The Atlanta Hawks will host a showdown against the Milwaukee Bucks at Philips Arena. Action begins at 8:00 pm ET on Friday, Mar. 25 and can be seen on FxS and FWi.
The Hawks enter this game hoping for similar success after blowing out the Wizards 122-101 on Wednesday. Dennis Schroder was the team’s leading scorer with 23 points on 7-for-9 shooting. The Bucks, meanwhile, are feeling some disappointment after their 113-104 loss against the Cavaliers on Wednesday. Giannis Antetokounmpo had a team-high 24 points.
Antetokounmpo has upped his play over the last five games for the Bucks, averaging 18.0 points, 7.8 rebounds, 7.6 assists, 0.6 steals, and 2.2 blocks.
The Bucks have emerged victorious in both games against the Hawks this year, including a 117-109 win the last time these two teams met. Jabari Parker put up a double-double in the victory with 28 points and 13 rebounds.
The Hawks have gone 42-30 Straight Up (SU) and 37-33-2 Against The Spread (ATS). They are 42-30 SU and 37-33-2 ATS against the Eastern Conference. Atlanta is one of the best passing teams in the league with an average of 25.6 assists per game. As for the Atlanta defense, it’s been a struggle for opposing teams to score on the Hawks. The 97.8 points that Atlanta’s defense allows per home game makes them the third-ranked defense at home. The Hawks prevent teams from making three-pointers on the defensive end, ranking fifth in the league with a .336 opponent field-goal percentage from three-point range. Opponents have consistently had the ball stolen by the Hawks, who rank third in the league in steals per game with 9.3. Atlanta is the league’s top scoring team off turnovers with an average of 19.1 points per game.
As for their opponent, the Bucks have a record of 36-34-2 ATS and 30-42 SU. Milwaukee performed well ATS during its last 10 games, earning a 7-3 record. Milwaukee is the second-best team in the league at scoring points off turnovers with 18.8 per game.
In their previous meeting this season, Milwaukee beat Atlanta, but the win was not enough to overtake Atlanta in the most recent head-to-head series. Its record is now 3-7 SU over the last 10 meetings. The teams are even ATS, with a 5-5 record.
Predictions: SU Winner – Atl
Notes
“Atlanta is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games “.
“Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games “.
“The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta’s last 5 games “.
“Atlanta is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games at home”.
“Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home”.
“The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta’s last 8 games at home”.
“Atlanta is 10-3 SU in its last 13 games when playing Milwaukee”.
“The total has gone OVER in 12 of Atlanta’s last 18 games when playing Milwaukee”.
“The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta’s last 6 games when playing Milwaukee”.
“Atlanta is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Milwaukee”.
“Atlanta is 15-4 SU in its last 19 games when playing at home against Milwaukee”.
Atlanta’s offense and Milwaukee’s defense are well matched when it comes to scoring. Atlanta scores 102.8 points per game (ranked 14th). Milwaukee allows 102.8 points per game, which is also ranked 14th.
Atlanta ranks 18th in points per home game with 103.4 points, while Milwaukee ranks 16th in points allowed on the road with 104.0.
In its last game, Atlanta won by a 21-point margin. Milwaukee is 2-11 in games decided by a margin of 18 points or more. Atlanta has an 11-5 record in blowouts.
When allowing fewer than 100 points, the Bucks are 17-8 on the season. When the Hawks score fewer than 100, they are a losing 8-22.
The Milwaukee Bucks have a losing 13-34 record in games where they have allowed at least 100 points. The Atlanta Hawks are 34-8 when they hit the century mark.
The Bucks have an offensive rating of 103.2 (ranked 22nd), while the Hawks rank second for their defensive rating of 99.6.
Atlanta has an average field goal percentage of 46.1% (ranked ninth). Milwaukee is an abysmal 6-23 when opponents have a similar or higher field goal percentage.
The Atlanta Hawks attempt 28.0 three pointers per game this season, while the Milwaukee Bucks attempt 15.0 per game. When they register 25 or more three point attempts in a game, Atlanta has a record of 25-24 while Milwaukee is winless (0-3).
Atlanta has an assist to turnover ratio of 1.75 this season (ranked eighth), while Milwaukee ranks lower at 16th with an A/TO of 1.58.
Milwaukee ranks 28th in rebounds per game with 41.5, while Atlanta ranks 25th with 41.7.
The Milwaukee Bucks rank 14th in offensive rebounding, while the Atlanta Hawks also rank 14th in defensive rebounds.
Atlanta is one of the top teams in forced turnovers, with opponents averaging a TOV% of 15.8% (ranked third). Milwaukee has a poor record of 9-16 SU this season when its TOV% reaches 15.8% or greater.
