Free NBA Picks Today: Atlanta Hawks vs San Antonio Spurs 2/11/23

The San Antonio Spurs (14-42, 5-21 Away) will be out to snap their losing run when they travel to face the Atlanta Hawks (28-28, 14-11 Home) on Saturday.

San Antonio is playing on back-to-back days after being beaten by the Detroit Pistons 138-131 in double overtime at Little Caesars Arena yesterday, their 11th loss in a row.

Devonte’ Graham was the leading scorer in defeat with 31 points. Zach Collins added 29 points and 11 rebounds. The Spurs are 14th in the Western Conference. Atlanta were victorious on Thursday at State Farm Arena, beating the Phoenix Suns 116-107.

Trae Young had 36 points, 12 assists, and seven rebounds, carrying the team. The Hawks are eighth in the Eastern Conference. The teams are meeting for the first time this season.

San Antonio and Atlanta split their matchups last season, winning one game apiece. The Spurs took the last meeting 136-121 at State Farm Arena in February 2022.

Dejounte Murray led the Spurs with a triple double, recording 32 points, 15 assists, and 10 rebounds. Bogdan Bogdanovic had 23 points in the loss.

Keldon Johnson is averaging 21.7 points per game to lead the Spurs in scoring this season. Meanwhile, Jakob Poeltl is grabbing 9.0 rebounds per game, and Tre Jones is dishing 6.3 assists.

Young has supplied much of the Hawks’ offense, averaging 27.0 points per game. He has the ninth-highest scoring average in the league. Young also has doled out 10.0 assists per game, third-most in the NBA.

Clint Capela has posted 11.5 rebounds per game.The Spurs have had the advantage in the last 10 visits to State Farm Arena, winning seven. San Antonio has dropped 13 in a row away from AT&T Center this season.

Meanwhile, the Spurs are 1-8 when playing the second of a back-to-back this season and 1-7 in such games against rested opponents. The Hawks are 6-3 with a rest advantage.

San Antonio is 0-10 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -16.5 (112.2-128.7). Atlanta has a 4-6 record over the last 10, allowing 117.3 points per game on average while scoring only 117.1 (-0.2 margin).

SPURS HOT/COLD

(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Malaki Branham: 25.8 | 12.4 | +13.4
Tre Jones: 4.0 | 22.7 | -18.7
Points per game:
Zach Collins: 12.6 | 9.9 | +2.7
Tre Jones: 0.0 | 12.8 | -12.8
Rebounds per game:
Jeremy Sochan: 1.0 | 4.8 | -3.8
Assists per game:
Tre Jones: 4.0 | 6.3 | -2.3