1-0 ATS and SU last night. Now 23-12 ATS since Feb 2nd.
First game for tonight:
ATL -5.5 vs TOR: Hard to believe that two of the Hawks 11 losses this season have come from the Raptors. ATL tips off the 2nd half of the season in a double revenge situation having lost on the road 109-102 on 10/29 and 126-115 at home on 11/26. After that loss in late November where they were 7-6, the Hawks reeled a 33-2 SU record through the month of January with a 19 game win streak tossed in. They seemingly have played like a different team from that point forward. Hawks seemed to stumble a bit going into the break losing three of their last 6, all on the road, but it should be noted that they notched wins against top opponents in the Wizards and Warriors while playing 9 games in 2 weeks with the last three on the road. Raps have shown well the past three years under coach Dwane Casey in their first game after the all star break going 3-0 ATS all as road underdogs. It will be tough to bet on ATL down the stretch as they have been a covering machine. We may see the odds skewed enough that they begin to regress to the mean. Still, double revenge at home is hard to look past, especially when they were blown out by double digits the last time they faced the Raptors with these two now 1-2 in the standings.
First game for tonight:
ATL -5.5 vs TOR: Hard to believe that two of the Hawks 11 losses this season have come from the Raptors. ATL tips off the 2nd half of the season in a double revenge situation having lost on the road 109-102 on 10/29 and 126-115 at home on 11/26. After that loss in late November where they were 7-6, the Hawks reeled a 33-2 SU record through the month of January with a 19 game win streak tossed in. They seemingly have played like a different team from that point forward. Hawks seemed to stumble a bit going into the break losing three of their last 6, all on the road, but it should be noted that they notched wins against top opponents in the Wizards and Warriors while playing 9 games in 2 weeks with the last three on the road. Raps have shown well the past three years under coach Dwane Casey in their first game after the all star break going 3-0 ATS all as road underdogs. It will be tough to bet on ATL down the stretch as they have been a covering machine. We may see the odds skewed enough that they begin to regress to the mean. Still, double revenge at home is hard to look past, especially when they were blown out by double digits the last time they faced the Raptors with these two now 1-2 in the standings.
