Denver Nuggets vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 12/8/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Sunday, December 8, 2024

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Atlanta Hawks (12-11) are hosting the Denver Nuggets (11-9) at State Farm Arena on Sunday.

The Nuggets faced the Cavaliers and took a loss by a score of 126-114 in their last contest. Concerning personal fouls, the Nuggets finished with 13 while the Cavaliers accumulated 17 personal fouls. They also knocked down 22 of their 48 shots from downtown. Cleveland ended up shooting 62.5% at the charity stripe by burying 10 of 16 tries. Additionally, Cleveland grabbed 47 boards (9 offensive, 38 defensive) and earned 5 blocks. Cleveland doled out 32 dimes and had 9 steals in the game. Pertaining to defense, Denver allowed 50.0% from the floor on 47 of 94 shooting. They also distributed 25 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and earning 12 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they collected 49 with 9 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Nuggets knocked down 16 of 22 tries for a percentage of 72.7%. Denver finished the game having earned a 47.9% field goal percentage (46 of 96) and made 6 out of their 24 shots from distance.

Nikola Jokic is one player who was a major contributor in this matchup. He ended up finishing with 27 points on 13 out of 26 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 39 minutes played and snagged 20 rebounds. Jokic ended up shooting 50.0% from the field and also earned 11 assists.

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Denver will take the court with a win-loss mark of 11-9 this year. They are turning it over 14.3 times per game and as a squad they commit 18.1 fouls per contest. As a unit, Denver is grabbing 44.4 rebounds per game and is sitting with 602 dimes this year, which has them ranked 11th in basketball in terms of passing. The Nuggets are hitting 38.7% on shots from distance (240 of 620) and 76.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 117.9 points per game (7th in basketball) while hitting 48.6% from the floor.

Defensively, the Nuggets have forced 15.0 turnovers per game and they draw 21.1 fouls. They relinquish 36.6% on 3-pointers while they are 24th in basketball in PPG allowed (116.8). The Nuggets defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 47.0% (873 of 1,856) and they concede 44.4 rebounds per contest as a unit. They rank 22nd in basketball in giving up assists with 600 conceded for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the Hawks took home the win by a final score of 119-104 against the Bucks. The Hawks were able to snag 39 defensive rebounds and 16 offensive rebounds for a total of 55 for this contest. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 16 steals for this contest. The Bucks were called for 22 fouls for this game which took the Hawks to the charity stripe for 22 shots. They were able to knock down 20 of them for a clip of 90.9%. Concerning shots from beyond the arc, Atlanta made 9 of their 32 tries (28.1%). When the game finished, the Hawks finished 45 out of 103 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.7%. The Hawks permitted the Bucks to make 33 of their 78 tries from the field which had them shooting 42.3% in the game. They wrapped up this game 33.3% from three-point range by hitting 15 out of 45 and ended up going 23 of 35 from the free throw line (65.7%). With respect to rebounding, Atlanta permitted Milwaukee to grab 40 in total (8 offensive).

Jalen Johnson was important for the Hawks for this contest. He converted 10 of 19 for the contest for a rate of 52.6%, and earned 13 rebounds. Johnson earned 23 points in his 40 mins on the court and added 5 dimes for this game.

Atlanta has a mark of 12-11 so far this season. The Hawks commit 18.9 fouls per contest and they shoot 78.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 29.7 times per game (3rd in the league) and they turn it over 16.4 times per contest. Atlanta has accounted for 2,682 pts so far this season (116.6 per contest) and they average 45.9 boards per game. As an offensive team, the Hawks are shooting 46.4% from the floor, which is ranked 13th in the league.

The Hawks defensively are ranked 27th in the league in points per game surrendered with 118.4. They have forced 16.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.2% from the floor (12th in basketball). The Atlanta defense allows 38.3% on 3-point attempts (372 of 972) and their opponents are converting on 77.9% of their foul shots. They allow 26.7 assists and 44.6 boards every game, which has them ranked 23rd and 20th in the league.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Atlanta and under the total points

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