The Atlanta Hawks (43-41) host the Washington Wizards (51-33) in Game 3 of an Eastern Conference playoff series that will take place at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, GA at 5:30 PM ET. The Hawks are a 2.5-point home favorite with a total sitting at 209.5.
The Wizards have a 2-0 lead in this series.
In Game 2 of this series in Washington the Wizards beat the Hawks 109-101. In the game Washington shot 45.3% from the floor and held the Hawks to 40.5% shooting, 20% 3-pt shooting, and they forced 18 turnovers. John Wall was the high scorer going for 32 points and Bradley Beal went for 31 points. Wall also had nine assists in the game and he was 12/15 from the free throw line. Washington has covered the spread in the first two games of this season and in four straight overall to bring their ATS record on the season to 44-39-1. The total for Game 2of this series went under while the total had gone over in the Wizards previous two games. On the season they have an O/U record of 52-32.
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The Hawks lost Game 2 with a poor shooting performance and they turned the ball over 18 times while only forcing 11. Paul Millsap led Atlanta in the game with 27 points and Dennis Schroder went for 23 points. While this duo and Tom Hardaway Jr. combined for 69 points they only combined to shoot 19/59 from the floor. Dwight Howard only went for six points and seven rebounds and in the two games in this series only has 13 points after averaging 13.5 ppg in the regular season. Overall, Atlanta has failed to cover the spread in their last three games and against the spread this season they are 39-45. In two of their last three games the total has gone under and for the season they have an O/U record of 33-49-2.
This season the Wizards are 19-22 on the road and on offense rank 5th in ppg, tied for 8th in 3-pt FG%, and 12th in free throw percentage. On defense they rank 21st in ppg allowed, 19th in 3-pt FG% allowed, and 1st in free-throw percentage allowed.
The Hawks are 23-18 at home this season and on offense they rank 22nd in the league in ppg, 23rd in 3-pt FG%, and 28th in free throw percentage. On the defensive side of the ball Atlanta ranks 10th in ppg allowed, 16th in 3-pt FG% allowed, and 16th in free-throw percentage allowed.
This season the Wizards have won five of their six games against the Hawks. In Game 2 of this series the Wizards beat the Hawks 109-101, covered the spread as a 6-point favorite, and the total went under.
Washington Wizards at Atlanta Hawks Betting Trends
- The Wizards are 4-0 ATS in their last 4 games overall
- The Wizards are 11-5 ATS in their last 16 road games vs. a team with a winning home record
- The Hawks are 4-10 ATS in their last 14 home games
- The Hawks are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games following a straight up loss
- The Wizards are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against the Hawks
Public Money Consensus
In this NBA matchup between Washington and Atlanta have the public leaning slightly to the Visiting Wizards getting the 3 points with 52%. The over/under bettors are definitively thinking this game will go over the posted total line of 210 with 78% on board.
