By: 1788 Hawks Staff (@1788Sports, @BryceS89, @Noah_Lourie, @chandlerj1788)

The Atlanta Hawks 2017-2018 season is finally here. In less than 24 hours, the Hawks and Mavericks will tip off in Dallas. The new look Hawks will surely show what could possibly be the future of the franchise. Our Hawks staff takes a look at the prop bets for the 2017-18 season. All prop bets below thanks to Bovada.lv.

Dennis Schroder 20.5 Points Per Game

Chandler Johnson: Under, Schroder is not the most dynamic scorer. He will be limited by his jumpshot to break into the 20s in points scored, however, he still may have a shot to reach it if he can improve.

Bryce Sparling: Master Shredder Under. Dennis will be one of 2 offensive threats, meaning defenses will scheme around him. He’s not perfected the 3 yet and is still apt to make mistakes while driving. He’ll come in right under at 19.5ppg

Noah Lourie: I’ll take the under. Schroder has one move, and that’s putting his head down and hoping he’s faster than his defender. His shot has improved every season, but I don’t think he can score at will enough to average 20 ppg. I’d put him around 19 points per game.

Dennis Schroder 6.5 Assists Per Game

Chandler: Over, Dennis will be asked to do a lot for the offense, but I think he will be more productive in assisting his teammates than the primary scoring option. I can see him averaging 7-7.5 assists this season.

Bryce: Shredder Under. Dennis won’t have many opportunities for assists this year. The offense for the Hawk, at times, will be mind numbingly bad. I’m talking 65-70 points a game bad some nights. He’ll average around 5apg, just under that mark.

Noah: Over. He averaged 6.3 assists per game last year, and I think he’ll improve by at least 0.2 assists per game this season. Dwight Howard was a lazy big that didn’t make enough assist opportunities for Schroder, but he’s been replaced by Dewayne Dedmon, a very energetic center, and a handful of sharpshooting bigs. Schroder is going to average 7 assists per game.

Kent Bazemore 12.5 Points Per Game

Chandler: Over, Kent Bazemore. He had a shaky season last year, but I expect him to be improved this year. I think the addition of Collins and Dedmon will leave more space for Bazemore for open looks and then he will be able to eclipse the 12.5 ppg mark.

Bryce: Over. Bazemore will have a resurgence year & be in the running for comeback player of the year. I think he’ll be up around 17/18ppg and is a prime candidate to be moved close to the trade deadline for a team looking to have some fire power off the bench.

Noah : Under. There are just too many rotation players on this team to allow Baze to score over 12.5 ppg. Taurean Prince took his starting job by the end of last season, and Deandre Bembry will probably see a big boost in minutes after a good preseason. I think he’ll be scoring around 11 ppg for the Hawks until he’s traded midseason.

Taurean Prince 10 Points Per Game

Chandler: Over for Prince. His role will only increase as the season goes on, his ceiling is still high and I think he has been developing well. He can really go over 10 ppg.

Bryce: Over. Despite a lackluster pre-season, Prince’s energy in the playoffs last season goes a long way for me. He’ll be around 12ppg at the end of the season. These won’t be flashy points, but points nonetheless.

Noah: Over. He averaged 11.2 ppg in the playoffs last season and scored over 10 points in three of the final four preseason games. His minutes this season should be up enough from last season to get him just over 10 ppg, I’m predicting around 10.5 ppg.

Ersan Ilyasova 13 Points Per Game

Chandler: Under, Ersan Ilyasova. Ersan is a very talented shooter, I just feel like he won’t be getting the touches and shots needed to score over 13 ppg a game. He wouldn’t be too far off, perhaps 11-12 ppg.

Bryce: Charge Daddy, under. Ersan is nothing more than a stop gap until John Collins is ready to take over. He’s not part of the offense and isn’t good for anything other than taking charges on the defensive end. He’ll hit some big 3’s this year, but don’t see him averaging more than 10ppg.

Noah: over. I’ll make a bold and somewhat ridiculous prediction here and say that Ersan is the team’s second leading scorer behind Dennis Schroder. Ilyasova has shown a great ability to score over 13 points per game on really bad teams, like when he averaged 14.8 ppg last year in 53 games for the Sixers. There’s no Paul Millsap to take up his minutes or points like there was last year, so coach Bud has no choice but to involve Ersan more. He’s a good shooter and if the team is ever in the bonus, all of those charges will get him a few key free throws. Look for him to score 14 ppg this season.

John Collins 10 Points Per Game

Chandler: Under, Collins is a rookie and he will have a hard time having a consistent scoring presence against a NBA level defense. I expect him to score 7 ppg this season.

Bryce: John the Baptist, under. This is the only one I’m not confident about. Depending on playing time, he could be around 11ppg, but I don’t think he’ll hit the mpg to average above 10. My prediction is 9ppg.

Noah: under. If the Hawks are smart, they’ll keep Collins out of the starting lineup this season. We all love what he brings to the table, but his shortcomings are still very apparent. His offensive game needs a lot of work, and it’s a lot harder to dunk on starting NBA centers than the G-league talent that he routinely posterized in the Summer League. I would be shocked if he scores more than 8 points per game.



Hawks Wins 25.5

Chandler: Over, Hawks Wins. I’m still in the belief that the Hawks are a decent team with Coach Bud at the helm and his ability to maximize the value of the players he has. I see us winning 34 games this season barring injuries.

Bryce: Over. https://1788sports.blogspot.com/2017/09/dont-call-it-rebuild.html

Noah: over. I don’t want to imagine watching a Hawks team that can’t manage 25 wins in an Eastern Conference that looks about as dangerous as the Falcons with a 17-0 lead. I think they’ll win around 30 games and Dennis Schroder will be considered the biggest all-star snub of the year by many NBA fans and pundits.