A battle between two Eastern Conference teams is going to happen on Wednesday night as Atlanta Hawks will host Brooklyn Nets. After 34 games, the Hawks have 17 wins and 17 losses which gives them the 9th place in the standings while the Nets have 22 wins, 12 losses and the 3rd place in the standings. In this game, I'm predicting the Nets to cover the handicap.

During the last week, the Hawks have just 1 win in 3 games. They lost to the Bulls at home, crushed the Pistons and lost in Indiana last night. The loss against the Pacers was even harder because Trae Young got injured. Two times during the game he left the court and came back but the 3rd was unlucky because he didn't return. He has a calf contusion and he's considered questionable. Very recently he missed the second leg of a back-to-back and it wouldn't be very smart for Atlanta to risk. Clint Capela and De'Andre Hunter are questionable too, and Capela has played only once in the last 5 games. Bogdan Bogdanovic could also miss the game because he only returned to the court in December.

The Nets are the hottest team right now in the league with 9 wins in a row. Brooklyn has 5 straight wins on the road and the last victory was very impressive as they beat the Cavaliers which is one of the best home teams in the league. During the last 9 games, the Nets are the best on offense (124.6), only the 19th-best on defense (114.9) with the 2nd-best net rating (9.7). During the same stretch, the Hawks are 13th-best on offense (115.1), the 23rd-best on defense (116.1) with the 17th-best net rating (-1.1).

As a home team, Atlanta has covered the spread just 7 times out of 17. In the second leg of the back-to-back, the Hawks covered the spread just once in 4 games. Atlanta is having a rest disadvantage, and in these situations, the team has covered the spread just 3 times out of 8. On the road, the Nets have covered the spread 10 times out of 17 and that is the 5th-best result in the league. In the last 10 games, the Hawks have covered the spread just 3 times while Brooklyn has done it 6 times.

There's a very good chance that Young won't play tonight. The Nets are going to miss only Joe Harris meaning that the team will be almost at full strength. This should be a very favorable matchup for Kyrie Irving and Kevin Durant. Brooklyn is rolling and they should be able to secure the 10th win in a row.

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东部的两支球队将在周三晚上进行一场战斗，亚特兰大老鹰队将主场迎战布鲁克林篮网队。在34场比赛之后，老鹰队取得了17胜17负的成绩，排名第9，而篮网队取得了22胜12负的成绩，排名第3。在这场比赛中，我预测篮网会克服障碍。

上周，老鹰在3场比赛中只赢了1场。昨晚，他们在主场输给了公牛，又在印第安纳输给了活塞。对步行者的失利更让人难过，因为特雷·杨受伤了。比赛中他两次离场又回来，但第三次很不幸，因为他没有回来。他小腿有挫伤，被认为是可疑的。最近他错过了背靠背的第二回合比赛，对亚特兰大来说冒险是不明智的。克林特·卡佩拉和德安德烈·亨特也有问题，卡佩拉在过去5场比赛中只踢了一场。博格丹·博格达诺维奇也可能缺席这场比赛，因为他去年12月才重返球场。

篮网现在是联盟中最炙手可热的球队，他们取得了9连胜。布鲁克林在客场取得了5连胜，最后一场胜利令人印象深刻，他们击败了联盟中最好的主场球队之一骑士队。在过去的9场比赛中，篮网的进攻得分(124.6分)是最好的，防守得分(114.9分)排在第19位，净效率(9.7分)排在第二。在同一段时间内，老鹰队的进攻得分(115.1)排在第13位，防守得分(116.1)排在第23位，净效率(-1.1)排在第17位。

作为主场球队，亚特兰大老鹰在17场比赛中只赢了7场。在背靠背的第二回合比赛中，老鹰队在4场比赛中只覆盖了一次。老鹰队在休息方面处于劣势，在这种情况下，球队8次中只有3次覆盖了差距。在客场比赛中，篮网在17场比赛中有10次包住了比分，这是联盟第五好的成绩。在过去的10场比赛中，老鹰队只完成了3次分差，而布鲁克林已经完成了6次。

杨今晚很有可能不参加比赛。篮网只会错过乔·哈里斯，这意味着球队几乎是全员。这对欧文和杜兰特来说应该是一场非常有利的对决。布鲁克林正在滚动，他们应该能够确保10连胜。