New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks: NBA Playoffs Game 1 Betting Preview, Lines, Odds, Insights, and Trends for May 23, 2021

The New York Knicks (41-31, 0-0) are 1.5-point favorites heading into Game 1 of the opening round of the NBA Playoffs against the Atlanta Hawks (41-31, 0-0) at Madison Square Garden on Sunday, starting at 7:00 PM ET on TNT. The series is tied . The matchup has an over/under set at 215.5 points.

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Point Total Insights

• New York's games this season have gone over the point total for Sunday's matchup point total (215.5 points) in 40.3% of opportunities (29 out of 72 matchups).
• In 49 out of Atlanta's 72 games this year (68.1%), the competing teams combined for more points than the over/under in Sunday's matchup.
• The Knicks average 107 points per game against the Hawks' 113.7, totaling 5.2 points over the matchup's point total of 215.5.
• This matchup's total is 0.6 fewer points than the 216.1 these two teams combine to give up per game in 2020-21.
• This season the average total for Knicks games is 211.8 points, 3.7 fewer than the over/under of 215.5 points for this contest.
• A difference of 9.6 points separates the average total points bet in Hawks' games (225.1 points) and this matchup's over/under (215.5 points).

Knicks Betting Data

• New York holds a winning record against the spread this season, going 41-29 ATS.
• The Knicks' record against the spread as at least a 1.5-point favorite is above .500 at 20-12.
• New York routinely does not hit the over, only breaking the point total in 29 of 70 games (41.4%).

Knicks Key Players

• The Knicks points, rebounds and assists leader is Julius Randle. He puts up 24.1 points per game and adds 10.2 rebounds and 6.0 assists.
• The Knicks are led by Reggie Bullock from beyond the arc. He makes 2.5 shots from deep per game.
• Nerlens Noel averages 1.1 steals and 2.2 blocks per game. Both numbers are team-highs for New York.

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Knicks Last 10 Games

Knicks Injuries

Knicks: Mitchell Robinson: Out (Ankle)

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Hawks Betting Data

• Atlanta has covered the spread in greater than half of its outings, going 37-33 ATS.
• When they are at least 1.5-point underdogs, the Hawks have fared well, going 23-17 against the spread.
• Atlanta and its opponents have hit the over in less than half of their matchups this year -- 32 of 70 (45.7%).

Hawks Key Players

• Trae Young averages 25.3 points and adds 9.4 assists per game, putting him at the top of the Hawks' leaderboards in those statistics.
• Clint Capela is at the top of the Atlanta rebounding leaderboard with 14.3 rebounds per game. He also scores 15.2 points and adds 0.8 assists per game.
• Bogdan Bogdanovic is the most prolific from distance for the Hawks, hitting 3.3 threes per game.
• Cam Reddish (1.3 steals per game) is the steal leader for Atlanta while Capela (2.0 blocks per game) is the block leader.

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Hawks Last 10 Games

Hawks Injuries

Hawks: Cam Reddish: Out (Achilles), Brandon Goodwin: Out For Season (Illness)