Atlanta Hawks vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 1/15/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Thursday, January 15, 2026

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

The Portland Trail Blazers (19-22) host the Atlanta Hawks (20-22) at Moda Center on Thursday.

The Hawks faced the Lakers and went home with a loss by a final score of 141-116 in their last game. Atlanta ended the contest having earned a 45.0% FG percentage (45 out of 100) and knocked down 13 of their 46 three-point shots. From the charity stripe, the Hawks knocked down 13 of 18 tries for a percentage of 72.2%. With regard to getting rebounds, they collected 32 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 30 dimes in this game while forcing the opposition into 16 turnovers and getting 11 steals. In relation to defending, Atlanta allowed 57.8% from the floor on 48 out of 83 shooting. Los Angeles earned 36 assists and had 2 steals for the game. In addition, Los Angeles snagged 47 rebounds (10 offensive, 37 defensive) and earned 1 block. Los Angeles went 86.7% when shooting free throws by converting 26 of 30 shots. They also knocked down 19 out of their 34 shots from three-point range. Concerning fouls, the Hawks ended up finishing with 23 and the Lakers had 17 fouls.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker is a player who was a major contributor for this contest. Alexander finished the contest at 62.5% from the field and also earned 3 assists. He played 33 minutes and also collected 4 boards. He ended up with 26 points on 10 of 16 shooting.

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Atlanta heads into this one with a win-loss record of 20-22 for the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.7 times per game and as a unit are committing 20.2 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Atlanta is grabbing 41.7 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,309 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 1st in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Hawks are shooting 37.1% on shots from beyond the arc (608 of 1,639) and 77.2% from the free throw line. They have an average of 118.3 pts per contest (8th in basketball) while going 47.9% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Hawks are able to force 16.0 turnovers per game and they draw 18.7 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 28th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,171 surrendered so far this year. The Hawks are giving up a shooting percentage of 47.8% (1,808 of 3,786) and they surrender 46.1 rebounds per contest as a team. They are surrendering 35.5% from beyond the arc and they are 25th in the NBA in opponents PPG (118.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Trail Blazers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 119-97 when they played the Warriors. With respect to rebounds, Portland permitted Golden State to snag 34 in total (4 on the offensive glass). They shot 40.4% from three-point range by connecting on 23 out of 57 and ended up going 12 out of 13 from the free throw line (92.3%). The Trail Blazers allowed the Warriors to knock down 42 of 89 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.2% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Trail Blazers went 36 for 83 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.4%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, Portland knocked down 14 out of their 47 tries (29.8%). They were able to convert 11 of them for a percentage of 64.7%. The Warriors were called for 14 personal fouls in this contest which got the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for a total of 17 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 22 times, while earning 7 steals in this contest. The Trail Blazers recorded 37 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 45 in this matchup.

Shaedon Sharpe ended up being a major contributor for the Trail Blazers in the game. Sharpe tallied 19 points in his 28 mins of playing time and earned 2 assists for this contest. He buried 9 out of 15 in the matchup for a rate of 60.0%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

Portland has a win-loss mark of 19-22 on the year. The Trail Blazers are responsible for committing 21.3 personal fouls per contest while shooting 77.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.6 times per contest (27th in the league) and they turn it over 16.9 times per contest. Portland has 4,749 points for the season (115.8 per game) and they pull in 45.1 rebounds per game. As an offense, the Trail Blazers are hitting on 44.7% from the field, which ranks 28th in the NBA.

The Portland defense gives up 35.2% on 3-point attempts (518 of 1,470) and opponents are making 80.1% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 26.9 assists and 44.2 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 16th and 15th in basketball. The Trail Blazers are ranked 24th in basketball in points given up per game with 118.9. They have forced 15.1 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.2% from the floor (19th in the NBA).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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