The Atlanta Hawks will take on the Utah Jazz at 7:30 p.m. ET on Thursday at State Farm Arena. Atlanta is 4-4 overall and 3-0 at home, while Utah is 6-1 overall and 3-1 on the road. Both teams were in the playoffs last season, with the Hawks losing in the Eastern Conference Finals to the Bucks and the Jazz losing in the Western Conference Semifinals to the Clippers.
The teams went head-to-head twice last season with the Jazz winning and covering the spread in both matchups. This time around, Utah is favored by one point in the latest Hawks vs. Jazz odds from Caesars Sportsbook, and the over-under is set at 220.5. Before entering any Jazz vs. Hawks picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned almost $9,000 in profit on its top-rated NBA picks over the past three-plus seasons. The model finished up almost $600 on its top-rated picks last season and enters Week 3 of the 2021-22 NBA season on a stunning 106-71 roll on top-rated NBA picks against the spread. Anyone following it has seen huge returns.
Now, the model has set its sights on Hawks vs. Jazz. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for Jazz vs. Hawks:
- Hawks vs. Jazz spread: Jazz -1
- Hawks vs. Jazz over-under: 220.5 points
What you need to know about the Hawks
The Hawks came up short against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday, falling 117-108. One thing holding Atlanta back was the mediocre play of shooting guard Bogdan Bogdanovic. He finished with only eight points on 3-for-10 shooting in his 29 minutes on the court.
Through eight games, the Hawks have six players averaging in double-figures scoring but they're waiting on Trae Young to finally get heated up. Young is shooting just 27.9 percent from the 3-point line and averaging just 22.5 points per game after shooting 34.3 percent from beyond the arc and averaging 25.3 points per game last season.
What you need to know about the Jazz
Meanwhile, even if it wasn't a dominant performance, Utah beat the Sacramento Kings 119-113 on Tuesday. Among those leading the charge for Utah was shooting guard Donovan Mitchell, who shot 5-for-12 from beyond the arc and finished with 36 points, six assists and eight boards.
Mike Conley also had 30 points in the victory and Rudy Gobert had 12 points and 20 rebounds along with four blocked shots. Gobert is now averaging 15.7 points, 17.6 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game and is a big reason why the Jazz are top five in the NBA in offensive rating (111.8) and defensive rating (100.0).
How to make Hawks vs. Jazz picks
The model is leaning under on the total and it's also generated a point-spread pick that is hitting in almost 70 percent of simulations. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
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