We see teams sparked all the time by a key trade. That appears to be the case for the Atlanta Hawks, who endured a 2-9 stretch recently. Once Trae Young was officially traded the team came to life and has won three out of their last four games. Tonight is a chance to finish off their West Coast road trip on a positive note, against a Portland team that will be without Deni Avdija. Lay the number with the Hawks.

The Hawks have ruled out Kristaps Porzingis (Achilles) and Zaccharie Risacher (knee) for this game. They have both missed each of the previous three games, which resulted in Nickeil Alexander-Walker scoring at least 22 points each time. Across the last six games that Porzingis has missed, Alexander-Walker has averaged 26.3 points. Both the Hawks and the Trail Blazers rank inside the top eight in the league in pace of play, so between that and the Hawks being shorthanded, Alexander-Walker is in a favorable spot to hit this over.