Damian Lillard and the Portland Trail Blazers (23-26) are set to host Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks (25-25) on Monday at the Moda Center in Portland’s Rose Quarter. The Blazers are 13-11 at home and Atlanta is away 12-14. The Hawks are losing 120-113 to the Los Angeles Clippers, while the Blazers are trying to bounce back from a 123-105 loss to the Toronto Raptors. Portland is his 26-23 and Atlanta is his 21-28-1 against the spread this season. Young is listed as Day Day on Atlanta’s injury report, but is expected to play. For Portland, both center Yusuf Nurkic (calf) and guard Josh Hart are listed by day.
Tip off is 10 PM ET. The latest Trail Blazers vs. Hawks odds from Caesars Sportsbook have Portland ahead of him by two points, and over/under he is set at 236.5. Before confirming the Hawks vs. Trail Blazers pick, you should check out his NBA predictions and betting advice from SportsLine’s computer-simulated models.
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- Trail Blazers vs. Hawks Spread: Trail Blazers -2
- Trail Blazers vs. Hawks Over/Under: 236 Points
- Trail Blazers vs. Hawks Moneyline: Portland -130, Atlanta 110
- Trail Blazers vs. Hawks Picks: Here’s Our Picks
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What You Need to Know About the Trail Blazers
Last Saturday’s game between the Trail Blazers and the Toronto Raptors wasn’t an outright blowout, but Portland’s 123-105 home loss almost made it one. Power forward Jerami Grant put in a good effort for the losing side as he had 26 points and 8 rebounds.
Damian Lillard is one of seven NBA players to average over 30 points per game this season. The 32-year-old has 30.1 points per game with his guard scoring 7.3 assists per game and he has 4.0 rebounds. Lillard has the ability to lead the Blazers to victory, but he has a capable supporting cast of Anfanie Simmons (21.6 points, 4.0 assists, 2.8 rebounds), Grant (21.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, 2.4 assists) and Yusuf . Nurkic (14.1 points, 9.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists).
What you need to know about the Hawks
Meanwhile, Atlanta lost 120-113 to the Los Angeles Clippers last Saturday. Atlanta’s loss came despite Young’s quality game with five boards plus points to his guard Trey he recorded a double-double with 31 points and 10 dimes.
Permitting an average of 116.6 points per game, Atlanta haven’t exactly claimed themselves defensively. Young is again playing at his All-Star level, averaging 27.2 points, 9.9 assists and 2.9 rebounds per game. His support his cast is led by his guard Dejounte Murray, who shoots averaging 20.8 points, 6.1 assists and 5.4 rebounds per game.
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