Warriors Favorites Over Hawks

It is not necessarily surprising to see the Golden State Warriors Favorites against the Atlanta Hawks. However, with the Warriors recent struggles to cover spreads many bettors are inclined to turn toward the underdogs in this one.

Warriors Favorites Against Hometown Hawks

The Warriors are 1-4 against the spread in their last five games. It is not for lack of trying. Stephen Curry is dominating averaging around 30 points over those five games. The likely reason for the lack of covering on the Warriors part is inflated point spreads thanks to their popularity among bettors.

The Warriors are favored by seven points in this outing. Again, a large point spread for the Warriors to cover on the road, which gives the hometown Hawks more value than appears on paper.

Paul Millsap is the player to watch for the Hawks. If anyone is going to lead Atlanta to an upset it would be him. He has averaged around 17 points and nine rebounds over his last handful of games.

The total for this game is set at 225 points, showing the books expect a high scoring affair.

The game starts at 8 p.m. ET.