Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 11/8/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Saturday, November 8, 2025

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: NBA TV

The Atlanta Hawks (4-4) will play the Los Angeles Lakers (7-2) at State Farm Arena on Saturday.

The Lakers took the court against the Spurs and walked away with a win by a score of 118-116 in their last contest. Los Angeles ended having earned a 44.6% FG percentage (37 of 83) and converted 10 out of their 31 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Lakers made 34 of their 44 attempts for a rate of 77.3%. With regard to rebounding, they earned 38 with 12 of them being of the offensive variety. They also doled out 23 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 19 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Pertaining to defense, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 48.6% from the field on 36 of 74 shooting. San Antonio earned 22 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. In addition, San Antonio collected 37 boards (8 offensive, 29 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. San Antonio finished the game shooting 77.5% when shooting free throws by knocking down 31 of 40 tries. They also made 13 of 33 tries from beyond the arc. When talking about fouls, the Lakers ended up with 30 while the Spurs finished the game with 36 fouls.

Luka Doncic is a player who was a major contributor for the game. Doncic finished shooting 33.3% from the field and distributed 13 assists. He was on the hardwood for 42 mins played and also pulled down 9 boards. He walked away with 35 points on 9 out of 27 shooting.

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Los Angeles heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 7-2 this season. They are turning it over 16.8 times per contest and as a squad they commit 21.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Los Angeles is grabbing 39.9 rebounds per contest and has totaled 241 assists so far this year, which has them ranked 4th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Lakers are connecting on 33.0% on shots from beyond the arc (93 of 282) and 78.9% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 119.6 pts per game (11th in the NBA) while connecting on 52.0% from the field.

Defensively, the Lakers are able to force 16.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 24.3 personal fouls. They are ranked 28th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 236 surrendered for the season. The Lakers defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 47.5% (374 of 788) and they surrender 40.2 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 35.4% on shots from distance and they are ranked 13th in the NBA in opponents points per game (116.6).

In their last game, the Hawks got the victory with a final of 127-112 when they played the Magic. The Hawks collected 28 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards for a total of 34 for the matchup. They also coughed up the ball 20 times, while getting 11 steals in this game. The Magic were called for 30 fouls for the game which took the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 42 attempts. They were able to convert 34 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 81.0%. Pertaining to shots from 3-point land, Atlanta buried 13 of 30 tries (43.3%). At the conclusion of this game, the Hawks ended up shooting 40 out of 72 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 55.6%. The Hawks permitted the Magic to make 36 out of their 83 tries from the floor which left them shooting 43.4% in the game. They went 32.4% from downtown by shooting 11 of 34 and finished the contest at 29 out of 33 at the free throw line (87.9%). In regard to how they attacked the glass, Atlanta allowed Orlando to grab 41 overall (14 on the offensive side).

Zaccharie Risacher pitched in for the Hawks in the game. Risacher recorded 21 points in his 26 minutes of playing time and accumulated 1 assist for this game. He buried 7 of 14 in this game for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Atlanta has a win-loss mark of 4-4 this season. The Hawks are committing 22.4 personal fouls every game and they shoot 76.4% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 27.8 times per contest (6th in basketball) and they turn it over 14.5 times per contest. Atlanta has earned 933 points on the season (116.6 per contest) and they average 41.9 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Hawks are shooting 48.6% from the floor, which ranks them 11th in the NBA.

The Hawks on the defensive side of the court are 14th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 117.4. They are able to force 17.1 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.9% from the field (8th in the NBA). The Atlanta defense concedes 32.2% on 3-point shots (100 of 311) and their opponents are making 79.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 26.6 dimes and 47.6 rebounds per contest, which is 19th and 27th in the NBA.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Atlanta

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