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Blazers Host CJ McCollum, Atlanta Hawks Tonight
The Portland Trail Blazers look to avenge their blowout loss to the Golden State Warriors in their next matchup against Jalen Johnson and the Atlanta Hawks tonight. This will be the first of two meetings against Atlanta this season, and the first time in eight years that the Blazers will face a Trae Young-less Hawks squad.
There are three certainties in life: Death, taxes, and the Hawks being in the Play-In. Following an offseason trade for Kristaps Porzingis, and the signings of (former Blazer) Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Luke Kennard, pundits and fans had high hopes for the new-look Hawks. Led by burgeoning forward Jalen Johnson, the Hawks seem poised to escape their eternal relegation to the 7-10 seeds. So far, fate remains victorious. In 42 games, the Hawks are 20-22, marred by continued injuries to the recently-traded Young, and the chronically-battered Porzingis.
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NBA (0.75 Unit) Atlanta Hawks -4 @ Portland Trail Blazers (-110; Odds via Fanduel): 9:00 PM CT on KUNP
It’s obvious that the Hawks are still adjusting to life without Trae Young while adding CJ McCollum into the fold. They’ve had two wildly different results the past two games, looking amazing in Golden State and then getting blown out by the Lakers on Tuesday night. But that puts them in a good bounce back spot here against a Portland team that’s very shorthanded.
The Blazers should be without Deni Avdija again tonight, and likely Jerami Grant as well, forcing a lineup construction that has not gone well for them. Portland really struggles to score without Avdija, and the excellent defensive backcourt of Atlanta will make that even tougher. This is already a massive shooting mismatch both overall and from deep, plus the Hawks are one of the league’s best ATS teams in road games, so I’ll lay the short number expecting a big bounce back performance.
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It's been nearly nine years since the Atlanta Hawks posted a victory in Portland. Head coach Quin Snyder is hoping this is the year the drought finally ends.
The Hawks (20-22) conclude their four-game road trip when they visit the Moda Center to take on the Portland Trail Blazers (19-22) at 10 p.m. ET on Thursday. Atlanta has lost its last eight contests in "The City of Roses," last winning when it outlasted the Trail Blazers 109-104 in overtime on Feb. 13, 2017.
After beginning their trek with triumphs over the Denver Nuggets and Golden State Warriors, the Hawks were trounced 141-116 by the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday. Portland is looking to avoid a third consecutive setback after losing to the New York Knicks 123-114 at home on Sunday and the Warriors 119-97 on the road two days later.
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