I’m on the Hawks +3.5at home vs the Pacers for these reasons:

- Both teams are bad defensively but I have much more faith in the Hawks offense than the Pacers. This is a game they need to win too and without Haliburton and Mathurin for the Pacers, the hawks are in the best opportunity to take advantage of that.

- Hawks have only won 1 of the last 5 games at home but haven’t had easy competition at all. Luckily for them the Pacers on the road are allowing over 114 points per game the last 10 road games. A back and forth affair is guaranteed, and the Hawks will come out alive here.

Official Play: Hawks +3.5

Side Bet: Under 247

Hail Mary: Okongwu over 14.5 points