Data last updated Season 2026-27Model v20261029-acb94a
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· Capital One Arena

63% ATL win37% WSH win
Predicted winner
Atlanta Hawks
Medium confidence

Medium: the favourite is at least 62%.

Why

Atlanta Hawks' higher Elo rating (1512 vs 1368) and Atlanta Hawks' road form (+0.1 average margin away) drive most of this prediction towards Atlanta Hawks.

Model vs betting line

ModelMarket
WSH win probability37%–
SpreadATL -4.3–
Total points232.3–

No betting line stored yet for this game. Betting markets have been more accurate than this model historically (see Performance), so a big gap more often means missing information (injuries, rest decisions) than a mispriced line.

Recent form (last 5)

Atlanta Hawks
L114–121v HOU
L110–120@ HOU
L117–129v MIA
W114–111v CLE
L99–121@ NO
Washington Wizards
L102–112v TOR
W124–120@ CHI
L103–110@ CHA
L111–121@ CLE
W95–79v CHA

Season so far

ATLWSH
Record3-43-3
Conference rank76
Last 103-43-3
StreakL1W1
Points for / game116.3110.5
Points against / game115.4109.7
Average margin0.90.8

WSH at home · ATL on the road

This seasonLast season
WSH at home2-1 · 108.3–102.311-30
ATL away2-2 · 117.2–111.823-21

W-L, then points scored–allowed per game. Regular season and playoffs.

Rest · Atlanta Hawks
4.0 days
Last played New Orleans Pelicans, Oct 31, 2026
Rest · Washington Wizards
5.0 days
Last played Charlotte Hornets, Oct 30, 2026

Head to head (last 10)

4 WSH wins6 ATL wins
  • LFeb 26, 2026WSH 96 @ ATL 126
  • LFeb 24, 2026WSH 98 @ ATL 119
  • LDec 6, 2025ATL 131 @ WSH 116
  • WNov 25, 2025ATL 113 @ WSH 132
  • LFeb 8, 2025ATL 125 @ WSH 111
  • LNov 15, 2024WSH 117 @ ATL 129
  • WOct 30, 2024ATL 120 @ WSH 133
  • WOct 28, 2024WSH 121 @ ATL 119
  • WJan 13, 2024WSH 127 @ ATL 99
  • LDec 31, 2023ATL 130 @ WSH 126

W/L from Washington Wizards's point of view.

What moves this prediction

← favours ATLfavours WSH →
  • Elo strength rating-17 pts
  • Home / road form-2 pts
  • Season record-0 pts
  • Rest & back-to-backs+0 pts
  • Points scored / allowed-0 pts

Change in WSH's win probability when the two teams are made equal on that group of inputs.

  • Elo (weight 35%)WSH 36%
  • Margin model (weight 50%)WSH 39%
  • Gradient boosting (weight 15%)WSH 38%

Model version v20261029-acb94a. Weights chosen on the 2016–2020 validation seasons.