Philadelphia blew a 13-point halftime lead and lost 103-100 to the Hawks in Game 4 and the 76ers can't afford to lose at home in this matchup with the series tied 2-2. Joel Embiid scored 17 points and grabbed 21 rebounds in a losing cause and the Sixers lost despite outshooting Atlanta 43.5 percent to 36.6 percent overall and 40.7 percent to 30 percent on 3-pointers. Obviously all of those numbers are way below the season averages for these teams, who expect to shoot better in Game 5, especially Trae Young, who scored 25 points, but hit only 8 of 26 shots. The OVER is 8-3 in Philly's past 11 home games and they are 6-2 OVER playing with one day of rest. Atlanta is 3-7 ATS its past 10 road games and the 76ers are 9-3 ATS its past 12 as home favorites. Play the 76ers as my NBA Max Play, and also take this game to go OVER.
This pick was released to clients on June 15, 2021 at 12:36PM ET.
NBA
Atlanta at Philadelphia
June 16, 2021
7:30 PM Eastern
2 units on Philadelphia -7 (-103) (risk 2 to return 3.94)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
1 unit on Game Total OVER 224 -105 (risk 1 to return 1.95)
Result:
LOSS
LOSS
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