Portland Trail Blazers vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, Preview and Odds - 03/14/2022

Game Time: 7:30 pm ET, Monday, March 14, 2022

Venue:  State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA

Where to Watch:  BSSE

DraftKings:  Point Spread:  Trail Blazers +12.5, Hawks -12.5 Over/Under:  233.5 points

Bet365:  Point Spread:  Trail Blazers +13, Hawks -13 Over/Under:  232 points

BetMGM:  Point Spread:  Trail Blazers +12.5, Hawks -12.5 Over/Under:  233.5 points

 

Portland Trail Blazers:  26-40 (4th place, Northwest Division)

Atlanta Hawks:  32-34 (3rd place, Southeast Division)

 

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Portland Trail Blazers:  4-6 last 10

Atlanta Hawks:  6-4 last 10

 

 

 

The Trail Blazers are coming into this game with a 26-40 record overall and they are 9-22 in their road games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 6 of their last 7 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 6 game losing streak that they were on. Their 6 losses in that span were against the Golden State Warriors, the Denver Nuggets, the Phoenix Suns, the Minnesota Timberwolves twice, and the Utah Jazz while their win came against the Washington Wizards in their last game. Josh Hart led the team in points in that game with 44 while Trendon Watford was next on the team with 27 points. Drew Eubanks also scored 20 points in that one as well. Hart led the team in assists in that game with 6 while Eubanks led the team in rebounds with 12. They were 51.6% from the field, 36.7% from 3-point range, and 90.9% from the free throw line with their shots in that game. Their offense is averaging 107.2 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 113.4 PPG against them. The Trail Blazers have an ATS record of 26-39-1 this season and their O/U record is 31-34-1.

 

 

The Hawks are coming into this game with a 32-34 record overall and they are 20-13 in their home games this season where they will be in this game. They have lost 2 of their last 3 games but are coming into this one off of a win in their last game which snapped a 2 game losing streak that they were on. Their 2 losses in that span were against the Detroit Pistons and the Milwaukee Bucks while their win came against the Los Angeles Clippers in their last game. They still have a game against the Indiana Pacers on Sunday night that needs to be played first so this will be the 2nd leg of a back-to-back for them on Monday night. In their game against the Clippers, Trae Young led the team in points in that game with 27 while Kevin Huerter was next on the team with 16 points. Young led the team in assists in that game with 11 while Clint Capela led the team in rebounds with 11. They were 47.8% from the field, 29% from 3-point range, and 89.5% from the free throw line with their shooting in that game. Their offense is averaging 112.5 PPG and their defense is averaging their opponents to average 111.8 PPG against them. The Hawks have an ATS record of 28-38 this season and their O/U record is 35-31.

 

 

The Hawks have been a very inconsistent team in their recent games winning 2 of their last 3 but losing 3 of their last 5 games. They have been having a much better season than the Trail Blazers have been though and the Trail Blazers are missing quite a few players in this game. The Hawks are fully healthy for this game and they should be able to roll over the Trail Blazers here as they have a lot more talent on their side. This is getting to be crunch time in the season with not many games to go and the Hawks have not had the season they were hoping for so now is the time for them to buckle down and start going on a run. The Hawks are holding down the final play-in spot and they will be trying to climb the standings as much as they can in these final games of the season. The Trail Blazers have pretty much thrown their season away with some of the moves they have made this season and they are missing almost all of their starters as well so their chances are already not very good in this game. They are coming off of a win in their last game but they had lost 6 straight games prior to that win and they were getting their doors blown off in every game. The Hawks have been a much better team at home this season than on the road and they will use their home advantage here to get a big win. The Hawks should win this game by double digits.

 

Trail Blazers Hawks Prediction:  Our NBA Pick for Monday, March 14, 2022 (7:30 pm ET start time) is Hawks 117 Trail Blazers 105.

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Portland Trail Blazers: 14-26 ATS as an underdog. 10-21 ATS in road games. 16-6 OVER as a road underdog of 6.5 to 12 points.

Atlanta Hawks: 5-1 ATS revenging a straight up loss vs opponent as a road favorite. 26-19 OVER when the total is greater than or equal to 220. 5-1 OVER as a favorite of 10 or more points.

 

 

Portland Trail Blazers:  A. Simons (SG) Late March - Knee injury. J. Winslow (SF) Late March - Achilles injury. D. Lillard (PG) Late March - Abdominal injury. J. Ingles (SF) out for season - Knee injury. J. Nurkic (C) Late March - Foot injury. E. Bledsoe (PG) Out indefinitely - Achilles injury. D. Louzada (PG) Out indefinitely - Knee injury. N. Little (SF) out for season - Shoulder injury.

Atlanta Hawks:  None.

 

 

 

"I made some tweaks to my jump shot before the game, so I came into this game with a little more confidence. I definitely wish I had gotten the 50. I don't know when I'm going to have another night like this. So next time I'll have to tell Trendon (Watford) to pass me the ball a little more." - Josh Hart after their win against the Wizards on Saturday night.

 

 

"We've been talking about execution in the last couple games and that's execution. We've got to make stops when we need stops and we've got to make baskets when we need baskets. We were able to do that the last five minutes of the game." - Nate McMillan on his team’s win against the Clippers on Friday night.

 

 

 

PG     Brandon Williams

SG     CJ Elleby

SF     Josh Hart

PF     Greg Brown III

C      Drew Eubanks

 

PG    Trae Young

SG    Kevin Huerter

SF    De'Andre Hunter

PF    John Collins

C     Clint Capela

 

 

PPG: D. Lillard (24)

APG: D. Lillard (7.3)

Reb/G: J. Nurkic (11.1)

 

PPG: T. Young (27.8)

APG: T. Young (9.4)

Reb/G: C. Capela (12)

 

Coaches:

Portland Trail Blazers: Chauncey Billups (1st season)

Atlanta Hawks: Nate McMillan (2nd season)