Kevin Durant and the Brooklyn Nets welcome Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks to the Barclays Center on Wednesday evening. The Nets are 4-3 overall with a 3-2 mark at home, while the Hawks are 4-3 overall and just 1-3 on the road. The Nets have dominated this series in recent years, winning eight of their last 10 meetings against the Hawks.
Tip-off is at 7:30 p.m. ET in Brooklyn. Caesars Sportsbook lists the Nets as 4.5-point home favorites, while the over-under, or total number of points Vegas thinks will be scored, is 221 in the latest Hawks vs. Nets odds. Before you make any Nets vs. Hawks picks or NBA predictions, you need see what SportsLine’s advanced computer model has to say.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned almost $9,000 in profit on its top-rated NBA picks over the past three-plus seasons. The model finished up almost $600 on its top-rated picks last season and enters Week 3 of the 2021-22 NBA season on a stunning 106-71 roll on top-rated NBA picks against the spread. Anyone following it has seen huge returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Hawks vs. Nets and locked in its coveted picks and predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see the model’s NBA picks. Here are several NBA odds betting lines for Hawks vs. Nets:
- Hawks vs. Nets spread: Nets -4.5
- Hawks vs. Nets over-under: 221 points
- Hawks vs. Nets money line: Nets -190, Hawks +160
- ATL: The Hawks are 3-4 against the spread this season
- BKN: The Nets are 3-4 against the spread in 2021-22
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Why the Hawks can cover
Atlanta put together its best offensive performance of the season on Monday in a win over Washington. The Hawks exploded for 118 points, setting a season-high in making 29-of-29 from the free throw line. Atlanta’s offense is regularly potent with Young at the helm, and the Hawks can lean on him for production. Young is averaging 22.9 points and 9.4 assists per game for the season, and the talented point guard is capable of an eruption on any night.
The Hawks are also devastating on the offensive glass, securing 29.7 percent of their own missed shots, and Atlanta has a significant size advantage over Brooklyn. Atlanta is also a top-10 team in both assists (24.3 per game) and turnovers (13.1 per game), with the Hawks entering the season as one of the deepest teams in the NBA following a run to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2020-21.
Why the Nets can cover
Brooklyn has the best player on the court in Durant, with the former MVP averaging 27.7 points, 8.9 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game while shooting 58.3 percent from the floor this season. Brooklyn’s offense is off to a slow start compared to last season, but the Nets led the NBA in offensive efficiency a year ago, and Brooklyn has tremendous firepower. Atlanta also struggles in some key defensive areas, ranking near the bottom of the league in turnover creation and free throw prevention.
Defensively, Brooklyn has been stingy to open the season, including top-three marks in the NBA in field goal percentage allowed (42.0 percent) and two-point percentage allowed (47.6 percent). Opponents are generating only 20.9 assists per game against the Nets this season, and the Hawks have scuffled when playing away from Atlanta in the early going.
How to make Hawks vs. Nets picks
SportsLine’s model is leaning under on the point total, projecting 215 combined points. The model also says one side of the spread hits in almost 60 percent of simulations. You can only see the model’s Nets vs. Hawks picks at SportsLine.
So who wins Hawks vs. Nets? And which side of the spread hits in nearly 60 percent of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to find out which side of the Hawks vs. Nets spread you need to jump on Wednesday, all from the model that has crushed its NBA picks, and find out.
