. They are averaging 117.8 points per game (5th in the NBA) on 46.7% from the floor. The Hawks are connecting on 35.5% on 3-pointers (425 of 1,198) and 78.5% from the free throw line. As a team, Atlanta is pulling in 45.8 boards per contest and is sitting with 984 dimes on the year, which ranks 2nd in the league in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 16.5 times per game and as a team they commit 18.5 fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Hawks have forced 16.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.5 fouls. They are surrendering 38.2% on 3-point shots and they are 26th in basketball in PPG allowed (118.8). The Hawks are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.0% (1,424 of 3,027) and they surrender 44.2 boards per game as a unit. They currently rank 30th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 928 surrendered on the year.

The last time they took the court, the Nuggets got the win with a final of 134-121 when they played the Pistons. The Nuggets earned 32 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 in the matchup. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while getting 9 steals for the matchup. The Pistons earned 25 personal fouls for the game which took the Nuggets to the charity stripe for a total of 36 attempts. They were able to bury 29 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 80.6%. In relation to shots from beyond the arc, Denver knocked down 13 of their 27 attempts (48.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the Nuggets shot 46 out of 82 from the field which gave them a rate of 56.1%. The Nuggets permitted the Pistons to bury 46 out of their 95 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 48.4% in this contest. They finished the game shooting 30.8% from three-point range by shooting 12 of 39 and ended up going 17 out of 23 at the free throw line (73.9%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Denver permitted Detroit to grab 41 in total (15 offensive).

Nikola Jokic ended up being a factor for the Nuggets for the contest. He converted 11 of 17 for the contest for a field goal rate of 64.7%, and accumulated 9 rebounds. Jokic earned 37 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 8 dimes in this contest.

Denver has a mark of 17-13 so far this season. The Nuggets are committing 18.3 personal fouls every game and they go 75.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 31.1 times per contest (1st in basketball) and they are giving up possession 14.8 times per contest. Denver has scored 3,603 points on the season (120.1 per game) and they pull in 44.8 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Nuggets are hitting on 50.0% from the field, which is ranked 2nd in the league.

The Denver defense surrenders 35.9% on 3-pointers (421 of 1,173) and their opponents are knocking down 76.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have conceded 29.9 dimes and 43.3 total rebounds per game, which is 30th and 8th in the league. The Nuggets on the defensive side of the court are 24th in basketball in points allowed per game with 117.4. They are forcing 14.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.9% from the floor (17th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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