Prizing:

1st Place: $25 Amazon gift card

2nd-5th Place: $10 Starbucks gift card

Overview:

On Wednesday, April 12th, the (42-38) Atlanta Hawks will be on the road to take on the (40-40) Indiana Pacers.

The Crowd:  

“The Crowd” is projecting a final score of Pacers 105.1 – Hawks 96.9 with an over/under of 202.0.

Statistics (2016-17 season):

Point differential: Pacers -0.6 (tied for 17^th) > Hawks -1.0 (19^th)

Points per game: Pacers 104.9 (16^th) > Hawks 103.4 (21^st)

Points allowed per game: Hawks 104.4 (tied for 10^th) > Pacers 105.5 (tied for 14^th)

Field Goal Percentage Offense: Pacers 46.3% (11^th) > Hawks 45.1% (19^th)

Three Point Percentage: Pacers 37.6% (4^th) > Hawks 34.2% (24^th)

Field Goal Percentage Defense: Hawks 44.5% (5^th) > Pacers 45.1% (9^th)

Turnovers committed per game: Pacers 13.3 (tied for 17^th) > Hawks 15.2 (28^th)

Turnovers forced per game: Hawks 14.8 (tied for 1^st) > Pacers 14.2 (8^th)

Rebounds per game: Hawks 44.4 (tied for 7^th) > Pacers 42.0 (6^th)

Assists per game: Hawks 23.6 (9^th) > Pacers 22.4 (tied for 14^th)

Summary:

Atlanta is (5-5) in their last ten games while Indiana is just (4-6).   The Hawks have gotten the better of this match-up going (7-3) in their last ten head to head games with the Pacers.  Both teams have something to play for as they are still battling for playoff seeding in the Eastern Conference.  These teams are very evenly matched but Indiana is clearly the better perimeter shooting team.  Atlanta doesn’t have a player the caliber of Paul George but the sum of their parts is better than Indiana if everyone is playing well.  The Pacers do a better job of limiting turnovers though Atlanta leads the NBA in turnovers forced (14.8).  Indiana is (28-12) at home this season whereas Atlanta is (20-20) on the road.  If Indiana can keep their turnovers down and limit Atlanta’s transition scoring, they should win this one at home.

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