Hawks vs Knicks prediction NBA · Tuesday, April 28
At a glance
The New York Knicks (56-31) host the Atlanta Hawks (48-38) on Tuesday, April 28 at 8:00 PM ET at Madison Square Garden in NBA action. Final score: Hawks 97 – Knicks 126. Before tip-off, the Basketlog model gave the Knicks a 69% chance to win: prediction correct. This season, the Knicks are 32-11 at home and the Hawks are 23-20 on the road. Over the last 10 games: 7-3 for the Knicks and 5-5 for the Hawks (current streaks: Knicks W1, Hawks L1).
The analysis Model
The Knicks are favored, but the gap isn't huge. The model projects Knicks 118 – 112 Hawks, a margin of about 6.1 points in favor of the Knicks and a total around 230 points. Expect a game at a standard NBA pace.
- The Hawks need to win the pace battle to stay in the game.
- The Knicks' defense allows clearly fewer points (110.1 pts/game).
What tips the balance
Scenarios
Stat comparison Current season
ATLNY
Top performers
Hawks
Jalen JohnsonF · #118pts / gameJalen JohnsonF · #16assistsJalen JohnsonF · #110reboundsKnicks
Jalen BrunsonG · #1139pts / gameJalen BrunsonG · #118assists
Karl-Anthony TownsC · #3214reboundsRecent form
ATLNY
NY
Team comparison
| ATL | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48-38 | Record | 56-31 |
| 117.8 | Points scored / game | 116.2 |
| 116.2 | Points allowed / game | 110.1 |
| +1.4 | Adjusted margin / game | +5.2 |
| L1 | Current streak | W1 |
| 5-5 | Last 10 games | 7-3 |
| 23-20 road | Home / road record | 32-11 home |
| 40-42 (-1.1) | Last season | 51-31 (+4.1) |
| No | Played yesterday | No |
Injury report Hawks
Injury report Knicks
Probabilities estimated by the Basketlog model from available public data. They are neither a certainty nor betting advice.