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The Hawks as a juggernaut minus Trae Young? Must pump the brakes a bit after a mere two wins, but in the pair of romps sans Young (finger), Atlanta defense has been superb, allowing just 94.5 ppg in home romps past the Magic and Jazz, which might not be an accident as many insiders suggest Trae's recent absence might be a stop-end plus. Still not sure about trusting the Hawks on the road, but won't trust the Nets, stagnant in three of the four games with interim Kevin Ollie in charge. Ollie has the same firepower issues as did Jacque Vaughn, with Brooklyn held to 93 or fewer in four of its past five games, part of a 9-1 "under" run. Play Hawks-Nets "Under"
Trae Young (finger) is going to be out for at least the next four weeks. Dejounte Murray dished out 11 assists in both of the last two games with Young sidelined. In the seven total games that Young has missed this season, Murray has totaled at least nine assists five times. Even with Young in the lineup the two previous times these two teams met, Murray recorded eight and nine assists in those games. I wouldn’t be surprised if he dishes out double-digit assists, so I’ll take the over here.