Atlanta at Brooklyn

Brooklyn is 5-10 straight up at home, but they are the biggest favorite they've been all season. They were a six-point favorite over Cleveland at home and lost the game, 99-97. Brooklyn is #16 in the NBA in scoring, #24 in field goal shooting, and #23 from the charity stripe. And the defense is worse at #19 in points allowed and #21 in field goals. The Nets are 8-19 ATS at home against a team with a losing road record. Atlanta is in town and big man John Collins continues to excel, scoring 11 points with 14 rebounds at Boston the last game for his sixth consecutive double-double. Collins leads Atlanta in scoring (17.7 points per game) and rebounds (9.4 per game). And during his double-double streak, he is averaging 21.7 points and 13.2 rebounds. The road team has covered six of the last eight meetings, so back the big dog in a close one. Play Atlanta.