The Washington Wizards and the Atlanta Hawks will both be gunning for a victory on Tuesday when they meet at Philips Arena.
Washington At Atlanta
When: 8:00 PM ET, Tuesday, May 5, 2015
Where: Philips Arena, Atlanta, Georgia
TV: 8 p.m. ET, TNT
PREDICTION: Hawks 97, Wizards 95
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Oddsmakers currently have the Hawks listed as 6½-point favorites versus the Wizards, while the game’s total is sitting at 197½.
Washington was a 104-98 winner in its last match on the road against the Hawks. They covered the +5.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score of 202 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
Shooting guard Bradley Beal tied his playoff high with 28 points in the opener despite tweaking an ankle and he is one of the several Washington players insisting this won’t be the club’s final series of the season. “We have a different approach. Last year, we were just happy to be in the playoffs and we were happy we moved on,” Beal told reporters. “We didn’t really have any high goals after the first round. This year we expect more out of ourselves. We expect to get past the second round.” Point guard John Wall is bothered by a wrist injury but didn’t show any limitations while producing 18 points, 13 assists and seven rebounds in the opener.
Team record: 51-36 SU,38-47-2 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Washington is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of Washington’s last 8 games
Washington is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Forward DeMarre Carroll isn’t a household name but he’s been Atlanta’s top player in the postseason. Carroll had 24 points in the series opener as he became the first Hawks’ player since Dominique Wilkins (1989) to score 20 or more points in five consecutive playoff games. The other four starters struggled as Millsap was 6-of-17 shooting, center Al Horford was 7-of-19, shooting guard Kyle Korver went 5-for-15 and point guard Jeff Teague was 4-of-14 as Atlanta finished at 37.8 percent from the field.
Team record: 64-25 SU,51-37-1 ATS
Atlanta is 2-7-1 ATS in its last 10 games
Atlanta is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games at home
Atlanta is 21-4 SU in its last 25 games at home
Atlanta is 4-1-1 ATS in its last 6 games when playing Washington
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