This is an 8* play on the Brooklyn Nets.

While I won't be so bold as to call for an outright victory, I do feel that this is a few too many points to be giving up here and am expecting the visitors to comfortably sneak in through the back door with what I deem to be a healthy amount of points afforded to them in this Game 1 Eastern Conference Opening Round. To say this is a "revenge" game for the Nets would be a bit of an understatement I think as the Hawks would take all four regular season meetings. Brooklyn obviously has nothing to lose today, the pressure is clearly on the Hawks who for the most part had a target on their backs all season long; I definitely feel that this benefits Brooklyn. It's also interesting to note that the Hawks elected to "coast" down the stretch of the regular season so as to give their starters plenty of rest in the playoffs, finishing just 7-8 their last 15 which included a pair of three-game losing streaks. Atlanta fans need to ask themselves seriously, can the Hawks "flip a switch" and instantly re-gain the chemistry and swagger that they had at the start of the year? I think the Hawks will ultimately beat the Nets in this series, but believe it's going to take some time for Atlanta to "get up to speed," a perfect situational factor we're going to take advantage of today. Note the Brooklyn is 4-1 ATS this year when playing with three or more days rest, while Atlanta is just 7-9 ATS in its last 16 in the same position. In my opinion, all signs do indeed point to BROOKLYN as the sharp move in this contest.

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