The Brooklyn Nets (23-36) host the Atlanta Hawks (26-33) at Barclays Center, beginning at 3:00 PM ET on Saturday, March 2, 2024. The Hawks are 1-point underdogs in the game. The matchup has an over/under of 220.5 points.
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Spread: Nets (-1) to Cover
- Both DraftKings and the model expect the Nets to walk away with the win, but the model spread (3.4) is 2.4 points further in their direction.
- Brooklyn’s ATS record is 26-30-3 this season.
- The Nets are 12-7 ATS this season when playing as at least 1-point favorites.
- So far this year, Atlanta has put together a 19-40-0 record against the spread.
- The Hawks have been an underdog by 1 point or more 26 times this season, and covered the spread in eight of those games.
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Total: Over 220.5
- In this matchup, the model projects a total (235.1 points) substantially higher than the DraftKings over/under (220.5 points). Bet on the over.
- Brooklyn and its opponent have broken the 220.5-point mark 37 times this year.
- So far this season, 53 Atlanta’s games have featured over 220.5 points scored.
- A total of 26 out of the Nets’ 59 games this season have hit the over.
- The Hawks and their opponents have combined to go over the point total 31 out of 59 times this year.
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Moneyline Winner: Nets (-118)
- Prediction: Nets 119, Hawks 116
- Brooklyn has won 14, or 73.7%, of the 19 games it has played as the favorite this season.
- Atlanta has been an underdog in 26 games this season and has come away with the win seven times (26.9%) in those contests.
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Nicolas Claxton Points Prop: Over 11.5
- Nicolas Claxton posts 11.8 points, 9.8 boards and 1.9 assists per contest. At the other end, he averages 0.6 steals and 2.1 blocks (seventh in NBA).
- Claxton is posting 11.8 points per game, 0.3 more than Saturday’s over/under.
- Claxton has had 52 chances to hit the over on a point prop this season and came through 18 times.
- In 2023-24, the Hawks are fifth-best in the league on offense (120.7 points scored per game) but second-worst on defense (122.9 points allowed).
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Bogdan Bogdanovic Rebounds Prop: Over 3.5
- On a per-game basis, Bogdan Bogdanovic gives the Hawks 16.8 points, 3.3 rebounds and 2.8 assists. He also averages 1.2 steals and 0.3 blocked shots.
- He has grabbed 3.3 rebounds per game, 0.2 less than his prop bet for Saturday’s game (3.5).
- He has recorded more rebounds than his listed total in 23 of his 46 games with a prop this season.
- With 44.4 boards per game, the Nets rank eighth in the NBA. They cede 44.6 rebounds per contest, which ranks 22nd in the league.
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