Suns vs Hawks prediction NBA · Friday, January 23
At a glance
The Atlanta Hawks (21-25) host the Phoenix Suns (27-17) on Friday, January 23 at 7:30 PM ET at State Farm Arena in NBA action. Final score: Suns 103 – Hawks 110. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Suns a 51% chance to win: prediction missed. This season, the Hawks are 7-13 at home and the Suns are 13-12 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 4-6 for the Hawks and 7-3 for the Suns (current streaks: Hawks W1, Suns W3).
The analysis Model
Close to a coin flip: nothing really sets either side apart. The model projects Hawks 116 – 117 Suns, a margin of about 0.2 points in favor of the Suns and a total around 232 points. Expect a fast-paced, high-scoring game.
- The Hawks need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Hawks' offense (117.7 pts/game) is the more productive of the two.
- The Suns' defense allows clearly fewer points (112.8 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
PHXATL
Top performers
Suns
Devin BookerG · #1531pts / game
Jordan GoodwinG · #235assists
Oso IghodaroF · #117reboundsHawks
Onyeka OkongwuF · #1725pts / game
Jalen JohnsonF · #19assistsJalen JohnsonF · #118reboundsRecent form
PHXATL
ATL
Team comparison
| PHX | ATL | |
|---|---|---|
| 27-17 | Record | 21-25 |
| 114.5 | Points scored / game | 117.7 |
| 112.8 | Points allowed / game | 119.1 |
| +1.4 | Adjusted margin / game | -1.2 |
| W3 | Current streak | W1 |
| 7-3 | Last 10 games | 4-6 |
| 13-12 road | Home / road record | 7-13 home |
| 36-46 (-3.0) | Last season | 40-42 (-1.1) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Suns
Injury report Hawks
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.