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Atlanta Hawks vs. Brooklyn Nets
The Atlanta Hawks and the Brooklyn Nets will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Barclays Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Nets as -8.5-point favorites versus the Hawks, while the game's total opened at 232.
Last time out for Brooklyn, they were a 118-105 loser as they battled the Spurs on the road. The Nets failed to cover in the match as a +4.5-point underdog, while 223 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Atlanta lost its last outing, a 111-106 result against the Jazz on December 19. The Hawks covered in that game as a +6.5-point underdog, while the 217 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Atlanta:
Team record: 6-23 SU,13-16 ATS
Current Streak: lost 6 straight games.
Atlanta is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Atlanta is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 16 of Atlanta's last 22 games
Brooklyn:
Team record: 15-13 SU,15-13 ATS
Brooklyn is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
Brooklyn is 10-5 SU in its last 15 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 7 games
Next up:
Atlanta at Cleveland Monday, December 23
Brooklyn home to New York Thursday, December 26