Brooklyn Nets vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 3/12/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Thursday, March 12, 2026

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Brooklyn Nets (17-48) are traveling to State Farm Arena on Thursday where they will try to beat the Atlanta Hawks (34-31).

The Nets stepped onto the hardwood against the Pistons and ended up losing by a score of 138-100 in their last game. Brooklyn walked away from the contest with a 42.0% field goal percentage (29 of 69) and made 13 of 38 shots from downtown. At the charity stripe, the Nets made 29 of 34 shots for a percentage of 85.3%. When talking about pulling down boards, they collected 31 with 7 of them being offensive. They also dished out 23 assists in this matchup while forcing the other team into 9 turnovers and earning 3 steals. Regarding defense, Brooklyn allowed 56.5% from the floor on 48 of 85 shooting. Detroit totaled 36 dimes and had 12 steals in this matchup. In addition, Detroit totaled 40 rebounds (10 offensive, 30 defensive) and earned 3 blocks. Detroit finished the game shooting 76.5% when shooting free throws by making 26 of 34 shots. They also made 16 out of their 32 attempts from long range. In the matter of personal fouls, the Nets ended up finishing with 29 and the Pistons totaled 24 personal fouls.

Michael Porter Jr. is a player who was a contributor for this contest. He scored 19 points on 7 out of 14 shooting. He played 22 minutes and grabbed 2 boards. Porter shot 50.0% from the floor and recorded 1 assist.

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Brooklyn steps onto the court with a record of 17-48 for the season. They are giving up possession 15.8 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 20.5 fouls per contest. As a unit, Brooklyn is grabbing 40.1 rebounds per game and has tallied 1,663 dimes so far this season, which is 19th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Nets are connecting on 34.3% on shots from 3-point land (873 of 2,546) and 77.7% from the free throw line. They have an average of 107.0 points per game (30th in the league) while shooting 44.6% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Nets have forced 13.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.6 personal fouls. They are 23rd in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,790 surrendered so far this season. The Nets defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 49.5% (2,752 of 5,557) and they concede 42.7 rebounds per contest as a group. They surrender 38.2% on 3-point shots and they rank 16th in basketball in PPG from their opponents (115.9).

In their last game, the Hawks walked away with a victory by a final of 124-112 against the Mavericks. When discussing how they cleaned up the glass, Atlanta permitted Dallas to pull down 43 overall (12 on the offensive glass). They wrapped up this game 40.6% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 13 of 32 and walked away from this one shooting 17 out of 22 at the charity stripe (77.3%). The Hawks permitted the Mavericks to convert 41 of their 86 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 47.7% for this contest. At the conclusion of this game, the Hawks went 49 out of 95 from the floor which had them sitting at 51.6%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, Atlanta converted 14 of their 36 tries (38.9%). They were able to bury 12 of them for a clip of 66.7%. The Mavericks earned 16 personal fouls for this game which got the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 18 tries. They also coughed up the ball 10 times, while recording 8 steals in this game. The Hawks were able to corral 32 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive boards totaling 45 in this matchup.

Nickeil Alexander-Walker pitched in for the Hawks for the game. Alexander accumulated 29 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and had 3 dimes in this contest. He knocked down 12 of 19 in this game giving him a field goal percentage of 63.2%, and tallied 2 rebounds.

Atlanta has a record of 34-31 on the campaign. The Hawks are responsible for committing 19.7 personal fouls per contest while shooting 77.4% from the charity stripe. They are getting an assist 30.5 times per contest (1st in the league) and they are giving up possession 14.3 times per game. Atlanta has accounted for 7,658 points on the season (117.8 per contest) and they average 43.2 rebounds per game. When it comes to offense, the Hawks are hitting on 47.3% from the floor, which ranks 13th in the NBA.

The Hawks defensively are ranked 21st in basketball in PPG given up with 117.2. They are forcing their opponents into 15.8 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.3% from the floor (20th in the league). The Atlanta defense surrenders 35.7% on shots from distance (852 of 2,388) and opponents are connecting on 79.4% of their free throw attempts. They allow 27.0 assists and 46.2 rebounds every game, which ranks them 18th and 26th in the league.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Atlanta and under the total points

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