Losers of three straight for the first time this season, the Atlanta Hawks head down to Orlando looking to get back to their winning ways. Atlanta is just 10-6 since the all-star break, struggling most notably on the defensive end as of late. Orlando enters the matchup already having reached 50 losses for the third straight season.
Line: Hawks -8.5, Total: 201.5
AccuScore has the Hawks as 79 percent favorites to win Wednesday night. The average score after AccuScore ran its 10,000-plus simulations is 105-93.
There's nearly a 58 percent chance the total combined score stays UNDER 201.5.
The total has gone UNDER in 19 of Atlanta's last 25 games when playing against Orlando.
AccuScore Best Bet: There's a 59 percent chance the Hawks cover a -8.5 spread, a four-star (out of four) AccuScore hot trend. In the past week, when AccuScore's ATS simulated line has differed by 4.5 points or more when compared to the Vegas line, as this game does, AccuScore has gone 6-1 (85.7%, +490 units).
Atlanta is 8-4 ATS in its last 12 games when playing on the road vs Orlando.
Projected Leaders
Paul Millsap: 15 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 1 block, 2 TOs
Victor Oladipo: 16 points, 4 assists, 4 rebounds, 2 steals, 3 TOs
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