Atlanta Hawks vs New York Knicks betting tips and predictions for Wednesday’s NBA game at State Farm Arena. The Knicks and Hawks resume their rivalry as they lock horns for the 4th and final time this regular season. Read on for all our free predictions and betting tips.
Atlanta Hawks
The Hawks are one of the most unpredictable teams this season. One night they’ll beat the heavily favored Phoenix Suns, but then the next night they’ll lose to a team like the Charlotte Hornets. That type of inconsistency is one of the main reasons why they are only 8th in the East standings right now, but they have an opportunity to improve their position against the Knicks who they’ve beaten twice already this season.
Trae Young always does well against New York, he’s coming off a 25 point and 14 assist night in the loss at Charlotte on Monday. Three other Hawks players scored 20 or more points, if this team can improve the defense they have the potential to be a force in the Eastern Conference. John Collins is questionable with a hip injury, while De’Andre Hunter has been upgraded to probable for tonight’s game.
New York Knicks
It’s been a solid week for the Knicks who have won 4 of 5 games, they’re coming off a big home win over their cross-town rivals the Nets who they beat for the first time in 9 games. Jalen Brunson had yet another spectacular performance with 40 points while shooting 15-for-21 from the field. Julius Randle took a step back scoring wise, delivering only 18 points, but he did contribute on the boards grabbing 10 of them.
Josh Hart is already made a good impression on his new team, he scored 27 off the bench in the big win, which was only his 2nd game for the Knicks. Despite covering the spread in 6 of their last 8 games vs East teams, the Knicks head into this one as 3-point underdogs.
I actually like New York here. They are 4-1 SU/ATS in their last 5 games, the only player they are missing currently is Mitchell Robinson, but that hasn’t effected them in a bad way over the past 5 games. Give me the road team plus the extra points here.
Atlanta Hawks vs New York Knicks Predictions & Odds
The Hawks defense has been all over the place lately allowing 144, 116 and 128 in 3 of their last 5 games. With this being a home game for them, that number should remain at a high level as they like to play fast at the State Farm Arena. They’re the 4th fastest team in the league when playing at home, averaging 101.7 possessions per game. With the Knicks’ last 5 of 6 road games all going over the total, they should benefit from this as well.
Brunson has proven he’s capable of exploding for 40 points on any given night, right now they have 3 players averaging 20+ points per game in him, Randle and Barrett. For a defensively challenge team like the Hawks, that might prove to be too much here. Atlanta has gone over the total in 4 of 5 games vs East teams lately, plus they are 32-25-1 on the O/U overall on the season. We’re in for a high scoring game here, so let’s back the over.
