The Washington Wizards and Atlanta Hawks meet Friday in NBA action at the Philips Arena.
The Washington Wizards look to stay hot after winning six of their last seven games. The Washington Wizards are averaging 106.6 points on 47.4 percent shooting and allowing 105.7 points on 46.2 percent shooting. John Wall is averaging 23.1 points and 10.1 assists while Bradley Beal is averaging 21.9 points and 2.9 rebounds. Otto Porter Jr. is the third double-digit scorer and Markieff Morris is grabbing 6.6 rebounds. The Washington Wizards are shooting 36.7 percent from beyond the arc and 78.6 percent from the free throw line. The Washington Wizards are allowing 36.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.6 rebounds per game. The Washington Wizards have lost five of their last eight road games.
The Atlanta Hawks look for another victory after winning 10 of their last 13 games. The Atlanta Hawks are averaging 103.3 points on 45.6 percent shooting and allowing 103 points on 45 percent shooting. Paul Millsap is averaging 18 points and 8.1 rebounds while Dennis Schroder is averaging 17.6 points and 6.3 assists. Dwight Howard is the third double-digit scorer and Tim Hardaway Jr. is dishing 1.9 assists. The Atlanta Hawks are shooting 34.9 percent from beyond the arc and 72.5 percent from the free throw line. The Atlanta Hawks are allowing 36 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43.5 rebounds per game. The Atlanta Hawks have won six of their last eight home games.
The Wizards are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 road games and 19-7 ATS in their last 26 games overall. The Hawks are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games and 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games overall. The over is 17-7 in the last 24 meetings.
Both teams are playing solid basketball right now, but the Hawks have won six of the last nine meetings against the Wizards and have found their mojo recently at home. The Wizards have been lights out at home but have struggled to keep that form once they get outside of Washington. I'll take the home team and the reasonable line here.