Atlanta Hawks (41-31 SU, 39-32 ATS) at Philadelphia 76ers (49-23, 38-31), 6/20/21
When: 8 pm ET Sunday, June 20
Where: Wells Fargo Center
TV: TNT
Point spread: Atl +7/Phil -7
Total: 216un -115
The NBA playoffs give us another Game 7 to watch and bet when the 76ers host the Hawks to decide this Eastern Conference semifinals series Sunday night in Philly. The top-seeded Sixers opened this series as -180 favorites to win it, with fifth-seeded Atlanta getting +160 as the underdog. Then after splitting the first four games of this series, Philadelphia was chalked at -300 to win it, with the Hawks getting +230. Now, with one game to go, Atlanta can be found getting even more than that on the Game 7 money line. Here’s how we home-worked Sunday’s game with our free NBA playoffs betting pick.
NBA Playoffs Betting Odds
The NBA playoffs betting market opened Philadelphia at -6.5 for this Game 7, with an O/U of right around 216.5. Early betting action then bumped Philly to -7 and dipped that total to 216.
For those bettors out there just looking to bet the winner of the game outright, the 76ers could be found giving -269 on the Game 7 money line at Pinnacle while Atlanta was getting +250 at Intertops.
Hawks-76ers NBA Playoffs Betting Preview
This series is tied at three games apiece following Philadelphia’s 104-99 Game 6 victory Friday night.
The Sixers, playing against elimination, fell behind 10-2 out of the gate Friday and trailed 51-47 at the half. But Philly then scored the first 14 points out of the locker room and held on from there for the win and the cover as a three-point favorite, thanks to a couple of free throws by Tobias Harris with two seconds left.
The Sixers only shot 41 percent from the floor Friday but held Atlanta to 41 percent, too. But Philadelphia won, rebounding 51-47 and turnovers 12-11, and benefited from the Hawks’ 13/24 performance from the line.
With Friday’s win/cover, Philadelphia is now 7-4 SU, 6-5 ATS this postseason.
With Friday’s loss, Atlanta is now 7-4 both SU and ATS this playoff season.
Atlanta is also now 34-15 SU, 28-20 ATS since Coach McMillan took charge back in March.
On the injury front, Atlanta was already playing without F De’Andre Hunter, and now F Bogdan Bogdanovic is listed as questionable for Game 7 with a sore knee. Meanwhile, Philly is playing without G Danny Green, and C Joel Embiid is playing through a slightly torn knee. He’s also listed as questionable, but we expect him to go.
Philadelphia played eight games better than the Hawks in the regular-season standings, 49-23 to 41-31, and took the season series from two games to one. So the Sixers are 5-4 both SU and ATS against Atlanta this season.
Hawks-Sixers NBA Betting Trends
- The Hawks are 4-2, both SU and ATS on the road this postseason.
- The Sixers are 4-2 SU, 3-3 ATS at home this postseason.
Totals Report
Unders are 8-3 in Hawks games this postseason.
Overs are 6-5 in Sixers games this postseason.
Unders are 4-2 in this series, as the games are averaging 222 total points against an average over/under
of 224.
