NBA Picks Against the Spread: Portland Trail Blazers vs. Atlanta Hawks
Written by Matthew Regaw
Wed, 18 Jan 2012
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On Wednesday night the Portland Trail Blazers will travel west to take on the Atlanta Hawks. The opening NBA odds for this game have the Atlanta Hawks listed as just two point favorites heading into the matchup.
Blazers vs. Hawks
The Trail Blazers won't have to worry about travel because they played their last game in New Orleans and have had a night off before this tip. The Trail Blazers are flying under the radar but are quietly starting to put up a good record and will challenge in the west.
The Hawks on the other hand are off to a good start with a 10-4 record but they are beating up on some of the worst teams in the NBA and when they face some better competition they fall short. The sports betting trends are heavily in favor of the road team for this game.
The Road team is 11-4 ATS in the last 15 meetings and the underdog is 10-3 ATS in the last 13 meetings. The Hawks are 8-22 ATS in their last 30 against the Western Conference and 7-19 ATS in their last 26 games playing on 1 day's rest. The Hawks will not have an answer for LaMarcus Aldridge and they will be exposed in this game by the Trail Blazers.
NBA Picks against the spread: Portland Trail Blazers +2