Atlanta Hawks vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction, 1/4/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Los Angeles Clippers

Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025

Location: Intuit Dome in Inglewood, CA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Los Angeles Clippers (19-15) will try to defeat the Atlanta Hawks (18-16) at Intuit Dome on Saturday.

The Hawks faced the Nuggets and went home with a loss by a final score of 139-120 in their last contest. Atlanta walked away from the contest having earned a 45.0% FG percentage (45 of 100) and buried 16 out of their 46 shots from distance. At the charity stripe, the Hawks made 14 of their 21 attempts for a percentage of 66.7%. When discussing rebounding, they collected a total of 45 with 14 of them being offensive. They also distributed 25 dimes in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 13 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Regarding the defense, Atlanta allowed the other team to go 56.4% from the field on 53 out of 94 shooting. Denver distributed 34 dimes and had 6 steals for this game. In addition, Denver had 47 rebounds (6 offensive, 41 defensive) and got 7 blocks. Denver finished the game at 100.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 21 of their 21 tries. They also made 12 of 30 attempts from three-point range. When discussing personal fouls, the Hawks ended up with 15 and the Nuggets recorded 16 personal fouls.

Trae Young is one player who was a major contributor for this game. He left the arena with 30 points on 8 of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 30 minutes played and collected 4 boards. Young finished the game at 47.1% from the field and dished out 9 dimes.

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Atlanta comes into this game with a mark of 18-16 on the year. They turn it over 16.4 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 18.4 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Atlanta is pulling down 45.8 boards per contest and has accumulated 1,018 assists this year, which ranks 2nd in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Hawks are connecting on 35.5% on 3-pointers (441 of 1,244) and 78.2% from the free throw line. They average 117.9 points per game (5th in the NBA) while connecting on 46.6% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Hawks are able to force 16.7 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.3 fouls. They rank 29th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 972 surrendered so far this season. The Hawks defensively are allowing an opponent FG percentage of 47.3% (1,477 of 3,121) and they surrender 44.2 boards per game as a unit. They are giving up 38.3% on 3-point shots and they rank 27th in basketball in opponents points per game (119.4).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Clippers took a loss by a final score of 116-98 when they played the Thunder. When talking about cleaning the glass, Los Angeles allowed Oklahoma City to pull down 39 overall (13 offensive). They shot 36.8% from behind the 3-point line by hitting 14 out of 38 and finished the game at 16 of 20 at the charity stripe (80.0%). The Clippers permitted the Thunder to knock down 43 of 86 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0% in this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Clippers went 38 for 81 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.9%. Concerning shooting from distance, Los Angeles converted 11 out of their 32 tries (34.4%). They were able to knock down 11 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 64.7%. The Thunder had 18 fouls in the game which took the Clippers to the free throw line for 17 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 11 steals for the contest. The Clippers collected 34 defensive rebounds and 5 offensive rebounds for a total of 39 for the matchup.

Amir Coffey pitched in for the Clippers for this contest. Coffey totaled 26 points in his 35 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes for the matchup. He made 10 of 14 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 71.4%, and added 3 rebounds.

Los Angeles has a record of 19-15 so far this season. As an offensive unit, the Clippers are shooting 46.5% from the field, which ranks 15th in basketball. Los Angeles has accumulated 3,690 points for the year (108.5 per game) and they grab 43.9 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 24.2 times per game (25th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 16.7 times per game. The Clippers commit 18.9 personal fouls per game and they connect on 77.9% from the charity stripe.

The Los Angeles defense surrenders 34.0% from downtown (431 of 1,268) and their opponents are knocking down 76.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 25.2 dimes and 42.2 boards per contest, which is ranked 7th and 4th in the league. The Clippers defensively are ranked 5th in the league in points allowed per game with 108.0. They are forcing 15.3 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.0% from the floor (12th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Atlanta

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