Atlanta evened the score at Madison Square Garden with New York behind a Game 2, 107-106 Hawks win. The Hawks are back at home in Atlanta for a chance to go up 2-1 in the series.
CJ McCollum scored a game-high 32 points for Atlanta after putting up 26 in Game 1. The Hawks shot 49% from the field in Game 2, won the free throw battle, and had fewer turnovers than the Knicks.
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New York had a chance to win at the buzzer, but Mikal Bridges‘ shot came up short. The Knicks’ Jalen Brunson scored a team-high 29 points and all five starters recorded at least 10 points. The Knicks went 6-3 in road playoff games last year and won the first five away from New York.
Lets take a closer look at tonight’s matchup and take into consideration lineups, injuries, and other factors affecting the line and total.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on how to catch tipoff, odds courtesy of DraftKings recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game Details and How to Watch Live: Hawks vs. Knicks
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Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026
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Network/Streaming: Amazon Prime Video
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Game Odds: Hawks vs. Knicks
The latest odds as of Wednesday courtesy of DraftKings:
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Moneyline: Atlanta Hawks (-110), New York Knicks (-110)
This game opened Knicks -1.5 with the Total set at 216.5.
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Expected Starting Lineups: Hawks vs. Knicks
Atlanta Hawks
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SG Nickeil Walker-Alexander
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New York Knicks
Injury Report: Hawks vs. Knicks
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Atlanta Hawks
Important stats, trends and insights: Hawks vs. Knicks
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Atlanta is 45-39 ATS this season and 21-20 ATS as the home team
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Atlanta is 42-42 to the Over
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New York is an NBA-worst 17-26 ATS as the road team
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New York is 45-40 ATS this season
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New York is 46-39 to the Under and 24-17 to the Under as the road team
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The Under is 2-0 in the series
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The Knicks and Hawks are both 1-1 ATS in the series
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points like recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trends information and projected game totals.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
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Here are the best bets our model is projecting for tonight’s Hawks and Knicks’ game:
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Moneyline: Rotoworld Bet is leaning towards a play on the Hawks’ Moneyline
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Spread: Rotoworld Bet is leaning towards a play on the Hawks -1.5 ATS
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Total: Rotoworld Bet is leaning towards a play on the Game Total OVER 216.5
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