Is Trae Young Playing Tonight? (injury Update, Betting Impact For Magic Vs. Hawks)

The Atlanta Hawks will beryllium without prima defender Trae Young for astatine slightest nan adjacent 4 weeks aft he suffered a sprain MCL successful his correct knee.

Obviously, Young has been ruled retired for nan team's crippled against nan Orlando Magic connected Tuesday night, and there's a chance he doesn't return until December owed to nan injury.

The Hawks are location underodgs connected Tuesday nighttime pinch Young out, arsenic they'll move to Dyson Daniels, Jalen Johnson and others to prime up nan slack connected offense.

This season, Young is averaging 17.8 points, 2.0 rebounds and 7.8 assists per crippled while shooting 37.1 percent from nan section and 19.2 percent from beyond nan arc. Atlanta was conscionable 2-3 successful nan 5 games that he played successful earlier going down.

Here's a look astatine really to stake connected nan Hawks successful nan prop marketplace pinch Young sidelined connected Tuesday and beyond.

Odds via DraftKings Sportsbook.

Jalen Johnson OVER 35.5 Points, Rebounds and Assists (-114)

Earlier today, I shared successful my NBA Best Bets file – Peter’s Points – why I’m betting connected Jalen Johnson to worldly nan stat expanse against nan Magic: 

Hawks helping Jalen Johnson was my preseason prime to triumph nan Most Improved Player award, and he’s disconnected to a awesome commencement this season, averaging 21.2 points, 9.0 rebounds and 5.0 assists per game.

That puts Johnson correct astir 35 points, rebounds and assists per night, which is wherever oddsmakers person group his prop against nan Orlando Magic.

Johnson was forced retired of Atlanta’s first matchup pinch Orlando this play pinch an ankle injury, finishing pinch 12 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assistance successful conscionable complete 25 minutes of action.

However, extracurricular of that game, Johnson has recorded 37, 34, 35, 43 and 41 PRA. He’s been nan champion subordinate connected this Hawks team, and pinch Trae Young retired pinch an injury, Johnson is going to person a monolithic domiciled successful this offense.

In his past game, he scored 23 points, grabbed 13 rebounds and dished retired 5 assists successful a nonaccomplishment to Cleveland. Since returning from his ankle issue, Johnson has 16 aliases much section extremity attempts successful 4 games successful a row, averaging 23.3 points, 9.8 rebounds and 5.3 assists per crippled during that stretch.

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