A pair of Eastern Conference teams will mix it up on Wednesday in the National Basketball Association. The Philadelphia 76ers are on the road at the Atlanta Hawks. The 76ers come into the game with a 23-12 record. That is good enough for third in the Eastern Conference. Philadelphia is coming off a loss at home to Utah. Overall, the 76ers have dropped back to back games.
For the Atlanta Hawks, they are 14-21 on the season. The Hawks have been disappointing, and dropped to 12th in the East. The Hawks have also dropped back to back games. The last loss for the Hawks was on the road in overtime at Orlando on Sunday.
The Atlanta Hawks are the favorites in this game at home. Atlanta is -1.5 over Philadelphia. The total is 242.5.
Embiid Changes Games
The Philadelphia 76ers missed practice on Tuesday, so his status is questionable at best for this game. The 76ers have seen him play here and there, and when he has, he has been solid. EMbiid has gone 16 straight games where he has scored 30+ points in the game.
On the season, the former Kansas Jayhawks big man is scoring 34.6 points per game. That leads the entire National Basketball Association. The big man has played 27 games, and is also averaging 11.8 rebounds and 6 assists per game. Tyrese Maxey is second on the team with 25.9 points per game, and an additional 6.6 assists..
The 76ers are scoring just shy of 120 points per game on the season Philadelphia is second in the league with nearly 84% free throw percentage.
Hawks Need some Life
The Atlanta Hawks need some signs of life. The Hawks are 7 games under .500, and have dropped 6 out of their last 10 games. The Hawks are 1-2 in the New Year. The Hawks are scoring 122.2 points per game, which is near the top of the league. The problem has been on defense, where they and the Wizards are one of the worst in the league.
Trae Young leads the team with more than 27 points per game. Dejounte Murray is also scoring 20.8 points per game for the Hawks. Atlanta has been without forward De’Andre Hunter since their game on December 20th. He has been out with a knee injury.
Atlanta will host the Pacers on Friday, in their second of a five game home stand. After that, the Hawks see the Wizards, Spurs and Magic. The next time the Hawks are on the road will be January 19th in Miami.
76ers Win on the Road
The Philadelphia 76ers are going win this game. Is Joel Embiid going to play or not is the biggest question that needs answered. If he plays, the 76ers are going to win this game easily. If he does not play, we feel Philadelphia still has enough to win this game on the road. Atlanta has been disappointing all season. Take the Philadelphia 76ers on the road here. Bet the 76ers +1.5 over the Atlanta Hawks.
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