The Hawks will try to cover the spread at Philips Arena on Wednesday when they get a visit from the Pistons in basketball action.

The Hawks bring a 36-25 record (33-25-3 ATS) to the battle against the 23-38 Pistons, who are 30-30-1 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen Atlanta go 28-31-2 so far and the Pistons go 35-26.



View Detroit vs Atlanta Odds and Stats.

Betting Line:
If you're going with the Hawks in this one, they're listed as 9-point favorites on the betting line for the contest. Totals bettors have seen that number set at 189 for Monday.

Power Rankings / Prediction:
This game matches up the No. 12 (Hawks) and the No. 29 (Pistons) teams in the league, according to our current NBA Power Rankings at Odds Shark. A 97-89 result in favor of the Hawks is predicted by handicapping models.



How They Match Up:
In rebounding, the battle of the boards features Atlanta's No. 23-rated squad against Detroit's No. 27-rated roster. When it comes to long-range shooting, Atlanta rates No. 9 in the league with 7.2 per game, while their foes tonight rank No. 26 with 4.6 per outing.

In comparing how the teams stack up statistically, the Pistons own the league's No. 15-rated mark, allowing 97.1 points per game when on the road. Atlanta, on the other hand, rates No. 17 in home scoring.

The Pistons were a 116-77 Sportsbook in their most recent outing at home against the Cavaliers. They covered the 7-point spread as favorites, while the total score (193) made Sportsbooks of OVER bettors. Detroit cruised to victory on Tuesday, running Cleveland out of the gym and running up a 116-77 score at The Palace of Auburn Hills.

Atlanta was a 109-87 Sportsbook in its last match on the road against the Raptors. They covered the 6-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 196 sent OVER bettors to the payout window. Atlanta cruised to victory on Monday, running Toronto out of the gym and running up a 109-87 score at Air Canada Centre.


Detroit Pistons Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 2-8
Before playing Minnesota are 2-8
After playing Cleveland are 3-7
After a win are 5-5

Atlanta Hawks Trends:
When playing on Wednesday are 6-4
Before playing Boston are 5-5
After playing Toronto are 7-3
After a win are 5-5

A few Pistons at Hawks trends to consider:
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Detroit's last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 14 of Detroit's last 21 games on the road
Detroit is 6-2-1 ATS in its last 9 games when playing Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Detroit's last 9 games when playing Atlanta
Atlanta is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Detroit
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Atlanta's last 9 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games at home
Atlanta is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games when playing Detroit


Next up:
Detroit home to Minnesota, Thursday, April 19
Atlanta home to Boston, Friday, April 20