The Brooklyn Nets and the Atlanta Hawks will meet on Wednesday, December 6th, 2023 (7:40 PM ET). The Hawks, who have been struggling lately, are favored in the game at -4.5 (bet365). My Nets vs Hawks prediction is that the underdog Nets will prevail in this game on the road.
Brooklyn vs Atlanta Prediction: Recent NBA Headlines
Brooklyn last placed on Saturday, a game where they demolished the Orlando Magic 129-101. The result followed an earlier game where they lost to the Charlotte Hornets. You have to wonder a bit about what version of the Nets we will see on Wednesday but Brooklyn has won four of their last five games. Furthermore, they are also a team that has an array of different players often making contributions.
Spencer Dinwiddie, Cam Thomas, Cam Johnson, Mikal Bridges, and even bench player Lonnie Walker IV have been dangerous in games this season. But the team had some bad news on Tuesday. Walker IV is expected to miss seven games, according to Evan Barnes of Newsday. Brooklyn is already down Ben Simmons so they are a team looking at playing without two of their solid contributors. That said, they are a deep enough team that they should still be in a game against a middle team like Atlanta.
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The Hawks last played on Saturday, a game that they lost on the road to the Milwaukee Bucks. Atlanta has not played well over the last month. The team started the early weeks of the season with a 4-2 record. However, since November 6th, they have gone just 5-8 in their games as summarized by the chart below.
Atlanta Hawks: Recent Form Alert
Formerly: 4 - 2 heading into Nov 6th, 2023
Currently: 9 - 10 (overall)
Recent form: 5 - 8 since Nov 6th, 2023
Recent winning rate: .385
As of Tuesday, the team will be without Jalen Johnson for the game and the near future. Johnson was not much of an impact player but the Hawks don't have a lot in the power forward position and Bey is a defensive liability. But otherwise, Atlanta's injury situation looked good for this game.
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Nets vs Hawks Prediction: Betting Tips
But the Atlanta Hawks remain a disappointing team this season. At -4.5, they are well overrated in this game (bet365). You have to like Brooklyn in this game and the fact that they have several players who are all capable of having big games.
There should be the full expectation that the Nets play well on Wednesday. It's not a bad game to go for an upset at odds of +165. Brooklyn, at 3-4 on the road, actually has a better visiting record than what Atlanta has at home (3-5). My recommendation is to take the Nets on the moneyline in this one against an Atlanta team that just has never looked right this season or last season for that matter.
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