The Atlanta Hawks (24-31) host the Toronto Raptors (20-36) at State Farm Arena, starting at 7:30 PM ET on Friday, February 23, 2024. The Hawks are 8-point favorites in the game, the fourth matchup between the squads this season. The matchup’s over/under is set at 244.5.
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Spread: Raptors (+8) to Cover
- The Hawks are favored by both DraftKings and the model, but the model has them winning by significantly less (8 to 3.5 points). Take the Raptors and the points.
- Toronto is 26-29-1 ATS this season.
- The Raptors have an ATS record of 3-5 when playing as at least 8-point underdogs this year.
- So far this season, Atlanta has put together a 17-38-0 record against the spread.
- The Hawks have covered the spread twice this season (2-3 ATS) when playing as at least 8-point favorites.
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Total: Under 244.5
- In this game, the model projects a total (238.3 points) a little lower than the DraftKings over/under (244.5 points).
- A total of 25 times so far this season, Atlanta and its opponent have combined for more than 244.5 points.
- There have been 15 Toronto’s games this season with more than 244.5 points scored.
- Hawks games have hit the over 30 out of 55 times this season.
- The Raptors and their opponents have combined to go over the point total 29 out of 56 times this year.
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Moneyline Winner: Hawks (-325)
- Prediction: Hawks 121, Raptors 117
- Atlanta has entered the game as favorites 30 times this season and won 17, or 56.7%, of those games.
- Toronto has been an underdog in 35 games this season and has come away with the win eight times (22.9%) in those contests.
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Trae Young Assists Prop: Over 10.5
- Trae Young averages 26.7 points, 2.7 boards and 10.9 assists per contest, shooting 42.7% from the field and 37.1% from beyond the arc with 3.3 made treys per contest (fourth in league).
- Young has averaged 10.9 assists per game, 0.4 more than Friday’s assist over/under (10.5).
- Young is 31-for-54 at dishing out more assists than his listed prop bet total this season.
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Scottie Barnes Points Prop: Over 21.5
- Scottie Barnes is putting up 20.0 points, 8.2 rebounds and 5.9 assists per game. He’s also sinking 47.4% of his shots from the floor and 35.2% from 3-point range, with 1.8 triples per game.
- Friday’s over/under for Barnes is 21.5 points, 1.5 more than his season average.
- Barnes has gone over 27 times on a points prop this season (in 56 opportunities).
- The Hawks have been forced to count on their offense, which ranks third-best in the NBA (121.3 points per game), as they rank second-worst in the league defensively with just 123.9 points allowed per contest.
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