Atlanta @ Washington picks

The most up-tempo pace-of-play offense in the NBA over the last 20 games has been the Hawks. The Wizards have played at the 3rd-quickest tempo in the NBA over the last 25 games on their home court, which ought to increase possessions for the Hawks. The Hawks check in as the 3rd-best offensive rebounding offense in the league over the last 25 games while on the road (offensive rebounds maintain possession and can therefore produce additional chances for scoring and assists).

Georges Niang has successfully made 40.2% of his three-point attempts away from his home court this year, placing him in the 83rd percentile out of all players in the league. This year when they are the visiting team, opposing starting PFs have averaged 14.6 field goal attempts per game (7th-most in the NBA) against the Washington Wizards, marking this as a positive matchup. The most up-tempo pace-of-play offense in the NBA over the last 20 games has been the Hawks. The Wizards have played at the 3rd-quickest tempo in the NBA over the last 25 games on their home court, which ought to increase possessions for the Hawks. The Hawks check in as the 3rd-best offensive rebounding offense in the league over the last 25 games while on the road (offensive rebounds maintain possession and can therefore produce additional chances for scoring and assists).

Richaun Holmes has made 54.2% of his field goals over the last 10 games, 7.6% more than he's put through the net in all games this year. The matchup against Onyeka Okongwu is a good one for field goals; when Okongwu is away from his home court opposing starting Cs this year, they have made a monstrous 61.2% of their shot attempts from the field (83rd percentile). The Washington Wizards have played at the 3rd-speediest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 25 games as the home team. The Washington Wizards are expected to see an increase in possessions today from facing the most up-tempo pace-of-play offense in the league over the last 20 games (the Atlanta Hawks). Offensive rebounds preserve possession and lead to added opportunities for scoring and assists, and the Wizards rank 9th-best in in the NBA while playing at home with 11.1 offensive boards per game over the last 25 games.

The most up-tempo pace-of-play offense in the NBA over the last 20 games has been the Hawks. The Wizards have played at the 3rd-quickest tempo in the NBA over the last 25 games on their home court, which ought to increase possessions for the Hawks. The Hawks check in as the 3rd-best offensive rebounding offense in the league over the last 25 games while on the road (offensive rebounds maintain possession and can therefore produce additional chances for scoring and assists).