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Atlanta Hawks vs. New York Knicks
The Atlanta Hawks and the New York Knicks will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Madison Square Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Hawks as -2-point favorites versus the Knicks, while the game's total opened at 225.
New York lost its last outing, a 108-93 result against the Jazz on March 20. The Knicks failed to cover in that game as a +3.5-point underdog, while the 201 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
The Hawks were a 117-112 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Pelicans. They failed to cover the -5.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (229) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Atlanta:
Team record: 35-36 SU,29-42 ATS
Atlanta is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
Atlanta is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Atlanta's last 8 games
New York:
Team record: 30-41 SU,33-38 ATS
New York is 7-2 ATS in its last 9 games
New York is 7-17 SU in its last 24 games
The total has gone OVER in 15 of New York's last 23 games
Next up:
Atlanta at Detroit Wednesday, March 23
New York at Charlotte Wednesday, March 23