Team records:<\/strong> Matchup: Hawks vs. Rockets<\/strong> NBA betting fans may be watching Atlanta develop into a legit contender before their very eyes. The Hawks are giving Orlando a run for the division while currently tied for third overall in the Eastern Conference. Offensively, the Hawks employ one of the better units in the league. Joe Johnson leads the team with 21.1 points per game, but he\u2019s joined by four other players in double figures: Jamal Crawford, Josh Smith, Al Horford and Marvin Williams. Atlanta is getting the job done at the other end of the floor too, ranking 12th<\/sup> in fewest points allowed at 97.2 per game.<\/p>\n The Rockets (24-19, 22-21 ATS) have won two of their least three games, though they dropped a 104-97 decision to Chicago on Saturday. Despite picking up a few wins in the last week or so, Houston has struggled in 2010, going 4-6 in 10 games. Worse yet, NBA betting fans have been burned by a poor performance on the lines; Houston is 1-5 against the point spread in its last six games. Houston\u2019s offense is 12th<\/sup> in the league. It\u2019s led by Aaron Brooks, who is averaging 18.7 per outing, but doesn\u2019t have a true scorer in the mix (Brooks also leads the team with 5.0 assists per game). The Rockets chip away with a number of players and just seem to quietly pile up points. If there\u2019s a weak link on the team, it\u2019s on defense, where Houston is 19th<\/sup> at 100.6 points per contest. Middle-of-the-pack rebounding is partly to blame, though Atlanta doesn\u2019t work the glass very well either\u2014it shouldn\u2019t be much of a factor in this game.<\/p>\n These opponents don\u2019t meet often, but they\u2019ve shared a very close head-to-head series. The Rockets have won six of their past 10 meetings with Atlanta, although the Hawks have won two straight, including a 105-103 win in November. Interestingly, Houston has covered five straight. The total has been very even, splitting 5-5 between over and under in the past 10.<\/p>\n Trends:<\/strong><\/p>\n Atlanta is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games THE PICK<\/strong><\/p>\n The Hawks are excelling right now and they\u2019ve been almost lethal against the spread. Considering how badly the Rockets have struggled ATS lately, NBA betting fans shouldn\u2019t over-think this one. Bet on the \u201cunderdog\u201d high-flying Hawks.<\/p>\n Next up:<\/strong> Visit the Bet Menu at half-time to place your bet. Everybody Gets a $10.00 Free Bet today.<\/p>\n <\/strong> Our experts weigh in with this week\u2019s best Monday night hoops NBA picks for gambling on all the action…tonight on the hardwood we get the Atlanta Hawks vs. Houston Rockets…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":185,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[2762,23178,23179,22387,4045,23175,23176,23174,23177,578,22393,22394,22395,10399,4574,20992,20991,9273,9921],"class_list":["post-18505","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-nba","tag-atlanta-hawks","tag-atlanta-hawks-vs-houston-rockets","tag-atlanta-vs-houston","tag-free-nba-hoops-prediction","tag-free-nba-picks","tag-hawks-rockets-odds","tag-hawks-rockets-picks","tag-hawks-vs-rockets","tag-hawks-vs-rockets-predictions","tag-houston-rockets","tag-monday-night-nba","tag-monday-night-nba-picks","tag-monday-night-picks","tag-nba-free-pick","tag-nba-free-predictions","tag-nba-parlay-betting","tag-nba-parlay-picks","tag-nba-selections","tag-online-nba-predictions"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18505","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/185"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18505"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18505\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":107068,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18505\/revisions\/107068"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18505"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18505"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/capperspicks.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18505"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nAtlanta: 28-14 SU, 28-14 ATS
\nHouston: 24-19 SU, 22-21 ATS <\/p>\n
\nTime: 8:30 p.m. ET<\/strong>
\nVenue: Toyota Center<\/strong>
\nSpread: Rockets -1<\/strong>
\nOver\/Under: 197.5<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n
\nAtlanta is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games
\nThe total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta’s last 6 games on the road
\nThe total has gone OVER in 4 of Atlanta’s last 6 games when playing Houston
\nThe total has gone OVER in 5 of Houston’s last 5 games
\nHouston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Atlanta
\nHouston is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
\nHouston is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta<\/p>\n
\nAtlanta at San Antonio, Wednesday, January 27
\nHouston home to Denver, Wednesday, January 27<\/p>\nGet Your Free $10 Bet Today at Sportsbook.com<\/h4>\n
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