San Antonio Spurs vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 12/19/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Friday, December 19, 2025

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The San Antonio Spurs (18-7) are hitting the road to State Farm Arena on Friday where they will try to beat the Atlanta Hawks (15-12).

The Spurs took the court against the Thunder and notched a win by a score of 111-109 in their last game. San Antonio finished having earned a 41.1% FG percentage (37 of 90) and made 13 of their 42 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Spurs made 24 of 32 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. In terms of grabbing boards, they earned 52 with 15 of them being offensive. They also dished out 21 assists in the matchup while forcing 15 turnovers and earning 9 steals. When talking about defense, San Antonio let their opponent shoot 41.3% from the field on 38 out of 92 shooting. Oklahoma City distributed 20 assists and had 13 steals for the matchup. On top of that, Oklahoma City snagged 51 boards (14 offensive, 37 defensive) and got 6 rejections. Oklahoma City finished 88.9% at the free throw line by converting 24 of their 27 shots. They also buried 9 out of their 37 shots from three-point range. When talking about fouls, the Spurs walked away with 23 and the Thunder totaled 25 fouls.

Devin Vassell is one player who had an impact in this matchup. He recorded 23 points on 6 of 13 shooting. He played 32 minutes and also snagged 5 rebounds. Vassell ended up shooting 46.2% from the field and recorded 4 assists.

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San Antonio comes into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 18-7 this year. They are averaging 119.7 pts per contest (6th in basketball) while hitting 48.3% from the field. The Spurs are shooting 36.6% on shots from 3-point land (339 of 925) and 79.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, San Antonio is snagging 45.1 rebounds per game and has racked up 643 assists for the year, which is 22nd in the NBA in terms of passing. They are turning it over 14.8 times per game and as a squad are committing 20.7 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Spurs are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 22.2 fouls. They concede 37.6% on three-point shots and they are 11th in the NBA in PPG allowed (115.2). The Spurs defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 47.0% (1,046 of 2,227) and they relinquish 41.5 rebounds per contest as a squad. They currently rank 11th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 674 conceded this season.

In their last game, the Hawks took home the win by a final score of 120-117 against the 76ers. When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Atlanta allowed Philadelphia to pull down 54 overall (21 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 41.5% from distance by going 17 out of 41 and finished the contest at 24 out of 29 at the charity stripe (82.8%). The Hawks permitted the 76ers to convert 38 of 101 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 37.6% in this matchup. Overall, the Hawks shot 43 for 99 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.4%. Concerning shooting from downtown, Atlanta converted 17 of their 33 tries (51.5%). They were able to convert 17 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 81.0%. The 76ers were called for 15 personal fouls in the game which got the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 21 shots. They coughed up the ball 17 times, while earning 8 steals for this contest. The Hawks were able to corral 39 defensive rebounds and 18 offensive rebounds totaling 57 for this contest.

Dyson Daniels was important for the Hawks for the contest. Daniels earned 27 points in his 39 minutes on the court and had 4 assists for the game. He converted 13 of 19 in this matchup giving him a rate of 68.4%, and accounted for 10 rebounds.

Atlanta has a record of 15-12 for the campaign. The Hawks have committed 20.6 personal fouls every game while shooting 78.8% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 30.8 times per contest (1st in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 15.5 times per contest. Atlanta has accumulated 3,186 points on the year (118.0 per contest) and they pull in 42.1 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Hawks are hitting on 48.2% from the floor, which ranks them 10th in the league.

The Atlanta defense gives up 35.2% on 3-point attempts (351 of 996) and their opponents are connecting on 80.5% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 26.6 assists and 45.5 total rebounds per game, which ranks them 15th and 24th in the league. The Hawks on the defensive side of the court are 20th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 117.4. They are able to force 16.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.9% from the floor (15th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take San Antonio

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