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The Detroit Pistons will take on the Atlanta Hawks at 7 p.m. ET on Wednesday at Little Caesars Arena in Detroit. The Pistons are off to a 1-3 start after a 120-99 loss to the Wizards on Tuesday while Atlanta is 2-1 coming off a 126-109 loss to the Hornets on Sunday. The Pistons won the season series last year, winning two of their three head-to-head matchups with the Hawks and covering the spread in two of those games as well.

However, the Hawks made a huge move to add Spurs All-Star Dejounte Murray during the offseason in an effort to make a move up the Eastern Conference standings. Atlanta is favored by 7 points in the latest Pistons vs. Hawks odds from Caesars Sportsbook, while the over/under is set at 229.5. Before you make any Hawks vs. Pistons picks or NBA predictions, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the advanced computer model at SportsLine.

The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past three-plus seasons. The model enters Week 2 of the 2022-23 NBA season on a stunning 91-63 roll on all top-rated NBA picks that dates back to last season, returning more than $2,100. Anyone following it has seen huge returns.

Now, the model has set its sights on Pistons vs. Hawks. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for Hawks vs. Pistons:

  • Pistons vs. Hawks spread: Atlanta -7
  • Pistons vs. Hawks over/under: 229.5 points
  • Pistons vs. Hawks picks: See picks here

Why the Hawks can cover

Atlanta began its season with back-to-back wins over the Rockets and Magic before losing to the Hornets on Sunday. And Murray has picked up right where he left off last year with the Spurs. The 26-year-old combo guard leads the team in minutes (39.0) and is stuffing the stat sheet with 19.3 points, 8.3 assists, 7.3 rebounds and 3.3 steals per game.

Meanwhile, Trae Young is averaging 25.3 points and 11.7 assists per game but has been inefficient early in the year. He's shooting just 32.4% from the floor and 25% from the 3-point line, but the Hawks are hopeful that will turn around quickly after he shot a career-best 46% from the floor and 38.2% from the 3-point line last season.

Why the Pistons can cover

Detroit ran into a Washington squad that is playing extremely well on both ends of the court early in the season and the Pistons predictably struggled. They shot just 40.9% from the floor while allowing the Wizards to shoot 51.8% from the floor and failing to cover the spread by 15.5 points.

However, Bojan Bogdanovic continued his impressive start to the season, scoring 25 points on 8-of-13 shooting from the floor while going 4-for-7 from the 3-point line. Bogdanovic is averaging 20.8 points per game while shooting 51.9% from the field and 51.7% from the 3-point line. His ability to help space the floor should eventually provide driving lanes for slashing guards Cade Cunningham and Jaden Ivey.

How to make Hawks vs. Pistons picks

The model has simulated Pistons vs. Hawks 10,000 times and the results are in. The model is leaning Under and it also says one side of the spread hits almost 60% of the time. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.

So who wins Pistons vs. Hawks? And which side of the spread covers nearly 60% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the spread you need to jump on Wednesday, all from the model that has crushed its NBA picks, and find out.