The Atlanta Hawks (28-25) travel to meet the Charlotte Hornets (27-24) at Spectrum Center at 1 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Hawks-Hornets odds and lines, with NBA picks and predictions.
The Hawks rolled up a 120-108 victory as 2.5-point favorites on Friday night at home against the Chicago Bulls. They have won five of their past six games while also going 5-1 against the spread across the span.
Atlanta’s offense has come alive, too, posting 108 or more points in seven in a row, and 10 of the past 11 games.
The Hornets finished off a six-game road trip on Friday with a win in Milwaukee, 127-119, and they ended up going 4-2 overall and ATS on the trip.
They’re looking for redemption after losing 101-97 in overtime to the Phoenix Suns on March 28 in their most recent home game.
Hawks at Hornets: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 7:12 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Hawks -140 (bet $140 to win $100) | Hornets +115 (bet $100 to win $115)
- Against the spread/ATS: Hawks -2.5 (-110) | Hornets +2.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 218.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Hawks at Hornets: Key injuries
Hawks
- PG Kris Dunn (ankle) probable
- PG Trae Young (calf) questionable
- SF Danilo Gallinari (foot) questionable
- PF John Collins (ankle) out
- PF De’Andre Hunter (knee) out
- SF Cam Reddish (Achilles) out
- SG Tony Snell (ankle) out
Hornets
- PG LaMelo Ball (wrist) out
- SF Gordon Hayward (foot) out
- SG Malik Monk (ankle) out
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Hawks at Hornets: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Hornets 108, Hawks 106
Money line (ML)
The HORNETS (+115) are back on their home floor looking to push past the Hawks (-140) for the third straight time.
Charlotte won 113-105 on Jan. 9 as 5-point underdogs, and the Hornets won in Atlanta on Jan. 6 by a 102-94 count as a 6-point ‘dog.
The third time won’t be the charm for the Hawks, as the Hornets will win again. They just have Atlanta’s number.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The HORNETS +2.5 (-110) are a good bet as short ‘dogs at home. The public has been on the Hawks -2.5 (-110), too, mainly due to the fact the Hawks are 5-0 ATS in the past five as a favorite.
However, the Hornets are 4-0 ATS in the past four at home, and 8-2 ATS in the past 10 overall. More importantly, Charlotte is 9-2-1 ATS in the past 12 at home against Atlanta, and 4-1-1 ATS in the past six meetings overall.
Over/Under (O/U)
UNDER 218.5 (-110) is a great play here. The Under has hit in eight of the last 10 meetings in Charlotte. The Under is also 12-4 across the past 16 games for the Hornets.
While the trends for the Hawks point to the Over, the Under is the lean here due to series trends, and team trends for the Hornets.
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