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New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks: Both teams are coming off a loss

The Atlanta Hawks are hosting the New York Knicks today at State Farm Arena.

The Knicks are finishing a four-game road trip

The New York Knicks are fourth in the Eastern Conference with a 3-3 record, including 2-2 on the road. They Knicks are coming off a 109-97 loss to the Houston Rockets, that ended their two-game winning streak. New York is the best three-point shooting team in the league with 41.4% from the deep and ranks fifth shooting 48.4% from the field. Jalen Brunson leads the team with 26 points per game.

Is there a way out for these Hawks?

The Atlanta Hawks are ninth in the Eastern Conference with a 3-5 record, including 2-3 at home. They have lost 5 of the last 6 games and are coming off a 123-93 loss to the Boston Celtics. Atlanta is tenth in the league scoring 115.2 points per game and fifth in free-throws made per game. Trae Young leads the team averaging 23.9 points and 11 assists per game.

Betting Trends

The Hawks are 1-5 SU in their last 6 games overall, 2-4 SU in their last 6 games played in November and 7-1 SU in their last 8 home games played on Wednesday. They are 1-9 ATS in their last 10 games overall, 0-9 ATS in their last 9 home games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games against the Knicks. Atlanta has played over the total point line in 9 of their last 10 games overall, 4 of their last 5 games against the Knicks, 13 of their last 15 games against teams from the Eastern Conference and 4 of their last 5 games against teams from the Atlantic Division. The Knicks are 4-2 SU in their last 6 games against the Hawks, 13-5 SU in their last 18 games against teams form the Southeast Division and 10-4 SU in their last 14 games played in November. New York has played over the total point line in 4 of their last 5 games on the road and 5 of their last 7 games against teams from the Eastern Conference.

Prediction and Conclusion

The Atlanta Hawks have a difficult start to the season, and it is questionable if they will go into rebuild mode. The recent win over the New Orleans Pelicans showed that they can still win on a good night, but it is a fact that things are not going in the right direction. The Knicks are quite good, and the addition of Karl-Anthony Towns has shown as the right move for the organization. It will be interesting to see the matchup between Jalen Brunson and Trae Young, and we can expect high-scoring performances from both of them. Given the fact that the total point line is quite low at 225.5, we go with the over in this one.