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Atlanta Hawks vs. Washington Wizards
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Atlanta Hawks and the Washington Wizards meet at Capital One Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Wizards as -4-point favorites versus the Hawks, while the game's total opened at 244.5.
Washington lost its last outing, a 125-104 result against the Trail Blazers on March 04. The Wizards failed to cover in that game as a +8-point underdog, while the 229 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
The Hawks were a 127-88 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Grizzlies. They failed to cover the -2.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (215) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Atlanta:
Team record: 19-44 SU,29-33-1 ATS
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta's last 5 games
Atlanta is 2-6 ATS in its last 8 games on the road
Atlanta is 1-7 SU in its last 8 games on the road
Washington:
Team record: 22-39 SU,31-29-1 ATS
Washington is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games at home
Washington is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Washington's last 7 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Next up:
Atlanta at Memphis Saturday, March 7
Washington home to Miami Sunday, March 8