Hawks vs. Raptors Prediction & Picks: Line, Spread, Over/Under – December 29
Published 6:16 am Sunday, December 29, 2024
The Toronto Raptors (7-24) are underdogs (+1.5) as they attempt to end a nine-game losing streak when they host the Atlanta Hawks (17-15) at 6:00 PM ET on Sunday, December 29, 2024 at Scotiabank Arena. The game airs on TSN and FDSSE.
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Hawks vs. Raptors Game Info & Odds
- Date: Sunday, December 29, 2024
- Time: 6:00 PM ET
- How to watch on TV: TSN and FDSSE
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- Location: Toronto, Ontario
- Venue: Scotiabank Arena
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Hawks vs. Raptors Score Prediction
- Prediction:
Hawks 118 – Raptors 117
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Spread & Total Prediction for Hawks vs. Raptors
- Pick ATS: Raptors (+ 1.5)
- Computer Predicted Spread: Hawks (-0.6)
- Pick OU:
Under (237.5)
- Computer Predicted Total: 233.8
- The Raptors (20-11-0 ATS) have covered the spread 43.8% of the time, 20.7% more often than the Hawks (14-18-0) this season.
- When the spread is set as 1.5 or more this season, Atlanta (4-11) covers a lower percentage of those games when it is the favorite (26.7%) than Toronto (20-10) does as the underdog (66.7%).
- When it comes to eclipsing the point total in 2024-25, Toronto and its opponents aren’t as successful (51.6% of the time) as Atlanta and its opponents (65.6%).
- The Hawks have a .500 winning percentage as a moneyline favorite (7-7) this season, higher than the .233 winning percentage for the Raptors as a moneyline underdog (7-23).
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Hawks Performance Insights
- The Hawks’ defense ranks fourth-worst in the NBA with 119.2 points allowed per contest, but their offense has played better, putting up 117.3 points per game (eighth-ranked in league).
- Atlanta is allowing 44 rebounds per game this year (16th-ranked in NBA), but it has thrived by grabbing 46 rebounds per game (fourth-best).
- The Hawks have been tallying plenty of assists in 2024-25, ranking third-best in the NBA with 29.8 assists per game.
- Atlanta is fifth-best in the NBA with 15.7 forced turnovers per game, but it ranks fourth-worst in the league by averaging 15.7 turnovers per contest.
- The Hawks are making 12.7 threes per game (19th-ranked in league). They sport a 35.3% shooting percentage (18th-ranked) from downtown.
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Raptors Performance Insights
- In 2024-25, the Raptors are 13th in the NBA offensively (112.5 points scored per game) and fifth-worst defensively (118.5 points conceded).
- With 44.8 rebounds per game and 44 rebounds allowed, Toronto is ninth and 16th in the NBA, respectively.
- With 28.9 assists per game, the Raptors are fifth-best in the league.
- In terms of turnovers, Toronto is fifth-worst in the NBA in committing them (15.6 per game). And it is ranked 22nd in forcing them (13.5 per game).
- The Raptors are the third-worst squad in the NBA in 3-pointers made (11.5 per game) and 23rd in 3-point percentage (34.4%).
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