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2023 NBA Handicapping – Trail Blazers vs. Atlanta
(29-32) Trail Blazers vs. Atlanta Hawks (31-31)
Date: Friday, March 3rd
Time: 7:30 PM EST
Venue: State Farm Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
Moneyline Odds: Trail Blazers +230 | Hawks -280 (Bet Now!)
NBA Betting Odds: Trail Blazers +6.5 | Hawks -6.5
Today’s NBA Betting Total: 239
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First thing to remember, the road Trail Blazers come into this one off a 121-110 home loss to the New Orleans Pelicans. They entered that one as 3-point favorites and failed to cover for the second game in a row and fourth time in five outings.
The home Hawks come into this one off a 119-116 home loss to the Washington Wizards. They entered that one as 7.5-point favorites and failed to cover for the fourth time in five outings.
Without any further ado, let’s get to this Portland Trail Blazers vs. Atlanta Hawks matchup.
ATS
The Trail Blazers are 31-31 overall against the spread on the season, 14-16 ATS as the away team and 3-7 ATS in their last 10 overall.
Additionally, the Hawks are 27-34-1 against the spread on the season, 13-17 ATS as the home team and 4-6 ATS in their last 10 overall.
Season Series
So far, these teams have faced off once during the 2022-23 regular season.
- Monday, January 30 @ Portland: Trail Blazers 129 – Hawks 125
Friday marks the second and final meeting between these two squads.
Trail Blazers
After watching Damian Lillard go for 71 points against the Houston Rockets earlier in the week, Portland followed it up with back-to-back losses, first coming at the hands of the Warriors, and then next at the hands of former Blazer CJ McCollum and the Pelicans.
Quite frankly, Wednesday was a gut punch to the Trail Blazers.
Now or Never
With just over a month remaining in the regular season, the Trail Blazers are at a breaking point. The defense hasn’t improved, but the team does own the league’s fourth-best Offensive Rating at 114.4 points per 100 possessions.
Fair or not, it feels like Portland’s season will come down to whether or not Lillard can will the team into the postseason on his own.
Because even once Jusuf Nurkic and Anfernee Simons get healthy, this team hasn’t proved anyone else can regularly co-star in a meaningful way with the team sitting in the No. 12 spot—outside the play-in tournament if it started today.
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Atlanta Hawks Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Jusuf Nurkic, C (OUT—calf)
- Ryan Arcidiacono, G (OUT—back)
- Justise Winslow, PF (OUT—back)
- Ibou Badji, C (OUT—knee)
- Anfernee Simons, SG (Day-to-Day—ankle)
Atlanta Hawks
New head coach Quin Snyder made his debut on the Hawks’ sideline Wednesday.
While the team lost to the Washington Wizards, it did open the contest free-flowing, even building a double-digit lead in the third quarter.
A New Era
Offensively, the Hawks looked to play with a little more pace in their first game under Snyder. Dejounte Murray didn’t have his most efficient game, but he should get used to playing outside of a Nate McMillan system quickly, which should help him find success long-term (especially if he keeps up his rebounding in the new Synder System.)
Look for Murray and others to get into a better groove sooner rather than later.
Portland Trail Blazers vs. Atlanta Hawks Injury Report
To summarize the injury report…
- Traw Young, PG (Probable)
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Portland Trail Blazers vs. Atlanta Hawks Betting Trends:
- First, Hawks are 10-4 ATS in their last 14 Friday games.
- Conversely, Trail Blazers are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 Friday games.
- Additionally, Hawks are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games following a straight up loss.
- On the other hand, Trail Blazers are 4-10-1 ATS in their last 15 games following a straight up loss.
- Finally, Trail Blazers are 7-3 ATS in the last 10 meetings.
Free Portland Trail Blazers vs. Atlanta Hawks NBA Prediction:
As long as Damian Lillard keeps doing his best superhuman impression, you can’t count the Trail Blazers out of a game.
However, picking them to win straight up on the road as 6.5-point underdogs is too spicy for my taste this Friday.
I like Dame keeping Portland in it, and the Hawks sneaking out a close home win.
4* Free Portland Trail Blazers vs. Atlanta Hawks NBA Betting Pick: POR +6.5
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