Nets-Hawks Preview

The New Jersey Nets and the Atlanta Hawks will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Philips Arena.

NewBodog oddsmakers currently have the Hawks listed as 4-point favorites versus the Nets, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

New Jersey forced 21 Charlotte turnovers in Friday's 102-96 win, covering the 5-point home spread. The 202 points scored were OVER the posted total of 192.

Vince Carter fired in 30 points, and Jason Kidd had a triple-double with 12 points, 12 assists and ten rebounds for the Nets.

Atlanta was 1-for-10 from three-point land in Friday's 113-91 loss at Indiana, coming in as 3-point road underdogs. The 204 points scored were OVER the posted total of 195.5.

Josh Childress came off the bench with 26 points and eight boards, and Josh Smith notched 20 points for the Hawks.

Current streak:
New Jersey has won 4 straight games.
Atlanta has lost 3 straight games.

Team records:
New Jersey: 16-16 SU, 13-18-1 ATS
Atlanta: 15-15 SU, 16-14 ATS

New Jersey most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 5-5
Before playing Charlotte are 3-7
After playing Charlotte are 9-1
After a win are 5-5

Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Saturday are 2-8
Before playing Cleveland are 5-5
After playing Indiana are 2-8
After a loss are 5-5

A few trends to consider:
New Jersey is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of New Jersey's last 6 games on the road
New Jersey is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games when playing Atlanta
New Jersey is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing on the road against Atlanta
Atlanta is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
Atlanta is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Atlanta is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 15 of Atlanta's last 21 games

Next up:
New Jersey at Charlotte, Tuesday, January 8
Atlanta home to Cleveland, Wednesday, January 9

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