Hawks vs Knicks Game Breakdown

Get ready to rumble at Madison Square Garden as the Atlanta Hawks swoop into the Big Apple to clash with the New York Knicks in a first-round playoff game that promises more sparks than a Fourth of July fireworks show! With the majority of the opening games turning out to be no-contest blowouts, today’s face-off is set to dial up the intensity. The Hawks, fresh off a nail-biter win against Boston, are looking to keep their momentum flying high, while the Knicks are itching to bounce back from a stumble against Minnesota. As the clock ticks down to a 4 PM EST showdown, all eyes will be on these two Eastern powerhouses. Will the Hawks continue their sky-high journey, or will the Knicks carve out a victory right in their own backyard? One thing’s for sure, in the city that never sleeps, these birds and knicks are sharpening their talons for a showdown that’s bound to carve up some major excitement!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 20, 2025 04:00PM EST

Location: Madison Square Garden, New York

Vegas Odds

	ATL ML	NYK ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+215	-260	235.0	6.5/-6.5
Recent	+170	-200	236.0	6.5/-6.5
Difference	-45	+60	+1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

6W-4L

AWAY

25W-37L

37.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

38W-21L

63.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
12/11/24	Atlanta Hawks ATL	22	25	34	27	108	Under
12/11/24	New York Knicks NYK	28	26	18	28	100	Under
11/06/24	New York Knicks NYK	22	39	28	27	116	Over
11/06/24	Atlanta Hawks ATL	26	39	24	32	121	Over
03/05/24	Atlanta Hawks ATL	33	28	22	33	116	Under
03/05/24	New York Knicks NYK	15	35	28	22	100	Under
11/15/23	New York Knicks NYK	33	24	30	29	116	Under
11/15/23	Atlanta Hawks ATL	22	34	25	33	114	Under
10/27/23	New York Knicks NYK	35	34	31	26	126	Over
10/27/23	Atlanta Hawks ATL	31	30	31	28	120	Over
02/15/23	New York Knicks NYK	37	29	25	31	122	Under
02/15/23	Atlanta Hawks ATL	21	23	32	25	101	Under
01/20/23	New York Knicks NYK	38	33	30	23	124	Over
01/20/23	Atlanta Hawks ATL	35	33	34	37	139	Over
12/07/22	Atlanta Hawks ATL	20	21	26	22	89	Under
12/07/22	New York Knicks NYK	31	22	36	24	113	Under
11/02/22	Atlanta Hawks ATL	21	36	32	23	112	Under
11/02/22	New York Knicks NYK	32	33	10	24	99	Under
03/22/22	Atlanta Hawks ATL	30	34	23	30	117	Under
03/22/22	New York Knicks NYK	34	24	31	22	111	Under
01/15/22	New York Knicks NYK	31	34	20	32	117	Under
01/15/22	Atlanta Hawks ATL	28	23	26	31	108	Under
12/25/21	Atlanta Hawks ATL	21	30	15	21	87	Under
12/25/21	New York Knicks NYK	30	31	20	20	101	Under
11/27/21	New York Knicks NYK	28	23	34	14	99	Under
11/27/21	Atlanta Hawks ATL	27	23	24	16	90	Under

Hawks Vs Over/Under

Knicks Vs Over/Under

Hawks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/18	vs BOS	119-115W	55	27	17	93
01/15	vs CHI	110-94W	51	28	9	100
01/14	@ PHX	122-117W	54	22	12	98
01/09	vs PHX	115-123L	32	32	11	86
01/07	vs UTA	124-121W	44	35	10	98
01/04	vs LAC	105-131L	43	30	22	88
01/03	vs LAL	102-119L	39	22	8	100
01/01	vs DEN	120-139L	44	34	13	100
12/29	vs TOR	136-107W	40	30	14	95
12/28	@ MIA	120-110W	47	34	11	86

Knicks Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/17	@ MIN	99-116L	41	19	9	90
01/15	vs PHI	125-119W	45	28	13	86
01/13	@ DET	119-124L	42	26	17	80
01/12	@ MIL	140-106W	49	29	11	88
01/10	@ OKL	101-126L	43	18	10	96
01/08	@ TOR	112-98W	43	24	12	88
01/06	@ ORL	94-103L	38	16	12	81
01/04	vs CHI	126-139L	49	27	13	97
01/03	vs OKL	107-117L	42	22	12	90
01/01	@ UTA	119-103W	47	31	13	85

