Atlanta Hawks vs LA Clippers 03/22/2021 NBA Odds, Preview and Pick

The Atlanta Hawks travel to Los Angeles to take on the LA Clippers on Monday night at Staples Center.

Atlanta has won eight out of its last 10 games played and have moved up to 4th place in the Eastern Conference team standings. In their last game played, the Hawks took down the Los Angeles Lakers 99-94. The Clippers have struggled with a 4-6 record in their last 10 games played. Los Angeles is coming off a 125-98 win over the Charlotte Hornets and has split their last six games. The Hawks beat the Clippers 108-99 in their first meeting of the season last January 26th.

Atlanta Hawks

The Atlanta Hawks are 22-20 on the season and they have taken the lead in the Southeast Division. The Hawks have also climbed to 4th place in the Eastern Conference team standings, 7.5 games behind conference leaders Philadelphia. Atlanta has won eight straight games and has not lost since Nate McMillan took over as head coach.

John Collins is coming off a season-high 27 points plus 16 boards against the Lakers the last time out. Trae Young added 14 points and 11 assists while Danilo Gallinari scored 18, including 14 in the second half as the Hawks are on their longest winning streak since January 2015.

Atlanta is the 15th best scoring team in the league at 112.6 points per game and they are 7th in rebounding at 46.0 boards grabbed per contest. The Hawks are only 19th in passing at 24.4 assists per game but they have the NBA’s 9th best scoring defense at 110.5 points per game allowed.

What are the Moneyline Odds?

Hawks

+215

Clippers

-255

Odds from BetOnline as of 03/22/2021

LA Clippers

The LA Clippers are 27-16 on the season and they are just third in the Pacific Division and 4th in the Western Conference team standings, four games behind the West leaders Utah Jazz. The Clippers have won just half of their last six games played and they are still without starters Serge Ibaka and Patrick Beverley.

Paul George is coming off a 21 points and 10 assists game against the Hornets. Kawhi Leonard added 17 in that blowout win while Lou Williams contributed 15. A total of seven Clippers players scored in double digits and the team made all of its 23 free throw attempts against Charlotte.

Los Angeles ranks 9th in the league in scoring at 114.7 points per game scored. They are 6th in scoring defense at 109.3 points per game allowed this season. The Clippers are 14th in rebounding at 44.0 boards grabbed per contest. They are also ranked 20th in passing at 24.3 assists per game.

Who Wins?

Atlanta is 8-0 SU in their last eight games played. The Hawks are 5-0 SU in their last five games played on the road. Los Angeles is 3-5 SU in their last eight games played. The Clippers are 14-6 SU in 20 home games played this season. Head to head, the Clippers are 6-4 SU in their last 10 games played against the Hawks. However, Atlanta is 2-1 SU in their last three meetings.

Los Angeles has struggled to find consistency this season with even Kawhi Leonard calling their inconsistency “very concerning” last week. The Clippers are just 4-6 in their last 10 games played but are coming off a blowout win over the Charlotte Hornets. However, they will be without Serge Ibaka and Patrick Beverley again in this game.

Atlanta is a pretty confident team right now and it’s hard to overlook them. The law of averages says that their winning streak is going to end soon. The Clippers are missing two starters but they are still a very talented team. I think this will be a close game and I think that the Clippers have more closers on their squad.

Prediction: LA Clippers

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The Hawks are 5-0 ATS in their last five games played. Atlanta is 3-1-1 ATS in their last five games played on the road, 5-0 ATS in their last five games after an SU win, 4-0 ATS in their last four games after an ATS win, and 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games against an opponent with a winning percentage of over .600. The Clippers are 5-1 ATS in their last six games as home favorites and 4-1 ATS in their last five Monday games. However, Los Angeles is 0-6 ATS in their last six games after an ATS win, 0-6 ATS in their last six games played after an SU win, and 0-5 ATS in their last five games when playing on 1-day rest. Head to head, the Hawks have covered five out of their last seven meetings against the Clippers. Atlanta is also 5-2 ATS in their last seven meetings at Staples Center.

What are the Spread Odds?

Hawks

+6 (-110)

Clippers

-6 (-110)

Odds from BetOnline as of 03/22/2021

The Hawks have won their last eight games and including the last five by an average winning margin of 14.5 points per game. Atlanta is also a tough underdog, losing by just an average of 1.6 points per game in such a role. There’s no question that the Clippers are the much better team between the two but Los Angeles has struggled as of late with five losses in their last eight games. Sure, they are coming off a 27 point win over the Hornets. However, with their inconsistency, you don’t know which Clippers team shows up here. Between that and the Hawks’ current form, I’ll take the latter with the significant plus points given.

Prediction: Hawks +6 (-110)

Both these teams rank in the upper half of the league in scoring but both are also in the Top 10 in scoring defense. 107 or fewer points in six out of their last eight games played. The Clippers have conceded 105 or fewer points in six out of their last nine outings. They combined for only 217 points during their first meeting of the season last January 26th. I don’t see this game ending differently.

Prediction: Under 223

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