| Thursday, February 3<\/th>\n | NBA Betting Notes<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n |
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| Point Spread:<\/td>\n | Phoenix Suns -4 at Atlanta Hawks<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Total:<\/td>\n | 226.5 Points<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Game Time:<\/td>\n | 7:30pm ET \/ 4:30pm PT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| Arena:<\/td>\n | State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n |
| TV:<\/td>\n | TNT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\nPhoenix Suns at Atlanta Hawks Analysis<\/h2>\nThe big issue in this game is that Trae Young is a true game time decision, and right now the books have the Suns as a -4 favorite, but that line will surely move if Trae is out. The total is 220, and from an entertainment standpoint I hope we get a full strength Trae Young as the Hawks and Suns have been fantastic recently.<\/p>\n The Hawks have won seven out of eight and the suns are an insane 40-6 their last 46 games. Despite the injury status, I still think there\u2019s a play somewhere in here we can make.<\/p>\n The Suns Dominant<\/h3>\nThis team just keeps winning as Chris Paul is putting together maybe his most incredible season ever. He\u2019s a master at dissecting teams, and his stats and the team wins reflect it. They have Ayton and Crowder back at full strength which means even more trouble for opponents.<\/p>\n I\u2019m a bit hesitant with looking at recent against the spread trends with this team as they\u2019ve been without Ayton for a while, and I don\u2019t know exactly how he will affect the spread, but Phoenix is 7-3 against the spread their last 10 and they\u2019ve won 10 straight games by five or more.<\/p>\n Devin Booker is probably licking his chops to take on this Atlanta as the Hawks are second worst in the league defending shooting guards, and Booker has scored 28 or more points in nine out of ten games.<\/p>\n Hawks Streaks<\/h3>\nThe Hawks are a strange team as they\u2019ve had losing streaks of five and six games, but they\u2019ve had winning streaks of seven games twice. So they get in and out of these grooves, and they are coming off a loss to Toronto which broke a seven game win streak, but they were without Trae Young.<\/p>\n This is why the Trae Young status is so important. The Hawks are 7-3 against the spread their last 10, and a surprising 1-4 over\/under their last five.<\/p>\n A good sign for Atlanta is that Capela has started picking up his defensive efficiency recently, and along with John Collins they\u2019ve moved into the top half of the league defending centers and power forwards which is a huge upgrade with how they started the year.<\/p>\n Phoenix Suns at Atlanta Hawks Prediction<\/h2>\nEven if Trae Young plays, I think he\u2019s going to be a bit hampered and against CPR and Devin Booker that\u2019s a bad sign, and I think Phoenix takes care of business.<\/p>\n It takes a big shooting night from teams to beat Phoenix, and I don\u2019t see it tonight. Both teams rank in the top 3 in offensive efficiency, but Phoenix ranks 6th in defensive efficiency, and Atlanta ranks 27th. It\u2019ll be too much to overcome tonight even if Trae Young Plays.<\/p>\n OFFICIAL PLAY: Suns -4\u2026Suns Money Line at -165 is good enough for me as well<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \n \n Thursday’s #NBA<\/a> Betting Notes: |
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