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Atlanta Hawks at New York Knicks

NBAregular • 2025-26 Season
completed
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Knicks
New York
106
vs
Hawks logo
Hawks
Atlanta
107
NYK 75%25% ATL
Prediction Confidence:
Moderate

New York Knicks 75% to win. The top 3 signals favoring Knicks:

  • Defensive Efficiency. Knicks defense (110.3 Opp PPG) better than Hawks (116.5 Opp PPG)
  • Home Field Advantage. Knicks are 0-0 at home this season (divisional game, reduced advantage)
  • Recent Form. Knicks (46-25) in better form than Hawks (39-32)

What would change the call

Win probability as of kickoff if a leading factor were even

  • If the defensive efficiency edge were neutral: NYK 54% (−21)
  • If the home-field edge were neutral: NYK 69% (−6)
  • If the offensive efficiency edge were neutral: NYK 74% (−1)
  • If the recent-form edge were neutral: NYK 70% (−5)

Win probability movement

NYK home win probability as the model updated before the game

Home win probability movement80%75%70%Apr 17Apr 20

Labels mark updates of 5 points or more, named by the factor that moved most.

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VenueMadison Square Garden
New York, NY

Team Comparison

Head-to-head snapshot based on our model inputs

Hawks (away)
Knicks (home)
25%
Win probability
75%
0
High-impact factors
1
0
Players ruled out
0

Post-Game Analysis

How our model performed

The Hawks defeated the Knicks 107-106.

Our model predicted the Knicks would win with 75% confidence, but the Hawks won against the model's expectation. Results like this help us refine the model.

Looking at the factors our model weighed:

  • Defensive Efficiency favored the Knicks and was a major factor: Knicks defense (110.3 Opp PPG) better than Hawks (116.5 Opp PPG)
  • Home Field Advantage favored the Knicks and was a contributing factor: Knicks are 0-0 at home this season (divisional game, reduced advantage)
  • Offensive Efficiency favored the Hawks and was a contributing factor: Hawks offense (117.7 PPG) outpaces Knicks (116.8 PPG)

This analysis was generated from our model's pre-game assessment compared against the actual result. Factor accuracy helps improve future predictions.

Hawks won 106-107

Hawks won in a close game

Prediction IncorrectWe predicted Knicks at 75%

Key Factors

What's driving the win probability for this game

  • Defensive EfficiencyFavors New York Knicks
  • Home Field AdvantageFavors New York Knicks
  • Offensive EfficiencyFavors Atlanta Hawks
  • Recent FormFavors New York Knicks
  • Turnover DifferentialNeutral
  • InjuriesNeutral
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What's Driving This Game

Each factor's contribution to the final win probability

ATL
NYK
Defensive Efficiency
Home Field Advantage
Offensive Efficiency
Recent Form
Favours ATL|Favours NYK

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Understanding the win probability calculation

Defensive Efficiency

Knicks defense (110.3 Opp PPG) better than Hawks (116.5 Opp PPG)

Knicks

Offensive Efficiency

Hawks offense (117.7 PPG) outpaces Knicks (116.8 PPG)

Hawks

Recent Form

Knicks (46-25) in better form than Hawks (39-32)

Knicks

Turnover Differential

Knicks turnover differential (+0) vs Hawks (+0)

Neutral
Model version: 1.0.0 • Calculated: 4/20/2026, 8:30:02 AM

Key Players

Hawks

Nickeil Alexander-WalkerG
Dyson DanielsG
Aaron WigginsG
Gabe VincentG
Kingston FlemingsG

Knicks

Jalen BrunsonG
Josh HartG
Jose AlvaradoG
Kevin McCullar Jr.G
Landry ShametG

Frequently Asked Questions

Knicks has a 75% win probability, while Hawks has a 25% win probability based on our analysis.

Our model considers offensive and defensive efficiency, rest days, injury impact, and historical performance.

This game is being played at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY.

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