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NBA Saturday: Beware The Hawks

Despite winning, Sixers spread numbers are down

Greg Frank

SIXERS (-8) at HAWKS (236.5), 7:35 p.m.
Pick:
Hawks (+8)

It feels like everything’s going right for the Sixers (47-25), doesn’t it? They’re four games clear of Indiana for the all-important third seed in the Eastern Conference. They finally got a win against the Celtics and it came in the same week they won in Milwaukee. Altogether, they’ve won six straight games. However, in that six-game winning streak, Philly is just 3-3 ATS and is 9-11 ATS in its last 20. Now, with everything going well, they travel to Atlanta (25-48) as an eight-point favorite. This has all the makings of a flat spot for the Sixers against a Hawks team that’s covered seven of its last 10 and beat the Sixers at Wells Fargo in January. We’d give Atlanta a good chance to win the game and eight points is certainly enough for us to get to the window with the Hawks.

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