I've been spending some time doing team write-ups and looking at the team stats to try and find an edge. I believe you will find it interesting. Ill keep adding teams on a regular basis before the season starts.
Atlanta Hawks(44-38)(37-45 ATS)(34-48 O/U)
C: Al Horford
PF: Josh Smith
SF: Marvin Williams
SG: Joe Johnson
PG: Jeff Teague
Notable Bench Players: Kirk Hinrich, Tracy McGrady, Zaza Pachula
Atlanta is a mixture of talented players who on paper seem pretty good, but for whatever reason they always disappoint. The Hawks biggest problem is they have players who are playing out of position. This explains why Atlanta is one of the worst teams when it comes to rebounding. Al Horford should be a power forward, and Josh Smith should be a small forward. Instead of pushing the ball, taking advantage of their small quick team, head coach Larry Drew has the team slow it down. This leads to long drawn out plays, and jump shot after jump shot. The Hawks took no steps in the off season to address their issues, in fact they lost their 6th man and arguably their best 1 on 1 player in Jamal Crawford. The additions of T-Mac and Stackhouse means nothing to me, other then more bad shots, leading to more fastbreak points for the opposition. I hope to see this team getting over valued so I can take advantage of a small Hawks team that relys too much on its outside shot. Looking into playing under the total is something important to remember when playing hawks games.
2010 Advanced Stats that are good:
Defensive Pace(3) Opponents 3PtFG%(3)
Opponents FT rate(3) Shots Assisted(5)
2010 Advanced Stats that are bad:
Opponents TO(29) Pace(27) Points(26)
Offensive Rebounds(29) Free Throw Rate(29)