Atlanta Hawks vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 4/10/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Thursday, April 10, 2025

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

The Brooklyn Nets (26-53) will play the Atlanta Hawks (37-42) at Barclays Center on Thursday.

The Hawks played the Magic and went home with a loss by a final score of 119-112 in their last game. Atlanta finished the game having earned a 45.5% field goal percentage (40 out of 88) and converted 14 of their 41 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Hawks made 18 of 22 attempts for a percentage of 81.8%. In relation to rebounding, they earned a total of 41 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also distributed 25 assists in the game in addition to forcing the other team into 14 turnovers and getting 7 steals. When discussing defense, Atlanta allowed the other team to shoot 50.0% from the floor on 42 out of 84 shooting. Orlando distributed 23 assists and had 13 steals for the game. Furthermore, Orlando totaled 43 rebounds (13 offensive, 30 defensive) and got 6 rejections. Orlando ended up shooting 67.7% from the free throw line by making 21 of 31 attempts. They also converted 14 out of their 34 tries from beyond the arc. In reference to fouls, the Hawks finished with 26 while the Magic totaled 20 fouls.

Onyeka Okongwu is a guy who was important for the contest. He ended up finishing with 30 points on 9 of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 40 minutes and totaled 14 rebounds. Okongwu finished 52.9% from the field and also recorded 4 dimes.

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Atlanta will take the court with a mark of 37-42 so far this season. They are turning it over 15.5 times per game and as a group they are committing 19.2 personal fouls per game. As a team, Atlanta is grabbing 44.3 boards per game and has totaled 2,330 assists this season, which ranks 2nd in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Hawks are connecting on 35.6% on three-point attempts (1,059 of 2,971) and 77.8% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 117.9 pts per game (5th in basketball) while connecting on 47.0% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Hawks are forcing their opponents into 16.0 turnovers every game and they draw 19.1 fouls. They currently rank 24th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,230 surrendered so far this year. The Hawks defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 48.3% (3,443 of 7,123) and they relinquish 43.7 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are giving up 37.6% on 3-point attempts and they are 27th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (119.7).

In their last game, the Nets took home the win by a final score of 119-114 when they played the Pelicans. The Nets collected 33 defensive boards and 7 offensive rebounds totaling 40 for the matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while recording 11 steals in this game. The Pelicans committed 18 personal fouls in the game which got the Nets to the charity stripe for a total of 24 tries. They were able to knock down 20 of those for a rate of 83.3%. In the matter of shots from distance, Brooklyn knocked down 17 out of 40 tries (42.5%). When the final whistle blew, the Nets ended up shooting 41 out of 83 from the field which gave them a rate of 49.4%. The Nets permitted the Pelicans to convert 39 of 82 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 47.6% in this contest. They finished 36.4% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 12 of 33 and walked away from this one shooting 24 of 31 at the free throw line (77.4%). In the matter of rebounding, Brooklyn allowed New Orleans to snag 42 in total (9 offensive).

Trendon Watford pitched in for the Nets in the matchup. He converted 7 out of 8 in this game for a field goal rate of 87.5%, and tallied 3 rebounds. Watford recorded 22 points in his 23 minutes on the court and accumulated 5 dimes in this game.

Brooklyn has a mark of 26-53 so far this year. As an offensive unit, the Nets are shooting 43.8% from the field, which is ranked 29th in the NBA. Brooklyn has 8,314 points for the year (105.2 per contest) and they pull in 41.3 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 25.2 times per contest (22nd in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.1 times per game. The Nets are committing 20.6 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 79.0% from the free throw line.

The Nets on the defensive end are ranked 10th in the league in points allowed per contest with 111.9. They are forcing 15.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.9% from the field (27th in the NBA). The Brooklyn defense allows 36.1% on shots from 3-point land (1,017 of 2,819) and opponents are converting on 78.0% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 26.9 assists and 43.6 boards every game, which ranks 17th and 13th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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