Atlanta Hawks (22-22) vs. Dallas Mavericks (24-21)
January 18, 2023 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Dallas Mavericks -3.5; Over/Under: +232.5
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The Atlanta Hawks and Dallas Mavericks meet Wednesday in NBA action at the American Airlines Center. Let’s preview this game and give out a pick and prediction.
The Atlanta Hawks Preview
The Atlanta Hawks are averaging 115.1 points on 47.1 percent shooting and allowing 115.8 points on 47.1 percent shooting. Trae Young is averaging 27.4 points and 2.8 rebounds, while Dejounte Murray is averaging 20.4 points and 5.5 rebounds. Bogdan Bogdanovic is the third double-digit scorer, and De’Andre Hunter is grabbing 4.4 rebounds. The Atlanta Hawks are shooting 34 percent from beyond the arc and 82 percent from the free throw line. The Atlanta Hawks are allowing 34 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43.7 rebounds per game.
The Dallas Mavericks Preview
The Dallas Mavericks are averaging 112.7 points on 47 percent shooting and allowing 112.3 points on 47.9 percent shooting. Luka Doncic is averaging 33.8 points and 8.8 assists, while Christian Wood is averaging 18.3 points and 8.4 rebounds. Spencer Dinwiddie is the third double-digit scorer and Tim Hardaway Jr. is grabbing 3.2 rebounds. The Dallas Mavericks are shooting 35.9 percent from beyond the arc and 74.3 percent from the free throw line. The Dallas Mavericks are allowing 35.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 38.8 rebounds per game.
Trends
The Hawks are 9-25 ATS in their last 34 games following a ATS win. The Mavericks are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 Wednesday games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The under is 4-1 in Hawks last 5 overall. The over is 5-1 in Mavericks last 6 home games. The Hawks are 6-2 ATS in the last 8 meetings in Dallas and 13-4 ATS in the last 17 meetings.
Randy’s Free Pick
The Atlanta Hawks looked good on Monday, but it takes more than that for me to get on the bandwagon, as they’ve underachieved all year. The Dallas Mavericks are in a funk at the moment, but they play their best ball at home, where they win by an average of 5.4 points. We’re only laying 3.5 points. I’ll take it. Give me the Mavericks.
