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NBA · Sun, Jan 10

Spurs @ Hawks

State Farm Arena · at Hawks
#3SASpurs
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#14ATLHawks
LineNo line yet 
Total— 
SAThis seasonATL
4-2Record3-4
2-4ATS3-4
2-4O/U4-3

ATS = covered-didn’t-push · O/U = overs-unders

Model: projects SA 117–112 · win probability SA 64%
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Winner
Line
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Total
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model 229.6
Model edge
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No market line yet
Public
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No split yet for this game
The model has not beaten the closing line: with an edge of 3 or more it went 212-225 in 2025-26. Model record

What could decide it: SA has more of the edges

SA 4, ATL 3 · 2026-27 so far
SABig
SA offense vs ATL defense
Offense 5th of 30 against a defense 18th, on the model’s ratings
SABig
Free throws
Free throw rate: SA 24.5, ATL 23.4. Allowed: SA 21.7, ATL 32.1
SASmall
Shooting
Effective FG%: SA 53.3 and allows 52.1; ATL 52.6 and allows 54.5
SASmall
Rebounding
Offensive rebound rate: SA 27.2%, ATL 27.1%. Defensive: SA 75.8%, ATL 70.9%
Context
Schedule so far
SA has played the 15th-hardest schedule, ATL the 9th. A record against a soft schedule means less
ATLSmall
Three-pointers
SA hits 34.9% and allows 37.3%; ATL hits 32.8% and allows 31.9%. Threes are 39.0% and 44.7% of their shots
ATLSmall
Turnovers
Turnover rate: SA 13.1%, ATL 13.8%. Forced: SA 15.7%, ATL 18.3%
ATLSmall
Home court
ATL at home. This season: ATL 1-2 at home, SA 2-0 away
Even
Recent form
Last 5: SA 2-3 ATS, margin +11.0; ATL 1-4 ATS, margin -9.6
Context
Tempo
About 105 possessions: SA plays 104.3 a game (11th fastest), ATL 105.6 (7th). Faster games mean more points
Even
ATL offense vs SA defense
Offense 7th of 30 against a defense 7th, on the model’s ratings
Even
Who is back
Minutes back from last season: SA 100%, ATL 100%. Transfers in: SA 0, ATL 0. Early in a season, turnover makes teams harder to price
Sorted by how lopsided each matchup is, from league ranks. Reasons to look, not picks: the market already knows most of this.

Market vs model

The model’s numbers beside the market’s
MarketModelModel edge
Spread
Market—
ModelSA -5.1
Model edge—
Total
Market—
Model229.6
Model edge—
Projected score
SA 117.3 · ATL 112.3
Win probability
SA 64%
1st half
Spread
SA -3.0
Total
115.0
Projected score
SA 59 · ATL 56
Model edge = where the model differs from the market, in points: a reason to look, not a trend. The 1st-half model is fitted from the full-game model and past halves. Model record › · 1st-half slate ›

Market

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Moneyline
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Pre-game lines only (ESPN, DraftKings first). After tip-off the line shown is the closing line.

Spurs has the better starters

Position by position: Spurs 3, Hawks 1, even 1
SpursBetterHawks
G D. Harper18.5 pts · 5.5 reb · 4.8 ast Score 98
SASmall
G N. Alexander-Walker19.3 pts · 3.1 reb · 2.6 ast Score 67
G D. Vassell12 pts · 4.2 reb · 3.5 ast Score 53
ATLSmall
G D. Daniels10.3 pts · 5 reb · 4.1 ast Score 87
G D. Fox16.5 pts · 4.8 reb · 7 ast Score 84
SASmall
G C. McCollum14.4 pts · 1.9 reb · 2.9 ast Score 59
G S. Castle14.5 pts · 5.8 reb · 5.2 ast Score 69
Even
G A. Wiggins14.7 pts · 3.7 reb · 1.9 ast Score 78
F V. Wembanyama28 pts · 10.7 reb · 3 ast Score 98
SABig
F O. Okongwu11.9 pts · 7.1 reb · 2.6 ast Score 30
SpursBetterHawks
SA offense5th of 30 · +2.9
SABig
ATL defense18th of 30 · -0.6
SA defense7th of 30 · +3.7
Even
ATL offense7th of 30 · +2.5
Backcourt+42.2 · 4 players
SABig
Backcourt+27.7 · 4 players
Frontcourt+17.3 · 1 player
SABig
Frontcourt-1.3 · 1 player
Bench+19.9 · 5 players
SABig
Bench-4.0 · 5 players
Score, worst to bestSA betterATL betterNEW no NBA numbers yet
Projected starters come from who started the last five games and minutes played, and a lineup change can move them. The score is the share of ranked players at the position that player is ahead of, on the model’s player values.

Depth chart

Projected rotation by position, starters outlined
Spurs
Guards
D. Harper34 minD. Vassell33 minD. Fox32 minS. Castle29 minJ. McLaughlin6 minJ. Gillespie2 min
Forwards
V. Wembanyama33 minJ. Champagnie28 minK. Johnson22 minC. Bryant9 minH. Barnes8 minD. Jones Garcia6 min
Centers
L. Kornet15 minT. Reed4 min
Hawks
Guards
N. Alexander-Walker30 minD. Daniels29 minC. McCollum26 minA. Wiggins26 minL. Dort24 min
Forwards
O. Okongwu28 minC. Kispert18 minD. Finney-Smith16 minA. Newell11 minZ. Ejiofor5 min
Out
J. LandaleOutJ. JohnsonDay-To-DayK. FlemingsSuspension
In order of minutes, from this season’s box scores. Players marked out are on ESPN’s injury report.

Matchup stats

2026-27 · rank among 30 teams
Scoring
Shooting
Possessions
Defense
SAATL
Scoring
117.3 #12Points per game116.3 #13
1.12 #10Points per possession1.10 #16
104.3 #11Pace (possessions)105.6 #7
Shooting
53.3 #16Effective FG%52.6 #19
34.9 #173-point %32.8 #22
39.0 #243-point attempt rate44.7 #11
24.5 #24Free throw rate23.4 #26
Possessions
13.1 #2Turnover rate13.8 #4
27.2 #16Offensive rebound rate27.1 #18
27.5 #9Assists per game30.7 #1
Defense
110.2 #12Points allowed115.4 #19
1.06 #6Points allowed per possession1.10 #17
52.1 #11Opponent effective FG%54.5 #22
37.3 #23Opponent 3-point %31.9 #7
15.7 #14Turnovers forced18.3 #2
75.8 #7Defensive rebound rate70.9 #19
9.2 #10Steals per game9.4 #8
7.0 #1Blocks per game3.7 #29
From the box scores. A longer bar is a better league rank, on every row; the better team's bar is solid. A green rank is near the top of the league, a red one near the bottom. Pace and 3-point rate are styles, so they have no better side.

Spurs

4-2 overall · 4-2 in conference · Western Conference

Last five, 2026-27
  • Wvs Timberwolves121–111
  • W@ Jazz117–111
  • Wvs Kings130–103
  • W@ Mavericks122–106
  • Lvs Rockets110–114

A week or more of rest.

Hawks

3-4 overall · 3-1 in conference · Eastern Conference

Last five, 2026-27
  • L@ Pelicans99–121
  • Wvs Cavaliers114–111
  • Lvs Heat117–129
  • L@ Rockets110–120
  • Lvs Rockets114–121

A week or more of rest.