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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 Hawks as -3.5-point favorites versus the Thunder, while the game's total opened at 223.5.
The Thunder were a 102-99 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Spurs. They covered the +1-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (201) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Atlanta won its last outing, a 127-112 result against the Celtics on February 24. The Hawks covered in that game as a +1-point underdog, while the 239 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Atlanta:
Team record: 14-18 SU,16-16 ATS
Atlanta is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
Atlanta is 1-6 SU in its last 7 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
The total has gone OVER in 6 of Atlanta's last 7 games when playing on the road against Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City:
Team record: 13-19 SU,17-14-1 ATS
Oklahoma City is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Oklahoma City is 3-7 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Oklahoma City's last 8 games
Next up:
Atlanta at Miami Sunday, February 28
Oklahoma City home to Denver Saturday, February 27