The Atlanta Hawks (36-36) head to the Motor City Wednesday to play the Detroit Pistons (19-53) at Little Caesars Arena. Tip-off is scheduled for 7 p.m. ET. Below, we look at the Hawks vs. Pistons odds and lines, and make our expert NBA picks, predictions and bets.
Atlanta has alternated between winning and losing the last five games — 3-2 straight up (SU) and 2-3 against the spread (ATS) — with the most recent being a 117-111 road victory at the New York Knicks Tuesday.
Detroit has lost 6 of its last 7 games (5-2 ATS) including two straight at the Cleveland Cavaliers Saturday (113-109) and the tanking Portland Trail Blazers Monday (119-115).
These teams are tied 1-1 SU and ATS in their head-to-head series this season and the total is 1-1 Over/Under as well.
Hawks at Pistons odds, spread and lines
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- Money line (ML): Hawks -220 (bet $220 to win $100) | Pistons +175 (bet $100 to win $175)
- Against the spread: Hawks -5.5 (-107) | Pistons +5.5 (-115)
- Over/Under: 227.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)
Hawks at Pistons key injuries
Hawks (not yet submitted)
- PF John Collins (foot) out
Pistons
- PG Hamidou Diallo (sprain) out
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Hawks at Pistons odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Pistons 117, Hawks 113
Money line
SPRINKLE on the PISTONS (+175) with the plan of hitting their spread harder because Detroit’s victory over the Hawks (-220) March 7 wasn’t a fluke. In fact, the Pistons outperformed the Hawks in three of the “four factors” and they tied in the fourth.
Furthermore, Atlanta should be a bigger favorite considering Hawks PG All-Star Trae Young put on a virtuoso performance at Madison Square Garden Tuesday and the Pistons lost to a terrible Trail Blazers squad.
Also, Young has struggled in his four visits to Detroit, averaging just 18.3 points on 32.8% field goal shooting (25.7% from behind the arc) with 8.8 assists to 5.5 turnovers in those four games.
Again, the sharper wager is Detroit’s spread but I’ll SPRINKLE on the PISTONS (+175).