The Western Conference’s Dallas Mavericks will host the Eastern Conference’s Atlanta Hawks in a cross-conference showdown at the American Airlines Arena in Dallas, Texas. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:35 PM and set to be aired on FSN Southwest. Atlanta has won the previous five meetings between the Hawks and Mavericks. The two have not yet met this season.
Atlanta Hawks at Dallas Mavericks Overview
The Hawks have won five in a row dating back to an overtime win in New York where they edged the Knicks in Overtime at Madison Square Garden. Since then, the Hawks have knocked off teams at will and most recently defeated New Orleans 99-94.
Dallas appears to be out of sorts at the moment and at one point they struggled mightily to win just one game. Most recently, Dallas has played .500 ball picking up wins against Washington at home and defeating the Lakers on the road while losing to Golden State and Phoenix in the Metroplex.
Atlanta at Dallas Key Betting Trends
- So far this season both teams have been economical against the spread.
- The Hawks enter at 20-16 straight up compared to Dallas who enter at 11-25 SU while posting a 17-19 record against the spread.
- The Hawks enter at 18—18 ATS. From these analytics it can be inferred the Mavs are far more undervalued than Atlanta is in against the spread markets.
Public Money Consensus
From what we have seen much of the public have gone with the Hawks as we have seen a half point line movement in this market in favor of Atlanta. In the Total Line market has so remained idle in this contest at 197.5 with a heavy position being taken on the Under as the market has fallen 3.5 points since open.
