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Charlotte Hornets vs. Atlanta Hawks
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Monday when the Charlotte Hornets and the Atlanta Hawks meet at State Farm Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Hawks as -5.5-point favorites versus the Hornets, while the game's total opened at 225.5.
The Hawks were a 118-101 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Grizzlies. They failed to cover the +6-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (219) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Charlotte won its last outing, a 108-99 result against the Rockets on March 07. The Hornets covered in that game as a +8-point underdog, while the 207 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Charlotte:
Team record: 22-41 SU,32-29-2 ATS
Charlotte is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Charlotte is 7-18 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of Charlotte's last 11 games
Atlanta:
Team record: 19-46 SU,29-35-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
Atlanta is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Atlanta is 2-5 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 17 of Atlanta's last 25 games
Next up:
Charlotte at Miami Wednesday, March 11
Atlanta home to New York Wednesday, March 11