Filip Tomic
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Two teams with identical 4-3 records square off in Brooklyn tonight as the Nets welcome Eastern Conference foes Atlanta to town.
The game begins at 7.30 pm ET on ESPN and after last night’s +736 odds same game parlay winner on the Mavs-Heat game we will attempt to land another one here.
Our predictions for the rest of Wednesday’s action are also available, but let’s focus on the Hawks and Nets for now!
Atlanta Hawks ML (+180)
Bogdan Bogdanovic over 13.5 points (-110)
James Harden over 8.5 assists (-114)
Parlay odds: +844
Atlanta Hawks ML (+180)
Brooklyn looks far from the team that almost made the Eastern Conference last season — they look vulnerable on so many positions. James Harden is showing flashes, but he’s yet to regain his form following the hamstring injury he dealt with in the playoffs. Atlanta has some momentum following their win over Washington. They had 7 players score in double figures in that game, which is a good sign heading into tonight’s contest. Brooklyn has already lost twice at home as the favorite, tonight’s could be the third time.
Read our full predictions on the side and total for Atlanta Hawks vs Brooklyn Nets
Bogdan Bogdanovic over 13.5 points (-110)
I’ve been impressed with Bogdan’s start to the season, he has scored in double figures in all but one game so far and has gone over 13.5 points in 2 of the last 3 games. He’s coming off a 16-point performance against the Wizards, in a game in which he scored 4-for-6 from downtown and was perfect from the free-throw line. Looking at his career games against the Nets he has gone over 13.5 points in 5 of 7 games, including 4 games in which he scored 22 or more points. Guarding him will be James Harden, who isn’t really known for his defense, to put it mildly. Look for a decent output from Bogdan here.
James Harden over 8.5 assists (-114)
Harden’s slow start to the season has been well documented, but he is showing signs of life in his last couple of games. His assists numbers are going up, he finished last game against Detroit with 12 of them which pushes his season average to 8.6 per game. Atlanta ranks only 15th when it comes to opponent assists per game, so they aren’t really elite when it comes to defending that. In 14 games against the Hawks as a Houston Rocket he has averaged 8.6 assists and last season after the trade to Brooklyn he had a game with 15 of them. Brooklyn’s offense is very dependable on Harden’s playmaking, I think we’ll see yet another double-digit assists game from him tonight.
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