3% (530) ATLANTA (Pick)
*Note Line Good to -1
Great spot to fade Philadelphia as they got off to a great start going 8-1 in the middle of all the James Harden drama. But they have now lost 2 in a row and I feel are in a bad spot tonight. First off they just played back to back games against High scoring Indiana they won the 1st then lost the second. They followed that with a Big Showdown against Boston and lost that. All 3 games were at home now they go to Atlanta and the knee jerk reaction would be to grab them in the bounce back spot. I’m looking at it totally different the fast start was this team playing with something to prove as Harden wanted out and they started the season proving just that. Now they have to show they can bounce back after their 1st dose of reality that they aren’t as good as Boston. They also have a division game against Brooklyn on deck. So this is a Big Sandwich spot not to mention the Boston Game was such a Big Game that I expect a hangover effect tonight. My numbers have ATLANTA Winning by 4-6 points
TAKE ATLANTA as my 3% NBA WINNER