Atlanta Hawks vs Washington Wizards Prediction, Pick and Preview, March 4 (3/4): NBA

Atlanta Hawks vs Washington Wizards Prediction, Pick and Preview, March 4 (3/4): NBA

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Odds
Time 7:00 p.m. EST
Hawks money line -164
Hawks spread -4
Wizards money line +160
Wizards spread +4
Over / under 223.5

 

2021-2022 season stats
  Atlanta Hawks Washington Wizards
Record 30-32 28-33
Road / home record 11-19 16-16
Streak W1 W1
Points per game 112.47 107.61
Points allowed per game 112.69 110.38
Rebounds per game 44.05 43.64
Rebounds allowed per game 43.48 44.90
Over / under record 34-28 30-29-2

 

Preview

The Atlanta Hawks travel to Washington to take on the Wizards on Friday. These teams have met twice so far this season and they're tied 1-1, each team has taken the win at home.

ATLANTA HAWKS

The Hawks are coming from a win against the Bulls on a high scoring game. They are 11-19 on the road and have a 30-32 overall record ranking 3rd in the Southeast.

Young is scoring 28.1 points per game with 3.8 rebounds and 9.4 assists for the Hawks. Bogdan Bogdanovic is averaging 14 points, 3.9 assists and 1.8 steals. Capela is leading the team in rebounds with 12.1 per game.

In their last 10 games the Hawks are 4-6, averaging 116 points, 43.2 rebounds, 23.9 assists, 7.2 steals and 4.7 blocks per game while shooting 47.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.4 points.

WASHINGTON WIZARDS

The Wizards are 27-33 overall and are 11th in the Eastern Conference, they have gone 16-16 in home games and have won 4 of their last 7 in Washington.

Kuzma is averaging 17 points, 8.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists for the Wizards. Corey Kispert is averaging 2.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Washington.

In their last 10 games the Wizards are 4-6, averaging 108.6 points, 39.8 rebounds, 25 assists, 8.5 steals and 4.5 blocks per game while shooting 47.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 112.3 points per game.

INJURIES: Porzingis has already been ruled out for this game.

BETTING TRENDS

Atlanta are 4-2 ATS in their last 6 games.

Atlanta are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games against Washington.

Washington are 5-13-2 ATS in their last 20 games.

Washington are 5-12 SU in their last 17 games.

Prediction

When these teams played each other they usually have high scores. In their last 10 head to head games they're averaging 236.6 ppg. The total has gone OVER in 8 of Atlanta's last 12 games and in 6 of Washington's last 9 games. I like this trend to continue.

PICK: Over223.5 (-110)

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