Atlanta Hawks to take on Houston Rockets in home opener

ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Atlanta takes on Houston in out-of-conference action for its home opener on Saturday.

The meeting is the first of the season between the two teams. Atlanta is 0-0 at home, and Houston is 1-0 on the road.

WHO: Houston Rockets (1-0, third in the Western Conference) vs. Atlanta Hawks (2-0, first in the Eastern Conference)

WHERE/WHEN: Atlanta; Saturday, 8:30 p.m. EDT

ON TV: Atlanta News First (WANF, Channel 46), Peachtree Sports Network

LINE: Hawks -1.5; over/under is 230.5

BOTTOM LINE: Atlanta and Houston square off in non-conference action.

Atlanta finished 46-36 overall last season while going 24-17 at home. The Hawks averaged 9.4 steals, 4.7 blocks and 13.4 turnovers per game last season.

Houston finished 52-30 overall with a 22-19 record on the road last season. The Rockets gave up 110.0 points per game while committing 18.3 fouls last season.

INJURIES: Hawks: Henri Veesaar: out for season (acl), Mouhamed Gueye: out (foot).

Rockets: Reed Sheppard: day to day (knee).

How to watch the Atlanta Hawks on ANF

Fans across the Atlanta market can watch Hawks games on WANF’s free over-the-air signal (channel 46.1), as well as through WANF’s carriage on major pay-TV systems including Xfinity, Spectrum, DirecTV, and DISH Network. WANF is also available on YouTube TV, DirecTV Stream, and Fubo.

The games will also air across the state on Peachtree Sports Network. Gray Media stations in Albany (WALB), Augusta (WRDW), Columbus (WTVM), Macon (WPGA), and Savannah (WTOC) will carry games on their local stations, too.