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Atlanta (home) vs. Brooklyn (away)

Current Records: Atlanta 5-16; Brooklyn 10-10

What to Know

The Atlanta Hawks need to shore up a defense that is allowing 117.19 points per game. They have the luxury of staying at home another game and will welcome the Brooklyn Nets at 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday at State Farm Arena. The point spread is more or less neutral, so fans should expect a close matchup.

Everything went the Hawks' way against the Golden State Warriors on Monday as they made off with a 104-79 win. The contest was all but wrapped up at the end of the third, by which point Atlanta had established a 76-53 advantage.

Meanwhile, it was close but no cigar for Brooklyn as they fell 109-106 to the Miami Heat on Sunday. One thing holding Brooklyn back was the mediocre play of SG Garrett Temple, who did not have his best game; he finished with only seven points on 3-for-12 shooting in his 34 minutes on the court.

When the two teams last met in March, the Hawks and the Nets were neck-and-neck, but the Hawks came up empty-handed with an 114-112 defeat. Can Atlanta avenge their loss, or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll soon find out.

How To Watch

  • When: Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET
  • Where: State Farm Arena -- Atlanta, Georgia
  • TV: Fox Sports - Southeast
  • Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free)
  • Follow: CBS Sports App
  • Ticket Cost: $14.85

Odds

The Nets are a slight 1.5-point favorite against the Hawks.

Vegas had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game opened with the Nets as a 1-point favorite.

Over/Under: 222

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Series History

Brooklyn have won nine out of their last 14 games against Atlanta.

  • Mar 09, 2019 - Brooklyn 114 vs. Atlanta 112
  • Jan 09, 2019 - Brooklyn 116 vs. Atlanta 100
  • Dec 16, 2018 - Brooklyn 144 vs. Atlanta 127
  • Jan 12, 2018 - Brooklyn 110 vs. Atlanta 105
  • Dec 04, 2017 - Brooklyn 110 vs. Atlanta 90
  • Dec 02, 2017 - Atlanta 114 vs. Brooklyn 102
  • Oct 22, 2017 - Brooklyn 116 vs. Atlanta 104
  • Apr 02, 2017 - Brooklyn 91 vs. Atlanta 82
  • Mar 26, 2017 - Brooklyn 107 vs. Atlanta 92
  • Mar 08, 2017 - Atlanta 110 vs. Brooklyn 105
  • Jan 10, 2017 - Atlanta 117 vs. Brooklyn 97
  • Jan 16, 2016 - Atlanta 114 vs. Brooklyn 86
  • Nov 17, 2015 - Brooklyn 90 vs. Atlanta 88
  • Nov 04, 2015 - Atlanta 101 vs. Brooklyn 87