Charlotte Hornets at Atlanta Hawks Odds Analysis - Free Pick - January 31 - 2018
Date:
January 31, 7:35 pm
Location:
Phillips Arena
TV:
FSN
Betting Odds
Point Spread:
Atlanta +2.5
Total:
211
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The Atlanta Hawks will host the Charlotte Hornets at the Phillips Arena in the ATL for a Southeast Division rivalry contest. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:35 PM and scheduled to be televised on FOX. The teams are quite familiar with each other as they have met twice this season. The Hornets have won five of the last six contests between both parties, going 5-1 ATS over this span. The most recent encounter in the Queen City four days ago resulted in Charlotte defeating Atlanta 121-110 covering a seven-point line.
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Charlotte Hornets at Atlanta Hawks Overview<br />
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The two contestants enter this contest in differing form. Charlotte enters on a two-game losing streak, going 1-3 SU in their last four overall. As for the Hawks, the Dirty Birds of the NBA had now lost three consecutive outings. Over this span, Atlanta also lost two crucial division matches and failed to cover the line as an underdog in all three scenarios. However, that would all be put to rest when the Hawks won outright as a six-point pooch at home against Minnesota on Monday.
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Charlotte at Atlanta NBA Key Betting Trends<br />
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On the season, the Hawks stand at 15-35 SU while also owning an economical 26-22-2 record against the spread.
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The Hornets enter with a 20-29 SU record whilst boding a 20-25-4 mark against the spread.
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On the road, Charlotte is 6-15 SU.
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Public Money<br />
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Out of the gate, it appears that we have seen a significant lean on Charlotte. Moreover, 57% of the cash has come in on The Swarm. On the contrary, we have seen the line move downward by half of a point to indicate action on Atlanta from the initial offset. On the Money Line, the Hornets are priced as a -130 road favorite while the Hawks come into this fixture as a +120 dog. The Over/Under has risen by half of a point to 2011 from the open, indicating action on the Over. Contrarily, 100% of the cash and ticket action is on the Under.
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Charlotte Hornets at Atlanta Hawks ATS Prediction
Atlanta was in this position in their last outing when they were once again a home dog against a higher echelon opponent. However, Charlotte has been abysmal on the road this year so there is little equity in spotting points with them in this spot. Nevertheless, given how Charlotte handled Atlanta days ago the Hawks are a very hard sell right now with respect to this. Furthermore, the Hornets’ recent successes in this rivalry makes the low-hanging fruit seem even more enticing.
As we have said before, spotting road points as whole can be a very dicey principle unless there is a clear-cut mismatch. This may be the case here, but it isn’t Atlanta who might be overmatched. Hawks outright get the nod.
Free Pick:
Take Atlanta +120
