Philadelphia has dominated this match-up winning the last 4 meetings, however none of those games were blowout victories. There’s not a single injury worry for head coach Nick Nurse, so maybe Philly can take advantage of that here. ![]() It all starts on the defensive end for this team, right now they’re only 14th in defensive rating, they’ll be put to the test against the 5th ranked offensive rating Hawks here. Despite the win, bettors were disappointed in the Sixers performance as they failed to cover the double-digit spread. ![]() They recovered well from their back-to-back losses at New Orleans and at Boston with a win at Washington, behind a 50-point night by the MVP Joel Embiid. The 76ers are trying their best to stay in touch with the 2 leading teams in the East – Milwaukee and Boston. This team has failed to cover in 5 straight games, it will be difficult to do so regardless if Young plays or not as the 76ers have owned the head-to-head meetings lately going 4-1 ATS/SU. Trae Young is a game time decision with an illness ahead of tonight’s game in Philadelphia, Atlanta is a 7.5-point underdog here. ![]() That win came against San Antonio a couple of games ago, they barely beat the struggling Spurs by just 2 points. The end of November and start of December haven’t been kind to the Hawks, they’ve won just 1 of their last 5 games.
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