Dallas at Atlanta

New Mavs coach Jason Kidd opens the season with a road trip into Atlanta. They face a loaded Hawks team that had a great offseason locking up star guard Trae Young (25.3 ppg), power forward John Collins, center Clint Capela and guard Kevin Huerter, while adding center Gorgui Deng. Also, De'Andre Hunter (15 ppg, 4.8 rpg) returns fully recovered from a knee injury. Atlanta went 27-11 when coach Nate McMillan took over, the most victories and the best winning percentage in the Eastern Conference during that run. The Hawks are on a 47-30 spread run at home, including 18-8 ATS as a home favorite. And Dallas is 3-12 ATS against the Hawks, failing to cover six of the last eight in Atlanta. Play Atlanta.