Starting Lineups

Atlanta Hawks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Clint Capela C	26.0	24.5	26.4	100%	26.6
Dyson Daniels SG	31.0	34.0	32.4	100%	32.8
Jalen Johnson PF	42.0	44.1	44.2	100%	44.6
Vit Krejci SF	17.0	26.2	14.2	33%	23.2
Trae Young PG	44.0	51.9	47.3	100%	47.6

New York Knicks	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
OG Anunoby PF	26.0	22.6	28.6	100%	29.0
Mikal Bridges SG	27.0	24.1	30.1	100%	30.4
Jalen Brunson PG	47.0	48.7	43.9	100%	44.3
Josh Hart SF	37.0	38.7	39.0	100%	39.3
Karl-Anthony Towns C	49.0	55.0	52.1	100%	52.5

Hawks Notable Injuries

Daeqwon Plowden (SG/SF): Avg: 19.0pts, 4.0reb, 0.0ast, 25.2 minutes. Last game: 01/15/25. Impact: 4.3
Zaccharie Risacher (SF/PF): Avg: 10.4pts, 3.6reb, 1.2ast, 23.9 minutes. Last game: 01/14/25. Impact: 2.8
Keaton Wallace (PG): Avg: 6.4pts, 1.6reb, 2.3ast, 17.6 minutes. Last game: 01/15/25. Impact: 2.9
David Roddy (PF): Avg: 6.1pts, 3.0reb, 1.2ast, 16.7 minutes. Last game: 01/15/25. Impact: 1.7

Knicks Notable Injuries

Matt Ryan (SG/SF): Avg: 4.2pts, 1.1reb, 0.4ast, 10.6 minutes. Last game: 01/12/25. Impact: 0.5
Tyler Kolek (PG): Avg: 2.0pts, 0.7reb, 0.8ast, 5.7 minutes. Last game: 01/17/25. Impact: 0.5
Pacome Dadiet (SG/SF): Avg: 1.5pts, 1.0reb, 0.4ast, 6.4 minutes. Last game: 01/17/25. Impact: 0.5

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Onyeka Okongwu	ATL	Pts	10.5	14.0	+3.5	60%	50%	67%	67%	NYK	-2.8	#3
Clint Capela	ATL	Pts	7.5	9.7	+2.2	60%	50%	60%	60%	NYK	-2.8	#3
Dyson Daniels	ATL	Reb	4.5	5.4	+0.9	40%	40%	47%	47%	NYK	-0.7	#4
Jalen Johnson	ATL	Reb	9.5	9.7	+0.2	60%	70%	60%	60%	NYK	-0.2	#12
Bogdan Bogdanovic	ATL	Ast	1.5	2.0	+0.5	80%	80%	67%	67%	NYK	-0.4	#10

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Hawks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#26	#16	#27	#23	6.6%
PF	#22	#16	#23	#24	4.3%
PG	#7	#17	#17	#12	-1.2%
SF	#30	#23	#27	#30	13.2%
SG	#17	#16	#29	#18	1.7%

Knicks Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#3	#5	#13	#4	-10.6%
PF	#16	#21	#5	#10	-2.6%
PG	#21	#4	#12	#11	-1.6%
SF	#2	#2	#7	#1	-18.2%
SG	#14	#12	#10	#10	-3.8%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

118.0

115.5

Rebounds per Game

46.6

44.6

Assists per Game

29.8

26.6

Steals per Game

10.3

8.0

Blocks per Game

5.2

4.3

Shots per Game

94.2

87.9

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.9

2-Pt Percentage per Game

54.2

56.2

3-Pt Percentage per Game

34.4

36.8

Turnovers per Game

14.3

12.8

Fouls per Game

18.2

16.7

Recent Trends

Precious Achiuwa (PF/C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 109.5% to 25.1, 12.0 min average previous 3 games.
David Roddy (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 34.9% to 16.5, 12.2 min average previous 3 games.
Jericho Sims (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 37.9% to 15.1, 10.9 min average previous 3 games.