New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, Odds and Picks for Today, 12/27/25

Powered by a strong Jalen Brunson performance, Christmas Day saw the Knicks come back from 17 points down in the 4th quarter to beat the Cleveland Cavaliers. It wasn’t just Brunson though, Jordan Clarkson also added 25 off the bench for a Knicks team that trailed for 74% of the game. The Knicks will be encouraged by the win as they head to Atlanta to face a Hawks team playing on a 2nd night of a back-to-back. New York’s form on the road hasn’t been all that good this season at just 5-7 SU, but they have enjoyed success in recent meetings vs the Hawks winning 6 of 9 and also covering in 4 of 5 visits.

Atlanta’s biggest issue right now is their defense, or the lack of one. Trae Young’s return from injury has been a net negative so far, this team is only 2-7 SU in 9 games when he plays. Bettors have lost quite a bit of money on this team lately, the Hawks have failed to cover in 7 straight games and have dropped 5 in a row overall. They are one of the worst home teams in the NBA at just 5-10 SU, in those 15 games they covered the spread just 4 times. If something drastic doesn’t change in the next few games I’m afraid the Hawks will be forced to make some moves on the trade market.

Even though Josh Hart will be out here, you still have to go with the more consistent Knicks. Atlanta is just a mess right now, in their last game played on a 2nd night of a back-to-back scenario they got blown out by San Antonio 126-98. Back the Knicks.

New York Knicks vs Atlanta Hawks Predictions: Knicks -6 is available at time of publishing. Playable at that number.