Charlotte Hornets vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 2/7/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Charlotte Hornets vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Saturday, February 7, 2026

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Atlanta Hawks (25-27) will compete against the Charlotte Hornets (23-28) at State Farm Arena on Saturday.

The Hornets faced off with the Pelicans and notched a win by a score of 102-95 in their last game. Charlotte walked away from the contest with a 40.0% field goal percentage (34 of 85) and converted 12 out of their 50 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Hornets made 22 of 27 shots for a rate of 81.5%. In regard to pulling down boards, they earned 59 with 13 of them being offensive. They also dished out 16 assists in this contest in addition to forcing 8 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In reference to defense, Charlotte allowed the other team to shoot 39.3% from the floor on 33 out of 84 shooting. New Orleans dished out 23 assists and had 9 steals for this contest. On top of that, New Orleans collected 34 rebounds (5 offensive, 29 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. New Orleans ended up going 72.0% from the charity stripe by making 18 of 25 attempts. They also converted 11 of their 34 attempts from downtown. In regard to fouls, the Hornets ended up with 19 and the Pelicans recorded 23 fouls.

LaMelo Ball is one player who was a factor in the matchup. He scored 24 points on 8 out of 20 shooting. He played 30 mins and collected 8 rebounds. Ball ended up going 40.0% from the floor and earned 5 assists.

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Charlotte will take the court with a mark of 23-28 so far this year. They are averaging 116.0 points per game (15th in basketball) while going 46.3% from the field. The Hornets are shooting 37.0% from downtown (775 of 2,096) and 81.3% from the charity stripe. As a team, Charlotte is pulling in 46.0 rebounds per contest and has tallied 1,357 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 12th in the league in terms of passing. They are turning it over 15.7 times per game and as a team they commit 19.1 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Hornets are forcing their opponents into 12.5 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.5 fouls. They surrender 36.6% on shots from downtown and they are 11th in the league in PPG allowed (114.2). The Hornets are giving up a FG percentage of 47.3% (2,159 of 4,565) and they relinquish 39.6 boards per contest as a group. They are 23rd in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,391 conceded on the campaign.

The last time they took the court, the Hawks went home victorious with a score of 127-115 against the Heat. The Hawks pulled down 39 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive rebounds for a total of 47 in this contest. They coughed it up 9 times, while getting 7 steals in this matchup. The Heat committed 15 fouls for this contest which got the Hawks to the free throw line for 13 tries. They were able to knock down 8 of the free throw tries for a clip of 61.5%. In terms of three-point attempts, Atlanta made 21 of 50 tries (42.0%). In all, the Hawks ended up going 49 for 101 from the field which had them sitting at 48.5%. The Hawks permitted the Heat to convert 42 of their 96 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 43.8% for the game. They went 25.0% from 3-point land by going 8 of 32 and walked away from this one shooting 23 out of 26 at the free throw line (88.5%). When talking about rebounding, Atlanta allowed Miami to get 53 in all (12 on the offensive side).

Jalen Johnson ended up being a major contributor for the Hawks for the matchup. He buried 12 of 20 for this game giving him a field goal percentage of 60.0%, and had 11 rebounds. Johnson accumulated 29 points in his 36 minutes on the court and earned 11 dimes in the game.

Atlanta has a record of 25-27 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Hawks are connecting on 47.3% from the field, which ranks them 9th in the league. Atlanta has accounted for 6,106 points for the campaign (117.4 per contest) and they snag 42.3 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 30.7 times per game (1st in basketball) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.4 times per game. The Hawks commit 19.9 personal fouls every game while shooting 77.3% from the free throw line.

The Atlanta defense surrenders 35.5% on shots from distance (683 of 1,926) and their opposition makes 80.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 27.4 dimes and 46.8 total boards per game, which is 22nd and 26th in basketball. The Hawks are ranked 24th in the league in PPG surrendered with 118.3. They are forcing their opponents into 16.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 47.6% from the floor (23rd in basketball).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Charlotte

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