Trail Blazers vs Hawks NBA Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com

The fans at Philips Arena will be treated to a game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Atlanta Hawks when they take their seats on Wednesday.

Oddsmakers currently have the Hawks listed as 1½-point favorites versus the Trail Blazers, while the game's total has not yet been posted.

Last time out for Portland, they were an 84-77 winner as they battled the Hornets on the road. The Trail Blazers covered in the match as a 6-point favorite, while 161 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.

The Hawks were a 93-84 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Raptors. They failed to cover the 10-point spread as favorites, while the total score (177) made winners of UNDER bettors.

Portland:
Team record: 8-5 SU, 7-6 ATS

The total has gone UNDER in 6 of last 7 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of last 5 games when playing Atlanta
is 13-6 SU in its last 19 games when playing Atlanta
is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games when playing on the road against Atlanta

When playing on Wednesday are 7-3
Before playing Toronto are 6-4
After playing New Orleans are 5-5
After a win are 5-5

Atlanta:
Team record: 10-4 SU, 7-7 ATS
Current streak: won 3 straight games.

is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing Portland
is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of last 5 games when playing Portland

When playing on Wednesday are 5-5
Before playing Philadelphia are 7-3
After playing Toronto are 8-2
After a win are 6-4

Next up:
Portland at Toronto, Friday, January 20
Atlanta at Philadelphia, Friday, January 20