NBA: Los Angeles Clippers VS Atlanta Hawks Pick and Predictions 01/28/2023

by James Q

Friday, Jan 27, 2023

NBA: Los Angeles Clippers VS Atlanta Hawks Pick and Predictions 01/28/2023


Game: 7:40 PM ET,  Saturday, January 28th, 2023
Venue: State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
TV:  NBA League Pass
Season Record
Clippers: 27-24, 5th place Western Conference
Hawks: 25-24, 8th place Eastern Conference

Opening NBA odds at USA Sportsbooks

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Starting Five:

Clippers: SF Kawhi Leonard, PF Paul George, C Ivica Zubac, SG Luke Kennard, PG Terence Mann
Hawks: SF Bogdan Bogdanovic, PF John Collins, C Clint Capela, SG Dejounte Murray, PG Trae Young

An NBA interconference matchup between teams that have drastically similar records overall… but the West is weaker so the Clippers are in 5th place… The East is stronger so the Hawks are in 8th place.  Still these are similar winning and losing teams. The Los Angeles Clippers are almost there… they really are… all you have to do is ignore the last 2 ½ seasons of expectations derailed by injury.  At this moment their 3 big stars are available to play… their reliable depth is available to play and they have climbed all the way to 5th place in the West.  The Atlanta Hawks have a tandem of guards that can kill an opponent in a variety of ways!  They are killers.  PG/SG Dejounte Murray is one of the best young players anywhere in the world near a basketball and he is not that young anymore.  PG/SG Trae Young is a shooting master.  An absolute ice in his veins shooter… he doesn’t always hit the shots… and he doesn’t always contribute on defense… but on nights he does… almost no one can beat the Hawks. The great betting opportunity in this battle will be found in the how your coin flips.  The Clippers have a huge advantage at the forward positions… while the hawks have a huge advantage at the Guard positions.  Let’s see heads or tails by the numbers.

The Los Angeles Clippers are a giant that just woke up. They have won 6 of their last 10 games… while being on a 4-game winning streak.  It is not a coincidence that the win streak coincides with all the stars (George, Leonard, Powell) being available at the same time to play!  They won their last game over the San Antonio Spurs 138-100… It was a big win ATS and it was clearly killing time.  In the win they got 35 points from Paul George, 27 points from Kawhi Leonard, and 15 points from Norman Powell… That is the formula for Clipper wins. It helps they have depth, but it’s better that they have 3 scoring maestro’s.

The Atlanta Hawks have won 7 of their last 10 games.  It has helped them rise a bit in the standings and holds them just at the edge of playoff qualifying with lots of time left in the season. They won their last game against the OKC Thunder 137-132 for a win ATS.  The Hawks got 33 points, 3 rebounds, and 11 assists from PG Trae Young and 21, 2,3 from SG Dejounte Murray. Trae took an obnoxious amount of shouts (20)... but made a significant amount of them (10)... he also had 10 made free throws.  The guards in Atlanta can kill you and laugh about it.

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Los Angeles Clippers VS Atlanta Hawks Preview and Analysis

LAC: 27-24, 25-26 ATS, 21-30 O/U, 13-13 in road games.
ATL: 25-24, 21-28 ATS, 28-21 O/U, 13-10 in home games.

Offensive Analysis

The Clippers are 28th in scoring with 110.7 points per game, 13th in rebounds with 43.8 per game, 27th in AST/TO ratio with 1.6, and 18th in blocks per game with 4.7.

The Hawks are 9th in scoring with 116.1 points per game, 15th in rebounds with 43.4 per game, 6th in AST/TOP ratio with 1.9, and 11th in blocks per game with 5.0.

Los Angeles Clippers VS Atlanta Hawks Prediction

Our prediction for Saturday, January 28th is…. Clippers 118 - Hawks 110

Bet on the Clippers. The Hawks frontline will not be able to hold off Zubac, George, and Leonard even while their backcourt outscores the Clippers backcourt.  This is where it gets tricky. The Hawks guards will have a BIG night against the makeshift backcourt of the Clippers…. But losing every stat on the frontline will bury them.

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NBA Betting Trends

The Hawks are 1-6 ATS when playing with 2 days rest this season.
The hawks are 10-25 ATS after a win by 6 points or less the last 3 seasons.

Players To Watch

Clippers:  PG/SG/SF Terence Mann.  Terence fills in everywhere on the court… He ca’;t help it, he is always needed and he can play anywhere.  

Hawks: SG Dejounte Murray.  Dejounte is the real deal.  He can score, defend, assist, rebound… it is all there.  He may actually be a better choice than Trae Young to play point guard because of his positive numbers on defense.  Watch him close and wonder why the Hawks won’t trade Trae Young for picks and pieces and finally become a real threat to win something.

COACH

Clippers: Tye “It’s all uphill from here” Lue
Hawks: Nate “I will see defense someday!” McMillan


James Q

About the Author:

James Q. has been involved with sports and gambling his entire life. A former division 1 scholarship basketball player, James understands sports (and especially basketball) inside-and-out. Following his basketball playing days, James parlayed his gambling skills into a semi-pro poker career. James resides in Los Angeles, and especially loves the Los Angeles Clippers, Los Angeles Rams, and Los Angeles Dodgers. And when he isn't betting on sports (and writing about it), James can be found performing stand-up comedy on the Sunset Strip.

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