Atlanta Hawks vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 1/9/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Thursday, January 9, 2025

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: AZ Family Sports Network

The Phoenix Suns (16-19) will try to defeat the Atlanta Hawks (19-18) at Footprint Center on Thursday.

The Hawks faced off with the Jazz and notched a win by a score of 124-121 in their last game. In the matter of fouls, the Hawks left the arena with 22 while the Jazz recorded 17 fouls. They also knocked down 19 out of their 48 attempts from 3-point range. Utah finished the game shooting 88.0% at the charity stripe by making 22 of their 25 tries. Additionally, Utah pulled down 47 rebounds (13 offensive, 34 defensive) and earned 11 blocks. Utah doled out 25 assists and had 8 steals in this contest. In relation to defending, Atlanta let their opponent shoot 41.7% from the field on 40 out of 96 shooting. They also distributed 35 assists in the matchup while forcing 16 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 44 with 12 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Hawks buried 12 of 15 attempts for a rate of 80.0%. Atlanta wrapped up the contest with a 48.0% FG percentage (47 out of 98) and converted 18 of 44 shots from distance.

Trae Young is a guy who was a contributor for the game. He recorded 24 points on 6 of 16 shooting. He played 37 mins and pulled down 2 boards. Young finished shooting 37.5% from the field and also recorded 20 assists.

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Atlanta will enter this contest with a mark of 19-18 so far this season. They currently have an average of 117.3 points per contest (6th in the NBA) while hitting 46.4% from the field. The Hawks are connecting on 35.2% from downtown (481 of 1,368) and 78.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Atlanta is grabbing 45.5 boards per game and has 1,105 dimes for the season, which is 2nd in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They are turning it over 16.2 times per game and as a unit they commit 18.5 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Hawks are forcing their opponents into 16.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.2 fouls. They concede 38.4% on 3-point shots and they rank 28th in the league in PPG from their opponents (119.8). The Hawks defense is giving up a FG percentage of 47.4% (1,613 of 3,401) and they surrender 44.7 boards per game as a group. They are currently ranked 30th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,061 relinquished for the campaign.

In their last game, the Suns walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 115-104 when they played the Hornets. The Suns were able to pull down 34 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 42 for this contest. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 3 steals for the matchup. The Hornets earned 19 fouls in the matchup which got the Suns to the charity stripe for a total of 19 attempts. They were able to knock down 18 of them for a rate of 94.7%. In relation to shots from downtown, Phoenix made 8 of 33 tries (24.2%). When the final whistle blew, the Suns walked away from this one shooting 39 for 92 from the field which gave them a percentage of 42.4%. The Suns permitted the Hornets to make 38 of their 98 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 38.8% in this game. They finished shooting 27.7% from distance by connecting on 13 out of 47 and finished the game at 26 out of 29 from the free throw line (89.7%). With respect to rebounds, Phoenix permitted Charlotte to collect 59 in total (20 on the offensive glass).

Devin Booker ended up having an impact for the Suns in this game. He knocked down 14 out of 25 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 56.0%, and tallied 6 rebounds. Booker accumulated 39 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 10 dimes in this game.

Phoenix has a record of 16-19 for the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Suns are connecting on 46.8% from the field, which is 10th in the league. Phoenix has accumulated 3,912 pts so far this year (111.8 per contest) and they collect 42.6 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 27.1 times per game (11th in basketball) and they are turning it over 14.0 times per contest. The Suns are committing 18.1 personal fouls every game and they go 79.9% from the charity stripe.

The Suns on defense are ranked 19th in the league in points given up per game with 113.9. They are forcing 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.4% from the floor (14th in the league). The Phoenix defense allows 36.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (482 of 1,327) and opponents are converting on 79.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 26.7 assists and 44.6 boards every game, which ranks 19th and 21st in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Phoenix

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