Milwaukee Bucks vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 1/19/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Milwaukee Bucks vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Monday, January 19, 2026

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Peacock

State Farm Arena is the location where the Atlanta Hawks (20-23) will play the Milwaukee Bucks (17-24) on Monday.

The Bucks played the Spurs and went home with a loss by a final score of 119-101 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Bucks walked away with 21 while the Spurs accumulated 19 fouls. They buried 16 of 37 attempts from three-point range. San Antonio finished shooting 85.2% when shooting free throws by knocking down 23 of their 27 tries. Additionally, San Antonio totaled 50 rebounds (8 offensive, 42 defensive) and got 3 blocked shots. San Antonio recorded 28 dimes and had 7 steals in the matchup. When talking about defense, Milwaukee let their opponent shoot 50.6% from the floor on 40 of 79 shooting. They also dished out 24 assists in this game while creating 17 turnovers and having 6 steals. In the matter of hauling in boards, they collected a total of 37 with 10 of them being offensive. From the charity stripe, the Bucks made 16 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 72.7%. Milwaukee walked away from the game having earned a 39.1% FG percentage (34 out of 87) and knocked down 17 of their 48 3-point attempts.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is one guy who was a factor for this contest. He scored 21 points on 7 out of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 22 mins and also totaled 5 rebounds. Antetokounmpo finished shooting 58.3% from the field and also dished out 1 assist.

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Milwaukee enters this one with a win-loss record of 17-24 this year. They are turning it over 14.8 times per game and as a group they commit 20.8 fouls every game. As a unit, Milwaukee is pulling in 40.3 boards per contest and has 1,076 assists this season, which has them ranked 15th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Bucks are connecting on 39.3% on three-point shots (601 of 1,529) and 73.5% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 112.4 points per contest (26th in the league) while hitting 48.3% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Bucks are forcing their opponents into 14.1 turnovers per game while drawing 18.8 personal fouls. They currently rank 19th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,105 surrendered on the campaign. The Bucks defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 46.9% (1,680 of 3,584) and they surrender 44.5 boards per game as a basketball team. They surrender 36.9% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 15th in basketball in PPG allowed (115.8).

In their last game, the Hawks went home defeated by a final of 117-101 when they played the Trail Blazers. The Hawks snagged 33 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 40 for this game. They also gave up possession of the ball 20 times, while recording 10 steals for the game. The Trail Blazers committed 15 personal fouls in this contest which got the Hawks to the charity stripe for a total of 22 attempts. They were able to convert 17 of the free throw tries for a clip of 77.3%. With regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Atlanta converted 14 of 44 tries (31.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Hawks finished 35 for 81 from the field which gave them a percentage of 43.2%. The Hawks allowed the Trail Blazers to convert 43 out of 95 attempts from the field which left them shooting 45.3% in this contest. They finished the game shooting 30.4% from downtown by connecting on 14 of 46 and finished the game at 17 of 24 at the free throw line (70.8%). When discussing how they rebounded, Atlanta allowed Portland to pull down 54 overall (16 on the offensive glass).

Onyeka Okongwu ended up being a major contributor for the Hawks for the game. He made 10 out of 21 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 47.6%, and had 9 rebounds. Okongwu earned 26 points in his 37 mins on the court and had 2 dimes for this game.

Atlanta has a win-loss mark of 20-23 on the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hawks are shooting 47.8% from the floor, which ranks them 7th in the NBA. Atlanta has scored 5,070 pts for the year (117.9 per contest) and they average 41.7 boards per contest. They are getting an assist 31.0 times per game (1st in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.8 times per game. The Hawks are responsible for committing 20.2 personal fouls every game while shooting 77.2% from the charity stripe.

The Atlanta defense gives up 35.4% on 3-point shots (568 of 1,605) and their opposition knocks down 79.7% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 27.8 assists and 46.3 rebounds every game, which is ranked 27th and 26th in the NBA. The Hawks defensively are ranked 25th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 118.9. They are able to force 16.0 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.7% from the field (23rd in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Milwaukee

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