Atlanta Hawks vs New York Knicks Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 04/04/2025, 17:00  by Joseph King | Modified on 04/04/2025 at 20:56 in NBA Predictions

Saturday afternoon action in the NBA sees the Atlanta Hawks hosting the New York Knicks. The Hawks are eighth in the Eastern Conference with a 36-40 record while the Knicks are sitting third at 48-28. Read on for our match prediction!

With six games remaining, the Knicks won’t be able to catch up to the second-seed Celtics. Instead, the goal will be to ensure that they wrap up the third seed, of which they currently lead the fourth-place Pacers by three games.

New York heads to Atlanta coming off a 124-105 away loss to the Cavaliers on Wednesday, snapping a previous three-game winning streak.

The Knicks will be hopeful of welcoming back Jalen Brunson after the star point guard missed the last 14 games with an ankle injury.

As for the Hawks, they find themselves jostling for positioning in the play-in tournament spots. Atlanta won’t be able to chase down the sixth-place Pistons for automatic postseason qualification but they trail seventh-place Orlando by only a single game. 

The hosts have hit a dip in form in recent weeks with a heartbreaking 120-118 loss to the Mavericks at the buzzer representing the teams fourth loss in the last five games. They’ll be without Jalen Johnson, Clint Capela, Larry Nance Jr and Kobe Bufkin for this one.