The Atlanta Hawks and New York Knicks meet Wednesday in NBA action at Madison Square Garden. The Atlanta Hawks have lost 5 of their last 8 games. The New York Knicks have lost 6 of their last 9 games.
The Atlanta Hawks are averaging 114 points on 46.9 percent shooting and allowing 113.3 points on 46.8 percent shooting. Trae Young is averaging 27.8 points and 2.9 rebounds, while Dejounte Murray is averaging 21.4 points and 5.7 rebounds. De’Andre Hunter is the third double-digit scorer, and John Collins is grabbing 7.5 rebounds. The Atlanta Hawks are shooting 32.6 percent from beyond the arc and 82.2 percent from the free throw line. The Atlanta Hawks are allowing 32.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.6 rebounds per game.
The New York Knicks are averaging 115.2 points on 45.6 percent shooting and allowing 116.2 points on 45.7 percent shooting. Jalen Brunson is averaging 21.3 points and 3.5 rebounds, while Julius Randle is averaging 21.1 points and 8.6 rebounds. RJ Barrett is the third double-digit scorer and Immanuel Quickley is grabbing 4.4 rebounds. The New York Knicks are shooting 31.8 percent from beyond the arc and 79.6 percent from the free throw line. The New York Knicks are allowing 35.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 46.5 rebounds per game.
The Hawks are 11-24 ATS in their last 35 road games and 3-7 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The Knicks are 6-18-2 ATS in their last 26 home games and 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games playing on 2 days rest. The over is 8-3 in Hawks last 11 road games. The under is 4-0 in Knicks last 4 games playing on 2 days rest. The under is 5-1 in the last 6 meetings in New York and 7-3 in the last 10 meetings.
I’ve been fading the New York Knicks all season long, and they’re not a team I want to lay chalk with. At all. However, the Atlanta Hawks continue to underachieve, they’re dealing with some injuries and there’s now off the court issues with Trae and coach. There’s just weird vibes with the Hawks right now. At home, the Knicks should win this game. I’ll lay the bucket if forced to.