Brooklyn vs. Atlanta

ATLANTA (Interstat) — The Brooklyn Nets will visit the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday at State Farm Arena. The NBA game matches a Brooklyn team that is 2-6 with an Atlanta team that is 6-4.

Brooklyn, the visiting team, is coming off a 114-104 home win over Charlotte. Michael Porter paced the Nets with 26 points and 10 rebounds in that game, while Julius Randle added 22 points and Nolan Traore scored 16. Porter, a forward, is the player to watch for Brooklyn. In recent games, he posted 26 points and 10 rebounds against Charlotte, 18 points and five rebounds at New York, 23 points and nine rebounds at Indiana, 27 points and 12 rebounds at Boston, and 28 points and nine rebounds at Cleveland.

Atlanta enters on a three-game winning streak. The Hawks most recently beat Washington 139-132, getting 22 points and 10 rebounds from Onyeka Okongwu, 25 points and seven rebounds from Luguentz Dort, and 13 points, nine rebounds and 12 assists from Dyson Daniels. Okongwu, a forward, is the player to watch for Atlanta. He had 14 points and 16 rebounds in the Hawks’ previous game at Washington, 13 points and 10 rebounds at Indiana, and 29 points and 12 rebounds against Cleveland. He also had 11 points and four rebounds against Miami and 11 points and nine rebounds at Houston.

Brooklyn’s other results this season include a 103-90 loss at New York, a 98-90 win at Indiana, a 110-94 loss to Detroit, a 125-124 overtime loss at Boston, a 136-109 loss to Indiana, a 125-121 loss at Cleveland and a 110-103 loss to Charlotte. Atlanta has beaten Washington twice, Indiana, Cleveland, Charlotte and Orlando, while losing to New Orleans, Miami and Houston twice. The Hawks’ losses include 121-99 at New Orleans, 129-117 to Miami, 120-110 at Houston and 121-114 to Houston.

Brooklyn will continue its road trip at Dallas after this game, then visit New Orleans and Memphis. The Nets also have home games scheduled against Philadelphia, Chicago and Orlando, followed by road games at Minnesota, Milwaukee, Toronto and Charlotte. Atlanta is scheduled to host the Los Angeles Lakers, then visit Chicago, Milwaukee, Oklahoma City, Boston, New York and Miami before home games against Charlotte, Detroit and Indiana.

Interstat’s game simulator projects Atlanta to beat Brooklyn 109-102. Interstat’s ELO system gives Atlanta a 91.9 percent probability to win. Atlanta has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -6.5, and the over/under for the game is 226.5.