This is a 10* on OVER

Atlanta won Game 1 107-105 thanks to a last second Trae Young go-ahead basket. The game just stayed Under the 214.0 point total. Both the Knicks losing and the game staying Under can probably be pinned on the atrocious shooting of Julius Randle, New York’s leading scorer who went 6 of 23 from the field. Our belief is that Randle is going to play better in Game 2. Whether or not that leads to a Knicks victory remains to be seen. Atlanta averages 113.6 points per game. These teams have played four times in 2021. Sunday was the lowest scoring of the four. Each of the three regular season games saw at least 221 total points scored. The highest scoring of the bunch, a 137-127 Knicks win, did go to overtime. But that game was 122-122 at the end of regulation. Before Sunday, the previous five meetings here at Madison Square Garden had all topped the O/U line. This is a low total for the Hawks as the average total for their games this season has been 226.5. The games themselves average 224.9 points/game. Play on OVER

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