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Oddsmaker lists Hawks with second-lowest NBA win total

Atlanta Hawks head coach Mike Budenholzer reacts to a referee in an NBA game between the Atlanta Hawks and Cleveland Cavaliers at Phillips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, on April 9, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)
Atlanta Hawks head coach Mike Budenholzer reacts to a referee in an NBA game between the Atlanta Hawks and Cleveland Cavaliers at Phillips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia, on April 9, 2017. (HENRY TAYLOR / HENRY.TAYLOR@AJC.COM)
By Chris Vivlamore
Aug 29, 2017

Another Las Vegas oddsmaker is not high on the Hawks this season.

Westgate Las Vegas SuperBook lists the Hawks’ win total at 25.5 for the 2017-18 season. Only the Bulls have a lower total at 21.5. The oddsmaker lists the Nets (28.5), Knicks (30.5), Magic (33.5), 76ers (42.5) and Heat (43.5) with higher win totals than the Hawks.

The projected did not sit well with at least one member of the Hawks. Guard Malcolm Delaney tweeted the following:

The Warriors have, by a considerable margin, the highest projected win total of 67.5. The Celtics have the next-highest total at 56.5.

Here is the complete list (in alphabetical order).

Atlanta: 25.5
Boston: 56.5
Brooklyn: 28.5
Charlotte: 42.5
Chicago: 21.5
Cleveland: 53.5
Dallas: 35.5
Denver: 45.5
Detroit: 38.5
Golden State: 67.5
Houston: 55.5
Indiana: 31.5

L.A. Clippers: 43.5
L.A. Lakers: 33.5
Memphis: 37.5
Miami: 43.5
Milwaukee: 47.5
Minnesota: 48.5
New Orleans: 39.5
New York: 30.5
Oklahoma City: 51.5
Orlando: 33.5
Philadelphia: 42.5
Phoenix: 28.5

Portland: 42.5
Sacramento: 28.5
San Antonio: 54.5
Toronto: 48.5
Utah: 40.5
Washington: 47.5

About the Author

Chris Vivlamore is the sports editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has served as reporter and editor at the AJC since 2003.

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