Atlanta Hawks at Chicago Bulls NBA Pick: In the early going of this NBA season, the Atlanta Hawks have started the season hot winning their first five games, three of which have come on the road. So at 5-0, the young Hawks take their show on the road again looking for a win against the Chicago Bulls at the United Center, a venue where Atlanta has had its troubles in the past. The Hawks have lost six straight to the Bulls and look to end the drought when the teams tip-off at 8 pm ET.

Oddsmakers at Sportsbook.com see a close one in this game installing the home court Bulls as 4 1/2-chalk ATS and -180 money line favorites with a 187 total. Hawks backers are getting +160 moneyline odds.

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Though the season is young, the Hawks have developed one of the NBA's top defenses, holding opponents to 85.8 points per game and 40.4 percent shooting from the field.

Poor defense, though, has hurt Atlanta in road games against Chicago. The Hawks have allowed an average of 100.6 points while losing their last seven road meetings with the Bulls (3-4).

The Bulls are 3-1 at home this season and are averaging 100.3 points per game there, but found out Friday night that guard Kirk Hinrich needs surgery to repair a torn ligament in his right thumb and will miss up to three months.

Hinrich was hurt in Chicago's 100-83 victory over Phoenix on Friday, creating a leadership void and leaving the Bulls without a reliable backup point guard behind No. 1 draft pick Derrick Rose.

Hinrich was averaging 8.3 points and 4.0 assists in what was mostly a backup role to Rose. The Bulls went with Thabo Sefolosha at shooting guard the first five games but he struggled, so coach Vinny Del Negro started Hinrich alongside Rose against the Suns.

Atlanta, meanwhile, is coming off its first game without defensive standout Josh Smith, who will miss two to four weeks with a sprained left ankle.

Atlanta replaced the 6-foot-9 Smith in the starting lineup with 6-foot-11 center Zaza Pachulia. Pachulia, though, had only six points in nine minutes as the Hawks struggled on offense, shooting a season-worst 37.2 percent.

Two-time online handicapping champion and  picks expert Reno Gold has a solid pick for this game between the Hawks and Bulls Tuesday night. Though expected to be a tight result, Reno Gold has found an edge and is making his pick available to you for a reasonable price. You can make Reno Gold plays with confidence it takes to win.

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