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Atlanta Hawks vs. Oklahoma City Thunder
The Atlanta Hawks and the Oklahoma City Thunder will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Chesapeake Energy Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Thunder as -10.5-point favorites versus the Hawks, while the game's total opened at 225.
Oklahoma City won its last outing, a 120-114 result against the Magic on January 22. The Thunder covered in that game as a +2.5-point underdog, while the 234 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Atlanta won its last outing, a 102-95 result against the Clippers on January 22. The Hawks covered in that game as a +4.5-point underdog, while the 197 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Atlanta:
Team record: 11-34 SU,21-24 ATS
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Atlanta is 5-17 SU in its last 22 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Oklahoma City:
Team record: 26-19 SU,30-15 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Oklahoma City is 12-3 ATS in its last 15 games
Oklahoma City is 15-5 SU in its last 20 games
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Oklahoma City's last 7 games
Next up:
Atlanta home to Washington Sunday, January 26
Oklahoma City at Minnesota Saturday, January 25