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It’s Thursday, January 9, and the Atlanta Hawks (19-18) and Phoenix Suns (16-19) are ready to leave the Footprint Center in Phoenix.
Trae Young drilled a 50-footer at the buzzer Tuesday night to lift the Hawks to a 124-121 victory at Utah. This snapped a 3 game losing streak for Atlanta. Seven players hit double figures in the Hawks’ win. The Suns lost 115-104 to Charlotte the last time they took the court. Devin Booker had 39 in Tuesday night’s loss.
The Hawks are currently 9-10 on the road with a -3.5 point differential, while the Suns are 5-5 in their last ten home games.
We’ve got all the information and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest on how to catch the tip, odds, recent team performance, player stats and of course our predictions, picks and best bets for the game from our modeling tools and expert staff.
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Game details: Hawks vs. sun today
- Date: Thursday, January 9, 2025
- Time: 9:00 pm EST
- Location: Footprint Center
- City: Phoenix, AZ
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Game odds for Hawks vs
The latest odds from Thursday:
- Odds: Atlanta Hawks (+140), Phoenix Suns (-167)
- Spread: Only -3.5
- Over/Under: 237.5 points
That gives the Hawks an implied team point total of 118.02 and the Suns 119.84.
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Expert picks and predictions for Thursday’s Hawks vs Suns game
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bets for each game on the NBA schedule based on data points such as recent performance, player matchups, trend information and projected game totals.
After the model has finished running, we put its projections next to the last betting lines so that the game reaches a relative confidence level for each bet.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Hawks & Suns game:
- Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet recommends betting on the Phoenix Suns on Moneyline.
- Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning toward an ATS game on the Atlanta Hawks at +3.5.
- Total: NBC Sports Bet recommends playing the UNDER with the game total of 237.5.
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Stats, trends and important stats to know before Hawks vs. sun on thursday
- The Suns have lost 4 of their last 5 games as favorites at home
- Each of the Hawks last 5 games at the Suns has gone over the total
- The Suns have failed to cover in 23 of their 35 games this season
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