Atlanta Hawks vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction NBA Picks 11/17/24

The Atlanta Hawks and the Portland Trail Blazers duke it out at the Moda Center on Sunday night. Here’s an Atlanta Hawks vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction. This article will include an Atlanta Hawks vs Portland Trail Blazers Pick.

The Atlanta Hawks are starting to turn things around as they’ve won four of their last seven games overall and they are now gunning for a third straight victory after routing the Wizards in a 129-117 home win on Friday. Dyson Daniels led the team with 25 points, De’Andre Hunter added 22 points off the bench while Jalen Johnson and Trae Young each scored 18 points. As a team, the Hawks shot 46 percent from the field and 12 of 37 from the 3-point line, but this win was more about their defense as they restricted the Wizards to just 11 points in the second quarter to take the early lead before the Hawks scored 70 points in the second half to make it a blowout win at home. The Hawks will take on the Kings, Warriors, and Bulls after this one.

Meanwhile, the Portland Trail Blazers have endured a slow start to the season as they won just three of their first 11 games, but they are now aiming for a third straight win after outlasting the Timberwolves in an impressive 106-98 home win on Wednesday. Shaedon Sharpe led the team in scoring with 33 points on 12 of 23 shooting, Donovan Clingan added 17 points with 12 rebounds while Dalano Banton chipped in with 13 points and five assists off the bench. As a team, the Trail Blazers shot 45 percent from the field and nine of 25 from the 3-point line as they played great defense to hold the Timberwolves to just 15 points in the second quarter and they did just enough to hold off the Timberwolves, finishing the game with clutch free throws from Sharpe and Banton down the stretch. 

The Hawks are still missing Bogdan Bogdanovic and De’Andre Hunter, while the Trail Blazers are without Anfernee Simons and Matisse Thybulle. The Hawks have yet to hit their stride, but they’ve played well to win their last two games and it’s encouraging to see that it’s been a team effort, rather than just relying on big nights from Young. The Trail Blazers are in similar form as they were really struggling before they upset the Timberwolves twice in a row. It’s hard to split these two squads at the moment, but I picture this game as a pick ’em, so I will definitely take any free points I can get.