How to watch Hawks vs. Mavericks basketball game
By Scout Staff
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The Atlanta Hawks are giving their home crowd exactly what it was hoping to see. They have emerged as the frontrunner at halftime and are ahead of the Dallas Mavericks 53-44.
Atlanta has enjoyed the tag-team combination of John Collins and Cam Reddish. The former has eight points and two assists in addition to five rebounds, while the latter has 12 points. Dallas has been relying on the performance of Tim Hardaway Jr., who has 11 points.
Who’s Playing
Dallas @ Atlanta
What to Know
The Dallas Mavericks and the Atlanta Hawks will face off at 7:30 p.m. ET October 21st at State Farm Arena to kick off their 2021 seasons. The Mavericks are coming off of a 42-30 season with hopes of advancing further than the first round of the playoffs, where they were eliminated by the Los Angeles Clippers 126-111 in game seven. Atlanta advanced two rounds further, losing to the Milwaukee Bucks 118-107 in the Eastern Conference Championships.
The neutral point spread forecasts a close one for these two. We’ll see if the game is as close as the oddsmakers expect or if one of these teams has a surprise blowout in them.
How To Watch
- When: Thursday at 7:30 p.m. ET
- Where: State Farm Arena — Atlanta, Georgia
- TV: TNT
- Follow: CBS Sports App
- Ticket Cost: $34.00
Odds
The Hawks are a slight 2-point favorite against the Mavericks, according to the latest NBA odds.
The oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Hawks as a 2.5-point favorite.
Over/Under: -110
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Series History
Atlanta have won eight out of their last 12 games against Dallas.
- Feb 10, 2021 – Dallas 118 vs. Atlanta 117
- Feb 03, 2021 – Dallas 122 vs. Atlanta 116
- Feb 22, 2020 – Atlanta 111 vs. Dallas 107
- Feb 01, 2020 – Dallas 123 vs. Atlanta 100
- Dec 12, 2018 – Dallas 114 vs. Atlanta 107
- Oct 24, 2018 – Atlanta 111 vs. Dallas 104
- Dec 23, 2017 – Atlanta 112 vs. Dallas 107
- Oct 18, 2017 – Atlanta 117 vs. Dallas 111
- Mar 01, 2017 – Atlanta 100 vs. Dallas 95
- Jan 07, 2017 – Atlanta 97 vs. Dallas 82
- Feb 01, 2016 – Atlanta 112 vs. Dallas 97
- Dec 09, 2015 – Atlanta 98 vs. Dallas 95
Injury Report for Atlanta
- Danilo Gallinari: Out (Shoulder)
- Onyeka Okongwu: Out (Shoulder)
Injury Report for Dallas
No Injury Information
