Atlanta at Orlando

The Atlanta Hawks’ conclusion to the regular season was a nightmare. They closed on a six-game losing streak, failing to cover their last five. Overall through their last 31 games, the Hawks were a disappointing 10-21. This is a team that has truly struggled on the offensive end as they were held to 90 points or less in 19 of the 31 games since the southward turn. This is also not a team with a playoffs pedigree. The Hawks have been in the playoffs 11 times over the last two decades, owning a 32-49-3 ATS mark in the playoffs. What is even worse than that is the Hawks’ playoffs road mark stands at 11-30-2 ATS and most recently a pathetic 2-18 ATS. Orlando swept Atlanta last year and owned a dominating 25.3 points per game margin in the process. The Hawks are reeling and the road in the playoffs has not been kind. I'm going with Orlando in this one who is 8-2 ATS in their last 10 playoff games as a favorite.