Knicks vs. Hawks betting: NBA preview for Dec. 27

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The Atlanta Hawks (15-17) are underdogs (by 5.5 points) to break a four-game home losing streak when they host the New York Knicks (21-9) on Saturday, December 27, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET. The matchup’s over/under is 244.5.

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Knicks Cover -5.5 vs Hawks -114

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Knicks vs. Hawks betting lines

  • Knicks odds to win: -226
  • Hawks odds to win: +185
  • Spread: Knicks (-5.5)
  • Total: 244.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network Southeast
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Knicks Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • New York is 6-7 in road contests and has covered the spread four times on the road.
  • New York’s record against the spread is 3-2 as 5.5-point favorites or more on the road this season.
  • The Knicks have gone over a set point total in a road game six times this season.
  • Recent performance seems to go against New York to beat the total. Their road games have averaged a total of 231.5 points per contest this season.

Knicks Recent Trends

  • The Knicks are 8-2 overall and 5-5 against the spread in their past 10 contests.
  • The final score of the past 10 Knicks games has gone over the set total five times.
  • The past 10 Knicks games averaged 12.3 fewer points (232.2) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • Over their past 10 games, the Knicks are scoring at a rate the same as their season-long scoring average.

Knicks Betting Records

  • The Knicks have won 76.9% of the games this season when they were the moneyline favorite (20-6).
  • New York has a record of 14-1 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -226 or shorter (winning 93.3%).
  • Based on this matchup’s moneyline, the Knicks have an implied win probability of 69.3%.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
47.8 (ninth in NBA) 46.2 (eighth) 46.1 (third) 41.4 (fifth) 26.9 (10th) 13.1 (fourth)

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Hawks Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Hawks home games have gone over the set point total seven times this year.
  • The Hawks have covered the spread four times at home and is 5-10 in home contests.
  • This season, the Hawks have a 0-2 record ATS in home games when playing as 5.5-point underdogs or more.
  • Recent performance seems to trend against the Hawks to beat the total. Their home games have averaged a total of 236.3 points per contest this season.

Hawks Recent Trends

  • The Hawks are 2-8 against the spread over their past 10 games, and have a 2-8 straight-up record in those contests.
  • Hawks’ last 10 games saw six go over the total.
  • The last 10 Hawks games averaged 239.4 total points, 5.1 fewer points than this matchup’s over/under.
  • Over their last 10 games, the Hawks have scored 1.3 more points per contest compared to their 118.6 PPG season-long scoring average.

Hawks Betting Records

  • Atlanta has won seven, or 50%, of the 14 games it has played as underdogs this season.
  • The Hawks have entered five games this season as the underdog by +185 or more and is 1-4 in those contests.
  • The Hawks have a 35.1% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.3 (seventh in NBA) 47.8 (22nd) 41.6 (25th) 45.7 (24th) 31 (first) 14.4 (15th)
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