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Atlanta Hawks vs. Houston Rockets
The Atlanta Hawks and the Houston Rockets will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Toyota Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Hawks as -7.5-point favorites versus the Rockets, while the game's total opened at 224.5.
Houston lost its last outing, a 134-107 result against the Celtics on March 14. The Rockets failed to cover in that game as a +10.5-point underdog, while the 241 combined points took the game OVER the total.
The Hawks were a 100-82 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Cavaliers. They covered the -5.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (182) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Atlanta:
Team record: 19-20 SU,19-19-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Atlanta's last 17 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Atlanta's last 6 games
Houston:
Team record: 11-26 SU,12-25 ATS
Current Streak: lost 16 straight games.
Houston is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
Houston is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Houston's last 6 games
Next up:
Atlanta home to Oklahoma City Thursday, March 18
Houston home to Golden State Wednesday, March 17