If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Monday when the Charlotte Bobcats and the Atlanta Hawks meet at Philips Arena.
Oddsmakers currently have the Hawks listed as 8-point favorites versus the Bobcats, while the game’s total has not yet been posted.
The Bobcats fell 90-86 to the Pistons last time out, as 1.5-point underdogs. That game’s 176 points fell UNDER the posted total of 184.
Gerald Wallace had 22 points and nine rebounds in a losing effort.
The Hawks rallied in the fourth quarter to come away with a 97-92 win over the Cavaliers on Saturday. The Hawks won the game as 4-point underdogs, while the 187 points went as a PUSH against the posted total of 187.
Mike Bibby paced the Hawks with 24 points, six rebounds and five assists. Marvin Williams added 19 points in the win.
Current streak:
Team records:
Atlanta: 14-9 SU, 13-10 ATS Charlotte most recently:
When playing on Monday are 2-7 Before playing Chicago are 6-4 After playing Detroit are 5-5 After a loss are 3-7 Atlanta most recently: A few trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Charlotte’s last 5 games on the road Charlotte is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games on the road Charlotte is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games when playing Atlanta The total has gone UNDER in 14 of Charlotte’s last 21 games on the road Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games at home The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta’s last 6 games Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Charlotte Next up:
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