Hawks vs. Wizards betting: NBA preview for Feb. 26

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The Washington Wizards (16-41) are heavy underdogs (+10.5) as they attempt to stop a three-game road losing streak when they square off against the Atlanta Hawks (29-31) on Thursday, February 26, 2026 at State Farm Arena. The matchup airs at 7:30 p.m. ET on FDSSE and MNMT. The point total is 235.5 for the matchup.

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Hawks Cover -10.5 vs Wizards -107

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Hawks vs. Wizards betting lines

  • Hawks odds to win: -526
  • Wizards odds to win: +393
  • Spread: Hawks (-10.5)
  • Total: 235.5

Hawks Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Atlanta has an 11-17 record against the spread at home and is 12-16 in home contests.
  • This season, Atlanta is 2-0 ATS in home games as 10.5-point favorites or more.
  • Hawks games have hit the over on the set point total 11 times at home this season.
  • Recent performance hints at an edge to Atlanta to beat the total. This year its home games averaged a total of 236.4 points per contest.

Hawks Recent Trends

  • The Hawks have covered the spread four times in their last 10 contests while putting up a 5-5 record straight-up in those games.
  • The final score of the past 10 Hawks games has surpassed the set total four times.
  • The Hawks’ past 10 outings have ended with an average of 237.2 points scored. That’s 1.7 more points than this contest’s over/under.
  • In their past 10 games, the Hawks have a points-per-game average 0.8 points below their season-long scoring average.

Hawks Betting Records

  • The Hawks have a 14-13 record in games they were favored on the moneyline (winning 51.9% of those games).
  • Atlanta has played as a moneyline favorite of -526 or shorter twice this season, and split 1-1.
  • Based on this game’s moneyline, the Hawks’ implied win probability is 84.0%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.8 (14th in NBA) 47.4 (20th) 42.9 (23rd) 46.7 (26th) 30.4 (first) 13.5 (10th)

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Wizards Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • The Wizards have covered the spread 10 times on the road and are 5-22 in road contests.
  • The Wizards have gone over a set point total in a road game 14 times this season.
  • The Wizards and their opponents have averaged a total of 233.9 points per road contest this year, 1.6 points fewer than this game’s projected total.

Wizards Recent Trends

  • The Wizards have a 4-6 record straight-up in their last 10 matchups, while covering the spread four times in those games.
  • The final scores of the past 10 Wizards games have surpassed the set total seven times.
  • The Wizards’ last 10 games have ended with an average of 230.1 points scored. That’s 5.4 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • In their last 10 games, the Wizards have a 112.3 points-per-game average, 0.1 points above their season-long scoring average.

Wizards Betting Records

  • This season, Washington has won 14 out of the 53 games, or 26.4%, in which it has been the underdog.
  • The Wizards have a record of 3-21 in games where bookmakers have them as underdogs of at least +393 on the moneyline.
  • Sportsbooks have implied with the moneyline set for this matchup that the Wizards have a 20.3% chance to win.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.9 (26th in NBA) 47.5 (21st) 43.4 (18th) 48 (30th) 25.4 (19th) 15.2 (28th)
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