NBA Betting: Underdog Hawks Seek Rebound

The Eastern Conference Finals will resume in Atlanta on Tuesday night as the Atlanta Hawks try to rebound from back-to-back losses to the Milwaukee Bucks.

Th Bucks hold a 2-1 series lead after winning Game 3 by a score of 113-102 on Sunday night as a 4.5-point road favorite at the Bovada Sportsbook. Khris Middleton led the Bucks with a game-high 38 points to go along with 11 rebounds and seven assists, while Giannis Antetokounmpo added 33 points and 11 rebounds. Trae Young led the Hawks with 35 points in the loss.

Young may have led Atlanta in scoring in Game 3, but he was not a major factor late after suffering a sprained ankle in the third quarter. Young played through the injury and was limited to only three points in the fourth quarter. Young is scheduled to have an MRI on the injured ankle this week, so keep an eye on the newswire for his status, which could affect the Game 4 odds.

Bucks road favorites for Game 4 at Hawks

Speaking of those odds, at the Bovada Sportsbook the Bucks opened as 6-point road favorites for Game 4. Following their Game 3 win the Bucks are 4-1 straight up and against the spread in their last five games. They’ve won their last two road games SU and ATS, and in their last seven games on the road they are 4-3 SU and ATS. As a road favorite the Bucks are 3-2 SU and ATS in their last five.

If you’re a totals bettor let's hope you’ve been taking the UNDER on the Bucks. The last two games in this series have gone UNDER the posted total and the Bucks are 7-2-1 UNDER in their last 10 games. The Hawks have also paid well as an UNDER wager with a 6-1 UNDER record in their last seven games, and a 14-3-1 UNDER mark in their last 18 games.

Hawks a betting disappointment at home

Atlanta has surprisingly been a disappointment at home for bettors lately. The Hawks are 1-3 SU and ATS in their last four home games. That’s surprising because in their last 17 home games they are 14-3 SU and 12-5 ATS. When listed as a home underdog the Hawks are 1-3 SU and ATS in their last four.

The oddsmakers aren’t giving the Hawks much of a chance to stage a comeback in this series. At the Bovada Sportsbook on the latest series odds the Bucks are a heavy -1600 favorite, while the Hawks are +800 underdogs.