Who’s playing
Atlanta Hawks @ Portland Trail Blazers
Current records: Atlanta 29-35, Portland 18-46
How to watch
- When: Wednesday March 13, 2024 at 10 p.m. ET
- Or: Moda Center at Rose Quarter – Portland, Oregon
- TV: Bally Sports – South East
- Follow: CBS Sports app
- Online broadcast: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket cost: $1.93
What there is to know
The Atlanta Hawks will hit the road to take on the Portland Trail Blazers at 10 p.m. ET on Wednesday at the Moda Center in the Rose Quarter. Despite their absence, the Hawks have a 3.5 point advantage in the spread.
After a three-game winning streak, the Hawks’ good fortune finally ran out on Sunday. They fell 116-103 to New Orleans. The Hawks have discovered that winning isn’t easy when your three-point shooting is 14.9 percent worse than the opposition’s.
Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Bogdan Bogdanovic, who scored 25 points along with seven assists and two steals.
Meanwhile, the Trail Blazers were expected to struggle on Monday and that’s exactly how things played out. They found themselves the reluctant recipients of a 121-99 gut punch to Boston. The Trail Blazers haven’t had much luck with the Celtics recently, as the team has come up short in their last two meetings.
Atlanta’s loss ended a three-game home winning streak and dropped them to 29-35. As for Portland, they have struggled recently as they have lost 13 of their last 16 games, which has significantly dented their 18-46 record this season.
This competition is shaping up to be a blast: the Hawks have had no problem running up the score this season, averaging 119.6 points per game (they’re ranked fifth overall). It’s a different story for the Trail Blazers, as they only averaged 108 points per game. The only thing standing between the Hawks and another offensive beatdown is the Trail Blazers. Will they be able to contain them?
The Hawks topped the Trail Blazers in their previous meeting in March 2023 by a score of 129-111. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Hawks since the team won’t have home-court advantage this time around. We’ll see if the change of location makes a difference.
Odds
Atlanta is 3.5 point favorite against Portland, according to the latest NBA Odds.
The line drifted a bit toward the Hawks, as the game opened with the Hawks as 2-point favorites.
The over/under is 217.5 points.
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History of the series
Portland has won 6 of its last 10 games against Atlanta.
- March 3, 2023 – Atlanta 129 vs. Portland 111
- January 30, 2023 – Portland 129 vs. Atlanta 125
- March 14, 2022 – Atlanta 122 vs. Portland 113
- January 3, 2022 – Portland 136 vs. Atlanta 131
- May 3, 2021 – Atlanta 123 vs. Portland 114
- January 16, 2021 – Portland 112 vs. Atlanta 106
- February 29, 2020 – Atlanta 129 vs. Portland 117
- November 10, 2019 – Portland 124 vs. Atlanta 113
- March 29, 2019 – Portland 118 vs. Atlanta 98
- January 26, 2019 – Portland 120 vs. Atlanta 111
