Halftime Report

The Hawks and the Knicks have shown up to the game, but their offenses sure haven’t. Sitting on a score of 78-70, the Hawks have looked like the better team, but there’s still two more quarters to play.

If the Hawks keep playing like this, they’ll bump their record up to 4-5 in no time. On the other hand, the Knicks will have to make due with a 3-4 record unless they turn things around (and fast).

Who’s Playing

New York Knicks @ Atlanta Hawks

Current Records: New York 3-3, Atlanta 3-5

How To Watch

• When: Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 7:30 p.m. ET
• Where: State Farm Arena — Atlanta, Georgia
• TV: FanDuel SN – Southeast
• Follow: CBS Sports App
• Online streaming: fuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
• Ticket Cost: $14.06

What to Know

The New York Knicks’ road trip will continue as they head out to face the Atlanta Hawks at 7:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday at State Farm Arena. Neither the Knicks nor the Hawks could muster much offensive firepower in their last games, so it might be the defenses that decide this one.

Last Monday, the Knicks couldn’t handle the Rockets and fell 109-97. The match marked New York’s lowest-scoring game so far this season.

Even though the team lost, they still had their share of impressive performances. One of the best came from Jalen Brunson, who had 29 points plus eight assists. Miles McBride, on the other hand, was considerably less helpful: he went 0-5 from long range.

Meanwhile, the Hawks were expected to have a tough go of it on Monday, and, well, they did. Their painful 123-93 defeat to the Celtics might stick with them for a while. Atlanta was in a tough position after the first half, with the score already sitting at 75-53.

New York’s loss dropped their record down to 3-3. As for Atlanta, they have traveled a rocky road recently having lost five of their last six contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-5 record this season.

Keep an eye on the arc in Wednesday’s matchup: The Knicks have been dynamite from deep this season, having made 41.4% of their threes per game. It’s a different story for the Hawks, though, as they’ve only made 34.1% of their threes this season. Given the Knicks’ sizable advantage in that area, the Hawks will need to find a way to close that gap.

Looking forward, the Knicks are the favorite in this one, as the experts expect to see them win by 7.5 points. This contest will be their fourth straight on the road (so far over this stretch they are 2-1 against the spread).

Odds

New York is a big 7.5-point favorite against Atlanta, according to the latest NBA odds.

The oddsmakers were right in line with the betting community on this one, as the game opened as a 7.5-point spread, and stayed right there.

The over/under is 225.5 points.

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Series History

New York has won 6 out of their last 10 games against Atlanta.

• Mar 05, 2024 – Atlanta 116 vs. New York 100
• Nov 15, 2023 – New York 116 vs. Atlanta 114
• Oct 27, 2023 – New York 126 vs. Atlanta 120
• Feb 15, 2023 – New York 122 vs. Atlanta 101
• Jan 20, 2023 – Atlanta 139 vs. New York 124
• Dec 07, 2022 – New York 113 vs. Atlanta 89
• Nov 02, 2022 – Atlanta 112 vs. New York 99
• Mar 22, 2022 – Atlanta 117 vs. New York 111
• Jan 15, 2022 – New York 117 vs. Atlanta 108
• Dec 25, 2021 – New York 101 vs. Atlanta 87