LiontipsAtlanta vs Indiana. Predictions and Betting Tips for NBA
Command Analysis
Hawks started to fall apart, but they are still holding on to the 10th spot in the East. Team is now too far away from Charlotte and Boston, so now Nate McMillan's men are aiming to gain consistency.
Atlanta suffered two back-to-back defeats, they were beaten by Toronto (114:125) and Dallas (94:103). Georgia team is looking great at home matches, plus they have no problems with the squad, so hosts will have a great chance to secure a positive result, their opponents are now in a poor form.
Pacers managed to leave the bottom three of Eastern Conference, but that's not much of an achievement. Team is unable to put up a fight against top teams, plus their players are starting to leave the club. Caris LeVert is now in Cleveland, he was traded for an injured Ricky Rubio, Indianapolis also got 2022 first round draft pick, 2022 second round draft pick and 2027 second round draft pick.
Indiana lost two consecutive matches, they were unlucky in the match against Orlando (118:119) and failed to beat Chicago (115:122). Ricky Carlisle will try to save the season, but it seems like he won't be able to improve team's position in the standings.
Trends
СтавкаAtlanta: total under 119,5 points
Only in two out of five most recent head-to-head matches club managed to beat the total
СтавкаFirst points scored - a two-pointer
Four out of five most recent head-to-head matches started with a two-point shot
Tip and bets
Indiana can't rely on some key players due to injuries, plus some of team's stars were already traded. It won't be easy for Ricky Carlisle to change the situation in these circumstances.
Atlanta also need to fix their mistakes, their performance in recent matches was far from perfect. Trae Young is the current leader of the team, so fans are expecting much from him. We believe that hosts will maximize the opponent's problems, which will help them to break the string of two defeats.
Our prediction - Handicap (-6.5) points on Atlanta Hawks
Without a doubt, Hawks will play offensively at home match, because they need to improve the situation in the standings. Pacers will choose the defensive approach, because their starting line-up will be far from the strongest one. In our opinion, we will see a contested match and the total won't be beaten.
Our second bet is on total under 233.5 points
