Atlanta at New York

The Atlanta Hawks came away with a hard-fought road win to open their series vs the Knicks and the total for this game has risen substantially from the opener by nine points. The first reflex may be to grab the UNDER because of the huge bump. But looking at the recent history between these teams tends to show a different picture. These teams in the prior six meetings have averaged 254 total points per game! There is certainly a lot of room for more points here as the Knicks ' top two guns Randle and Barrett combined to shoot 12-38 and just 3-12 from deep. The Atlanta bench shot 13-30 and 4-14 from deep. These teams have played OVER in 18 of the last 27 meetings. I see a lot of room for points here. Make the play on the OVER.