Phoenix Suns vs. Atlanta Hawks NBA Betting Preview, Lines, Odds, Insights & Trends for May 5, 2021

The Phoenix Suns (47-18) are 1.5-point favorites as they attempt to extend a five-game win streak when they visit the Atlanta Hawks (36-30) on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at State Farm Arena. The matchup airs at 8:00 PM ET on BSSE. The over/under in the matchup is set at 229.5.

BetMGM NBA Betting Odds

Point Total Insights

• Phoenix's games this season have resulted in a higher total score than Wednesday's matchup over/under (229.5 points) in 26 out of 65 opportunities (40% of matchups).
• In 37.9% of Atlanta's games this season (25 of 66), the total points scored was greater than Wednesday's 229.5-point over/under.
• Together, the two teams combine for 227.5 points per game, 2.0 points fewer than the total of 229.5 for this game.
• The 219.9 points per game these two teams allow to opponents on average this season are 9.6 fewer than the 229.5 over/under in this contest.
• On average, the over/under in Suns games is 6.2 points fewer than the over/under of 229.5 points in this contest.
• The over/under for this contest is 5.3 points more than the average over/under in Hawks' games this season (224.2 points).

Suns Betting Data

• Phoenix beat the spread more often than not this year, going 38-26-1 against the spread.
• The Suns' record against the spread as at least a 1.5-point favorite is above .500 at 30-22-1.
• Phoenix and its opponents have hit the over in 52.3% of games (34 out of 65 matchups).

Suns Key Players

• Devin Booker leads the Suns in scoring, averaging 25.7 points per game.
• Phoenix is led in rebounding by Deandre Ayton's 10.6 rebounds per game and assisting by Chris Paul's 8.9 assists per game .
• Jae Crowder is the top three-point shooter for the Suns, connecting on 2.4 per game.
• Paul leads the team with 1.4 steals per game. Ayton collects 1.2 blocks a contest to pace Phoenix.

Suns Last 10 Games

Suns Injuries

Suns: Jae Crowder: Out (Ankle), Abdel Nader: Out (Knee)

Hawks Betting Data

• Atlanta has covered the spread in greater than half of its games, going 33-31 ATS.
• The Hawks have fared well as a 1.5-point underdog, going 19-16 against the spread when they are at least 1.5-point underdogs.
• Atlanta and its opponents have hit the over in fewer than half of their matchups this year -- 29 of 64 (45.3%).

Hawks Key Players

• Trae Young averages 25.5 points and tacks on 9.4 assists per game, putting him at the top of the Hawks' leaderboards for those statistics.
• Clint Capela is at the top of the Atlanta rebounding leaderboard with 14.4 rebounds per game. He also scores 15.3 points and adds 0.8 assists per game.
• Bogdan Bogdanovic makes 3.1 three-pointers per game, the most on the Hawks.
• Cam Reddish (1.3 steals per game) is the steal leader for Atlanta while Capela (2.1 blocks per game) is the block leader.

Hawks Last 10 Games

Hawks Injuries

Hawks: Bogdan Bogdanovic: Day To Day (Hamstring), Cam Reddish: Out (Achilles), De'Andre Hunter: Out (Knee)