Atlanta Hawks vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 1/5/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Atlanta Hawks vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Monday, January 5, 2026

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Atlanta Hawks (16-19) are headed to Scotiabank Arena on Monday where they will try to beat the Toronto Raptors (20-15).

The Hawks played the Timberwolves and took home the win by a score of 126-102 in their last contest. Atlanta finished the contest having earned a 49.0% FG percentage (51 out of 104) and converted 16 of their 42 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the Hawks made 8 of their 16 tries for a percentage of 50.0%. In terms of getting rebounds, they earned a total of 49 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 38 assists in this game as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In the matter of defending, Atlanta let their opponent shoot 42.5% from the field on 37 out of 87 shooting. Minnesota doled out 22 assists and had 5 steals in this game. Additionally, Minnesota snagged 46 boards (11 offensive, 35 defensive) and earned 4 rejections. Minnesota finished the game shooting 77.8% from the charity stripe by converting 14 of 18 shots. They also buried 14 of their 40 tries from long range. When talking about personal fouls, the Hawks ended up finishing with 15 and the Timberwolves racked up 16 personal fouls.

Jalen Johnson is someone who played a role for the contest. He ended up with 34 points on 15 out of 22 shooting. He was on the court for 32 minutes and also collected 10 boards. Johnson walked away from this one shooting 68.2% from the field and also totaled 6 assists.

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Atlanta will take the court with a win-loss record of 16-19 for the campaign. They cough up possession 15.2 times per contest and as a basketball team they are committing 20.3 fouls every game. As a unit, Atlanta is pulling in 41.6 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,094 assists for the year, which has them ranked 1st in basketball in terms of passing. The Hawks are shooting 37.3% on 3-pointers (505 of 1,355) and 78.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 119.3 points per outing (9th in the NBA) while hitting 48.3% from the field.

On defense, the Hawks have forced 16.0 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.1 fouls. They are currently ranked 28th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 970 conceded on the season. The Hawks defense is allowing a FG percentage of 47.8% (1,518 of 3,176) and they surrender 46.0 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are giving up 36.0% on 3-pointers and they are 24th in the league in PPG allowed (120.1).

For their last game, the Raptors took a defeat with a final score of 106-103 when they played the Nuggets. In regard to rebounding, Toronto permitted Denver to get 47 in total (9 on the offensive glass). They went 29.4% from three-point range by connecting on 10 out of 34 and finished the contest at 28 of 34 at the free throw line (82.4%). The Raptors allowed the Nuggets to bury 34 of 80 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 42.5% for this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Raptors finished the game shooting 37 out of 100 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.0%. In terms of 3-pointers, Toronto buried 12 of their 45 tries (26.7%). They were able to bury 17 of the free throws for a percentage of 81.0%. The Nuggets were called for 18 personal fouls for this contest which got the Raptors to the charity stripe for 21 attempts. They turned it over 8 times, while recording 6 steals in the matchup. The Raptors were able to collect 33 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive rebounds totaling 50 for this contest.

Brandon Ingram pitched in for the Raptors for the game. He knocked down 11 of 21 in this game giving him a rate of 52.4%, and totaled 8 rebounds. Ingram earned 30 points in his 36 mins of playing time and had 1 assist for this game.

Toronto has a record of 20-15 so far this year. As an offense, the Raptors are shooting 47.2% from the floor, which is ranked 15th in the NBA. Toronto has totaled 3,984 points for the campaign (113.8 per game) and they average 43.2 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 29.3 times per game (5th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.3 times per game. The Raptors are committing 21.6 fouls every game while shooting 77.4% from the free throw line.

The Toronto defense surrenders 33.8% on 3-pointers (438 of 1,294) and their opposition makes 80.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 24.5 dimes and 44.0 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 4th and 16th in the NBA. The Raptors are ranked 4th in the league in points given up per game with 112.5. They are able to force 15.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the floor (7th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Atlanta

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