NBA Picks: Hawks Betting Favorites vs Spurs

The fans at Philips Arena will be treated to a game between the San Antonio Spurs and the Atlanta Hawks when they take their seats on Sunday night at 8:00pm EST in a game that can be seen on Fox Sports South and ESPN. NBA picks have the Hawks listed as 3-point betting favorites against the Spurs while the game's total is sitting at 194. Seven players reached double figures as the Spurs crushed the Golden State Warriors 147-116 on Friday. The Spurs covered the 12-point spread in NBA odds and the combined score made it OVER the posted total of 221 at online sportsbooks.

Manu Ginobili led the Spurs with 23 points and dished out 11 assists while Richard Jefferson added 21 to pick up a win for San Antonio after losing to the Orlando Magic on Wednesday. The Spurs netted 41 points in the first quarter and 44 in the third to hand the Warriors their 24 consecutive loss to San Antonio. "The win is more important than the points," Spurs guard George Hill said after the game. Heading into tonight's match-up, San Antonio is 41-26 straight up on the season, 35-31-1 against the spread as underdogs in NBA picks and 6-4 after playing the Warriors.

Josh Smith went for 18 points and 11 rebounds for a double-double on Friday as the Hawks got by the Charlotte Bobcats 93-92 in overtime. The Hawks failed to cover the 5.5-point spread in NBA picks while the 185 points went UNDER the posted total of 192. Joe Johnson also netted 18 points in the win for the Hawks and Al Horford collected 13 points with 13 rebounds in a double-double in the win. "Joe is a pro," Hawks coach Mike Woodson said after the game. "He's an All-Star. He's capable of making shots when he needs to."

Heading into tonight's game on ESPN, the Hawks are 44-24 straight up on the season, 39-29 against the spread as favorites in NBA odds and 5-5 after playing the Bobcats. Atlanta is 4-1 straight up in their last 5 games and 5-0 straight up in their last 5 games at home. San Antonio is 5-0 straight up in their last 5 games when playing Atlanta and 9-1 against the spread as NBA betting favorites in their last 10 games. The total has gone OVER in 5 of Atlanta's last 6 games at home. Vegas odds at the Hilton sportsbook have the Atlanta Hawks -3 favorites against the San Antonio Spurs with a total of 194.