Phoenix Suns vs Atlanta Hawks

Game Date: Monday, February 6, 2012 | Game Time: 7:35 PM | Home Line: -7.5 | Total: 190.5

Phoenix Suns v Atlanta Hawks Series Betting Trends

The Phoenix Suns travel to Atlanta to play the Hawks at 7:35 PM on Monday, February 6, 2012. Atlanta is the favorite in this matchup, laying -7.5 points here at home. The Total has been posted at Over/Under 190.5.

Before getting to specific team details, let's have a look at the recent games in this series to see if we can identify any NBA sports betting trends to assist in making the right pick in this game.

Recent Results in the Suns/Hawks Series

When looking at the last 27 games in this series, we can see the home team has won 14 games compared to 13 wins for the road team. Average points scored per game for the home team in the Phoenix/Atlanta series is 99.2 ppg while the vistor has put up 97.4 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 1.8 favoring the home team.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last 27 games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 1.8 ppg. That represents a value number of -5.7 when meassured against the offered line of -7.5, suggesting a wager on Phoenix makes the most sense - at least, when looking at betting against the number according to the historical series trends.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 27 games between the Suns and the Hawks is 196.6 per game. That creates a face value cushion of 6.1 against the line, suggesting a bet of Over 190.5 may be in order. At least it appears as such on first impression when compared to the series history.

Now let's take a look at the series history in this exact situation, with Phoenix as the road team and with Atlanta as the home team.

Recent Results when Phoenix visits Atlanta

When looking at the last 14 games in this series while Atlanta has been the home team, we can see the Hawks have won 4 games compared to 10 wins for the Suns. Average points scored per game by Atlanta in this situation is is 96.5 ppg while Phoenix has put up 103 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 6.5 favoring the Suns.

Unlike most series', this one has leaned towards the road team. Specifically, the road team in this series has enjoyed an average advantage of 6.5 ppg. That represents a value number of -1 when meassured against the offered line of -7.5, suggesting a wager on the Suns makes the most sense. At least, that's the way it looks betting against the number looking at the series situation in the vacuum of this trend.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 14 games between the Suns and the Hawks is 199.5 per game. That creates a face value cushion of 9 against the line, suggesting a bet of Over 190.5 may be in order. At least it appears as such on first impression when compared to the series history.

Can the Phoenix Suns Cover the Spread?

This season the Phoenix Suns have played 66 games, averaging 98.0 points per game, while allowing 98.6 points per game. This has led to a season record of 33-33. Let's have a closer look at recent Phoenix Suns results.

Recent Phoenix Suns Results

This season the Phoenix Suns have played 33 games on the road, averaging 96.2 points per game, while allowing 99.4 points per game. This has led to a season record of 14-19. Let's have a closer look at recent Phoenix Suns results on the road.

Recent Phoenix Suns Road Results

Can the Atlanta Hawks Cover the Spread?

This season the Atlanta Hawks have played 73 games, averaging 95.3 points per game, while allowing 92.4 points per game. This has led to a season record of 43-33. Let's have a closer look at recent Atlanta Hawks results.

Recent Atlanta Hawks Results

This season the Atlanta Hawks have played 37 games here at home, averaging 97.6 points per game, while allowing 92.7 points per game. This has led to a season record of 26-11. Let's have a closer look at recent Atlanta Hawks results when playing at home.

Recent Atlanta Hawks Home Results

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