Atlanta Hawks vs New York Knicks Prediction, 4/20/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs New York Knicks

Date: Monday, April 20, 2026

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: Peacock

Odds/Point Spread: Atlanta (+5.0)

The Atlanta Hawks (46-36) are on their way to Madison Square Garden on Monday where they will take on the New York Knicks (53-29) in Game 2 of their 1st round series. The Knicks lead the series 1-0.. New York opens this matchup as 5.0-point favorites. The total is 216.

The Hawks ended up losing by a score of 113-102 in Game 1. When it comes to personal fouls, the Hawks ended up finishing with 21 and the Knicks accounted for 24 personal fouls. They also buried 12 of their 25 shots from beyond the arc. New York finished the game shooting 83.3% from the charity stripe by converting 25 of their 30 shots. Furthermore, New York snagged 45 rebounds (6 offensive, 39 defensive) and got 3 blocks. New York recorded 22 dimes and had 7 steals for the game. When it comes to defending, Atlanta allowed 47.5% from the field on 38 out of 80 shooting. They also recorded 25 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and having 5 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they compiled 40 with 8 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Hawks made 12 of their 19 shots for a rate of 63.2%. Atlanta finished the game with a 43.7% FG percentage (38 out of 87) and made 14 of their 37 three-point shots.

CJ McCollum is a guy who came through in this matchup. McCollum finished the contest at 55.0% from the floor and totaled 1 assist. He was on the hardwood for 34 minutes and totaled 3 boards. He was able to score 26 points on 11 of 20 shooting.

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Atlanta will take the court with a record of 46-36 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 118.5 pts per contest (6th in basketball) while shooting 47.4% from the floor. The Hawks are hitting 37.1% from downtown (1,201 of 3,237) and 77.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, Atlanta is pulling down 43.5 rebounds per game and is sitting with 2,471 assists so far this year, which is 1st in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They turn the ball over 14.2 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 19.7 fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Hawks are able to force 16.1 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.5 personal fouls. They relinquish 35.5% on shots from downtown while they are 18th in the league in PPG from their opponents (116.0). The Hawks defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 47.4% (3,473 of 7,334) and they concede 45.2 rebounds per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 15th in the league in giving up assists with 2,185 surrendered this season.

In Game 1, the Knicks corralled 39 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive boards totaling 45 in this game. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while getting 7 steals in this game. The Hawks committed 21 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Knicks to the free throw line for a total of 30 attempts. They were able to knock down 25 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 83.3%. When discussing shots from distance, New York converted 12 of 25 tries (48.0%). When the final whistle was blown, the Knicks finished shooting 38 for 80 from the floor which had them at 47.5%. The Knicks permitted the Hawks to convert 38 of their 87 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 43.7% for this game. They finished 37.8% from behind the 3-point line by going 14 of 37 and ended up shooting 12 out of 19 at the charity stripe (63.2%). Concerning rebounding, New York allowed Atlanta to get 40 in all (8 on the offensive glass).

Jalen Brunson pitched in for the Knicks in the game. He converted 9 out of 22 for the matchup for a rate of 40.9%, and had 5 rebounds. Brunson accumulated 28 points in his 36 mins of playing time and added 7 assists in the game.

New York has a win-loss record of 53-29 on the year. The Knicks have committed 20.0 fouls per contest and they hit 79.2% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 27.4 times per contest (13th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.6 times per game. New York has 9,549 pts on the season (116.5 per game) and they pull in 45.6 rebounds per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Knicks are connecting on 47.8% from the field, which is ranked 11th in the league.

The New York defense concedes 36.2% on shots from beyond the arc (1,138 of 3,145) and opponents are connecting on 77.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They have relinquished 25.0 dimes and 40.5 total rebounds per game, which is 6th and 4th in basketball. The Knicks are ranked 5th in the league in points per game surrendered with 110.1. They are forcing 14.4 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.0% from the field (5th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take New York (-5.0)

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