Hawks vs Nets Picks & Predictions

Game outlook

Atlanta is on the road playing Brooklyn at the Barclays Center stadium on Friday, 12/9/2022 @ 7:30pm EST. Brooklyn -7.5 was the opening favorite and line hasn't moved.

Dejounte Murray's injury couldn't have come at a worse time, as the Hawks are expected to lose him for at least 2 weeks due to a sprained ankle. In Brooklyn, Atlanta will be relying on Trae Young, who is also suffering from an injured shoulder and is shooting just 40% from the field. Atlanta has only 5 wins in 12 road games this season, with its last two losses by 24 points and 7 points. They are in danger of losing first place in the division as Miami and Washington are right behind them.

Even though the Nets failed to cover as 10-point favorites in their last game, they still got the win over Charlotte by 6 points. Kyrie Irving scored 33 points, while Kevin Durant added 29 points, 9 boards and 8 assists to win their fourth game in five games. As Brooklyn has been on an upward trajectory for quite some time now, they are already 4th in the East, which is amazing considering they were out of the playoff picture until mid-November. Ben Simmons remains out with a calf injury, but they won't be bothered too much because they won 6 of their 9 games without him.

Atlanta Betting Recap

With a power ranking of 15, Atlanta is ranked #13 in offense (scoring an average of 114.04 per game), #16 in defense (allowing an average of 113.63 points to be scored against them per game) and are 13-12 (10-14-1 ATS) this season.