Atlanta Hawks (26-26) vs. Denver Nuggets (36-16)
February 4, 2023 9:00 pm EDT
The Line: Denver Nuggets -6.5; Over/Under: +235.5
(Get latest betting odds)
The Atlanta Hawks take a trip to the Ball Arena to battle the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night.
The Atlanta Hawks have been in fine form as they’ve won eight of their last 12 games overall and they will be aiming for a third straight win after beating the Jazz in a 115-108 road win last night. Trae Young led the team with 27 points and six assists, DeAndre Hunter added 26 points on 10 of 15 shooting while Onyeka Okongwu chipped in with 15 points and 11 rebounds off the bench. As a team, the Hawks shot 46 percent from the field and 10 of 37 from the 3-point line as they set the tone with 32 points in the first quarter to take the early double-digit lead and they were able to stay in front till the end with the Jazz off their game until the fourth quarter.
Meanwhile, the Denver Nuggets have been in red-hot form as they’ve won 12 of their last 15 games overall and they will be aiming for a third straight victory after routing the Warriors in a 134-117 home win on Thursday. Jamal Murray led the team with 33 points and eight assists, Nikola Jokic tallied a triple-double of 22 points with 14 rebounds and 16 assists while Kentavious Caldwell-Pope chipped in with 18 points on eight of 14 shooting. As a team, the Nuggets shot 56 percent from the field and 16 of 35 from the 3-point line as they wrestled with the Warriors in a high-scoring first half, before they used a 24-6 run in the third quarter to pull away and win comfortably in the end.
Looking at the betting trends, the Hawks are 5-1 ATS in their last six games against a team with a winning record, 5-1 ATS in their last six road games and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The Nuggets are 10-3 ATS in their last 13 home games, 8-3 ATS in their last 11 home games against a team with a losing road record and 14-6 ATS in their last 20 games overall.
Head to head, the over is 6-2-1 in the last nine meetings in Denver and the over is 6-1 in the last seven meetings overall.
The Hawks don’t have a single player listed on the injury report, while the Nuggets are keeping eyes on Aaron Gordon and Nikola Jokic who are both listed as questionable for this one. You should certainly check the lineups before tipoff, but assuming that Jokic suits up, I’ll stick with the Nuggets who are a solid 10-3 ATS in their last 13 home games.
