Atlanta Hawks vs. Utah Jazz

Monday, February 22, 2010

The Atlanta Hawks and the Utah Jazz will both be gunning for a victory on Monday when they meet at EnergySolutions Arena.

Bodog Sportsbook currently have the Jazz listed as 5-point favorites versus the Hawks, while the game's total is sitting at 196.

The Hawks lost to Golden State 108-104 as a 5-point favorite on Sunday. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (212.5).

Joe Johnson led Atlanta with 31 points and Al Horford had 26 points and 11 rebounds.

The Jazz defeated Portland 93-89 in overtime as a 1.5-point underdog on Sunday. The combined score fell UNDER the posted over/under total (192.5).

Carlos Boozer scored 22 points and grabbed 23 rebounds for Utah, while Deron Williams added 18 points and 12 assists in the win.

Current streak:
Atlanta has lost 2 straight games.
Utah has won 4 straight games.

Team records:
Atlanta: 34-20 SU, 33-21 ATS
Utah: 36-19 SU, 34-18-3 ATS

Atlanta most recently:
When playing on Monday are 4-6
Before playing Minnesota are 4-6
After playing Golden State are 2-8
After a loss are 6-4

Utah most recently:
When playing on Monday are 6-4
Before playing Charlotte are 4-6
After playing Portland are 8-2
After a win are 9-1

A few trends to consider:
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 5 games when playing on the road against Utah
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games when playing Utah
Atlanta is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games when playing Utah
Atlanta is 4-10 ATS in its last 14 games when playing Utah
Utah is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Utah's last 5 games when playing at home against Atlanta
Utah is 13-1 SU in its last 14 games
Utah is 10-1 SU in its last 11 games at home

Next up:
Atlanta home to Minnesota, Wednesday, February 24
Utah home to Charlotte, Wednesday, February 24