The Atlanta Hawks will be on the road this Sunday evening, January 27, as they travel to The Big Apple for an NBA betting matchup against the New York Knicks that is set to take place at Madison Square Garden, with tip off scheduled for 6:35 PM EST.
The Oddsmakers are giving the advantage to the home team in this contest, listing New York as -5 1/2 point favorites; and for the total, you will have to decide on going over or under 191 points.
Atlanta comes into this matchup on a three-game winning streak and as a result now own a straight up record of 25 wins and 18 losses. However, they have not been nearly successful against the spread, though their road ATS is just one game below .500 at 10 wins and 11 losses. They are also bad against the spread as an underdog, covering the point spread just five times in 14 games as a puppy.
Meanwhile, New York is 26-15 on the year and in first place in the Atlantic Division. They have an ATS home record of 10-9, but as favorites they are losers, going 15-17 in 32 games laying the chalk this season. New York has a points against average of 96.1 per game, which is currently ranked 8th best in the NBA.
Betting Trends
Atlanta is 4-1-1 against the spread in their last six games overall, but only 2-5 ATS in their last seven games played on the road. The Hawks have gone over the posted total in eight of their last ten games played on a Sunday.
New York is 7-2 against the spread in their last nine games played on a Sunday, but only 2-6 ATS in their last eight games played at home. New York is over the total in their last five games overall and six of eight when playing without a rest day.
Prediction
New York played last night and got crushed by the Philadelphia, but I do not believe the loss or playing back-to-back nights will hurt them in this contest. Add to that, Atlanta has only covered the point spread once in their last five games versus New York.
Knicks -5 1/2
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Source:
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