Charlotte Hornets vs Atlanta Hawks Odds, Picks, Predictions NBA Play-In April 13 2022

As part of the NBA play-in tournament, Atlanta Hawks will host Charlotte Hornets in this single-game elimination duel – the winner gets another chance to reach the playoffs, the losers gets eliminated.

After reaching the Eastern Conference finals last season, the Atlanta Hawks are certainly disappointed by the fact that they failed to finish in Top 6 this season and secure a spot in the NBA playoffs. So, they will have to go the harder way and win two games in this play-in tournament to reach the playoffs.

Atlanta Hawks Stats:

Regular Season Record: 43-39

ATS: 37-45-0

Over/Under: 43-39-0

Meanwhile, the Hornets are continuing their stable and natural progression and while they only managed to reach the play-in tournament and not the playoffs, this can be seen as a good season so far for them. Of course, they are certainly hoping to cause an upset and beat the Hawks on Wednesday.

Charlotte Hornets Stats:

Regular Season Record: 43-39

ATS: 45-35-2

Over/Under: 40-41-1

Charlotte Hornets vs Atlanta Hawks Game Info

Date/Time: Wednesday, April 13, 2022, 7:00 p.m. ET
TV: ESPN
Location: State Farm Arena, Atlanta, GA

Charlotte Hornets vs Atlanta Hawks Odds Analysis

The Hawks enter this game as the -4.5 point favorite, which is understandable since they are hosting the game and they are the reigning Eastern Conference finalists. In three of the four h2h meetings between these two teams in the regular season, the Hornets entered as the outsiders and they covered the spread twice.

The line for total points is set at 236.5 points, which is pretty high, but these two teams topped this mark once this season. In addition to this, we’ve seen over total points in just one of the four h2h meetings between the Hornets and the Hawks in the regular season.

So, here are my picks and predictions for Wednesday’s NBA matchup between the Charlotte Hornets and the Atlanta Hawks.

Charlotte Hornets vs Atlanta Hawks Pelicans Picks

Now that we looked at some of the most important stats and information about this duel, it’s time to check our NBA betting picks for this duel:

Atlanta Hawks to Cover the Spread (-4.5) @ -110 (Odds via DraftKings)

The Hawks and the Hornets finished the regular season with the same record and the two teams were pretty much evenly matched in every sense this season. Even their h22 record is split – each team won twice in their head-to-head meetings.

Clearly, both teams have reasons to hope for a win on Wednesday. However, the Hawks are the better team, at least on paper, and the reigning Eastern Conference finalists. They are also hosting the game, which can be the key advantage in this duel. The Hornets will also be without Gordon Hayward in this game, while John Collins is listed as questionable for the Hawks.

All in all, we expect the Hawks to win the game and cover the spread since they have the experience of playing in high-pressure games after last season’s playoffs.

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Under 236.5 Total Points @ -110 (Odds via DraftKings)

We mentioned earlier that three of the four h2h duels between the Hornets and the Hawks have gone under the total point line this season and we can see that happening once again in this game.

After all, the line for total points is pretty high for this game at 236.5 points, especially since this is basically a playoff game for the two teams. And while both teams have the ability to score a lot of points and while they are both in the last third of the league in defensive rating, we expect a hard-fought game and that doesn’t bode well for such high total.

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