Atlanta Hawks vs. Philadelphia 76ers – Take the Over

March 31, 2009 by admin
Filed under: NBA Baseball Betting 

One of the top teams in the NBA Power Rankings, the Atlanta Hawks, take on the Philadelphia 76’ers on Tuesday night. Atlanta has been very good recently going 7-2-1 ATS in their last 10 games. Overall, their record against the spread is 41-32-1 and 19-17 on the road.

The 76’ers haven’t had a very good season. They could make the playoffs because after Boston, Cleveland, Orlando and Atlanta, there aren’t a lot of teams capable of making the playoffs in the east. But Philly’s straight up record of 37 and 35 has to be considered a disappointment after the changes they made during the off-season. Their against the spread record is 32-38-2 while their record ATS at home is a bleak 15-19-2.

Here is the BetUS betting line for this game.

Atlanta Hawks +3 -110 O 193 -110

Philadelphia 76’ers -3 -110 U 193 -110

Here are a few online wagering trends for this game.

The Atlanta Hawks are 10-1-1 ATS in their last 12 games following an ATS win.

The Over is 4 and 1 in the Atlanta Hawks last 5 games on the road.

The Philadelphia 76’ers are 2 and 7 ATS in their last 9 games at home.

The Over is 6 and 1 in the Philadelphia 76’ers last 7 games overall.

The last time these two teams met they put up a total of 203 points. Why the sudden change from the odds makers?

Philly routinely puts up 100 to 110 or more points in every game. What that means is that even on a bad shooting night, Philadelphia can score at least 95.

The Hawks appear to be more conservative because of their 86 to 76 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers in their last game. A closer look reveals that the victory over the Lakers by only scoring 86 points was an anomaly. The Hawks usually put up between 95 to 105 on most nights.

That means that Atlanta and Philadelphia should hit the relatively low BetUS Total of 193.

That’s the bet that I will be making. That this game goes over the BetUS Total of 193 points.

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