Hawks at Spurs 1/17/20 - NBA Picks & Predictions

Last Updated: 01/17/2020 at 11:50 AM ET

The Atlantic Hawks look for their second consecutive victory on Friday when visiting the San Antonio Spurs. The Hawks improved to 9-32 and snapped a four-game losing streak with a 123-110 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday night. Trae Young led Atlanta with 36 points including 21 during the fourth quarter when the Hawks  gradually pulled away to win by 13.

Trae Young leads Atlanta in scoring and assists with averages of 29.1 points and 8.5 assists per game John Collins is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 17.3 points and 9.7 rebounds per game. The Hawks have five players averaging double-figures in scoring.

San Antonio looks to bounce back from a loss when hosting the Hawks on Friday. The Spurs fell to 17-22 overall following a 106-100 loss on Wednesday to the Miami Heat. DeMar DeRozan paced the Spurs in the loss with 30 points hitting 12 of his 14 field goals, while Patty Mills chipped in with 21. The Spurs missed 11 of their first 12 field-goal attempts to begin the fourth quarter.

DeMar DeRozan leads San Antonio in scoring and assists with averages of 22.6 points and 5.1 assists per game. LaMarcus Aldridge is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder for San Antonio with averages of 18.8 points and 7.6 rebounds per game. The Spurs have six players averaging double figures in scoring.

San Antonio has dominated its head-to-head meetings against Atlanta winning each of the last 10 straight up. The Spurs have cover the spread in 6 of their last 7 versus an opponent from the Eastern Conference and in 4 of the last 5 versus an opponent from the Southeast Division. Atlanta is 3-15 SU in its last 18 overall and 3-15 SU in its last 18 versus the Spurs. Final Score Prediction, San Antonio Spurs win and cover ATS 119-109.

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