The Atlanta Hawks host the San Antonio Spurs, Tuesday April 5, as the Spurs look to keep their lead in the West. The Spurs lead the Hawks 4-1 SU in their last five meetings. NBA oddsmakers have the Spurs as -4.5 point road favorites over the Hawks with the over/under set at 194.5 points. Be sure to check the Spurs vs Hawks NBA Point Spreads and get your predictions in early.
San Antonio (58-19) (24-14 V) has dropped six of their last ten games and have lost four of their last five away from home. The West-leading Spurs moved 2 1/2 games ahead of the second-place Los Angeles Lakers, Sunday. The Spurs beat the Suns who were missing Steve Nash 114-97 to snap a six-game losing streak, the franchise's longest since the 1996-97 season. George Hill led the way with 29 points. "We've got a lot of confidence, and hopefully we can finish in first place," said guard Tony Parker, who missed nine of 11 shots and scored seven points. While the Spurs managed to pad their lead over the Lakers, they're just 1 1/2 games ahead of East-leading Chicago for home-court advantage throughout the playoffs. San Antonio beat Atlanta 108-92 on Dec. 10, its eighth victory in nine meetings. Richard Jefferson and Manu Ginobili each scored 18 points to lead six Spurs in double figures. They are 0-6 on the road this season against East teams that have clinched playoff spots. The Hawks have won their last three at Philips Arena. San Antonio leads the league in 3-point shooting at 39.8 percent and made 15 of 29 from beyond the arc against the Suns. Jefferson hit all four of his 3-point attempts Sunday and was 5 of 6 on 3s in the first meeting with the Hawks, as the Spurs went 10 of 21 from long range.
Atlanta (44-33) (24-15 H) has won five of ten and four of their last five on home court. The Hawks are looking to be the fifth seed in the East. It is four games back of fourth-place Orlando and four games up on sixth-place Philadelphia with five to play. The Hawks are coming off a 114-109 loss to Houston on Sunday that snapped a four-game winning streak. Joe Johnson had a team-high 25 points and Atlanta shot 53.1 percent, but the Hawks allowed the Rockets to shoot an opponent season-high 57.3 percent. Atlanta, which yielded 83.8 points and 42.6 percent shooting over the previous four games, allowed 56 points in the paint. "That's way too many," forward Josh Smith said. "We've got to make it more stingy. If we would have closed in some of those gaps and made them kick out to shooters, I would think it might have been a different outcome."
Recent Trends to Consider:
Over is 3-0-1 in the last 4 meetings.
Home team is 12-4-1 ATS in the last 17 meetings.
Spurs are 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
Favorite is 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
Spurs are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 games as a road favorite.
Hawks are 1-5 ATS in their last 6 home games vs. a team with a road winning % of greater than .600.
Hawks are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 vs. NBA Southwest.
Spurs vs Hawks
When: Tuesday, April 5, 7:00 PM ET
Pick: Spurs -4.5
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