Atlanta Hawks vs. Portland Trail Blazers odds, tips and betting trends

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02 March 2023

Atlanta Hawks vs. Portland Trail Blazers odds, tips and betting trends

A pair of the league’s top scorers — Trae Young (ninth, 27.1 points per game) and Damian Lillard (third, 32.3) — square off when the Atlanta Hawks (31-31) host the Portland Trail Blazers (29-33) on Friday, March 3, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET on BSSE and ROOT Sports NW+.

The Hawks are a 6.5-point favorite against the Trail Blazers when the Hawks and the Trail Blazers meet. The game’s point total is set at 239.5.

Hawks vs. Trail Blazers Betting Odds

Spread: Atlanta -6.5
Total: 239.5
Moneyline: Atlanta -270, Portland +221

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Trail Blazers at Hawks odds, spread, & more

Prediction

Pick ATS: Trail Blazers (+ 6.5)
Pick OU:
Under (239.5)
Prediction:
Hawks 118 – Trail Blazers 114

Atlanta has been victorious in 20, or 57.1%, of the 35 contests it has been chosen as favorites in this season.
This season, Atlanta has come away with a win seven times in 11 chances when named as a favorite of at least -270 or shorter on the moneyline.
Atlanta has an implied victory probability of 73% according to the moneyline set by oddsmakers for this matchup.

Portland has compiled an 11-20 record in games it was listed as the moneyline underdog (winning 35.5% of those games).
In games it has played as a moneyline underdog with odds of +221 or longer, Portland has a record of 2-5 (28.6%).
Based on this contest’s moneyline, Portland has an implied win probability of 31.2%.

The Hawks average just 1.4 more points per game (116.9) than the Trail Blazers allow (115.5).
Atlanta is 19-13-1 against the spread and 23-10 overall when scoring more than 115.5 points.
When Portland allows fewer than 116.9 points, it is 20-10-1 against the spread and 21-10 overall.
The Trail Blazers put up only 2.1 fewer points per game (114.9) than the Hawks give up to opponents (117.0).
When it scores more than 117.0 points, Portland is 17-5 against the spread and 18-4 overall.
Atlanta’s record is 19-9-1 against the spread and 21-8 overall when it gives up fewer than 114.9 points.
The Hawks are the league’s eighth-ranked scoring team (116.9 PPG), while the Trail Blazers allow the rank 18th in points per game (115.5) in NBA play.
The 13th-ranked scoring NBA team (114.9 PPG) is Portland, while the Atlanta squad ranks 22nd in the league defensively (117.0 PPG).
The Hawks have a -5-point scoring differential on the season (-0.1 per game). The Trail Blazers have also been out-scored by opponents on average this year (38 total points, 0.6 per game).

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The average implied total for Atlanta this season is 118.4 points, 4.6 fewer points than its implied total of 123 points in Friday’s game.
So far this season, Atlanta has scored more than 123 points in 19 games.
Portland’s average implied point total on the year (117.1 points) is 0.1 points higher than its implied total in this matchup (117 points).

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