The 15-8 Atlanta Hawks will be the road team when they face the 12-14 Philadelphia 76ers in an NBA pro basketball game on Friday night. Tip off time from Philadelphia is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.

The betting odds from this NBA game will come out on Friday afternoon as the 76ers point guard Jrue Holiday has been listed as questionable for a sprained ankle. Also forward Evan Turner is listed as questionable with a sprain ankle as well.

During the lockout shortened season a year ago the teams met three times with Philadelphia winning all three games. The 76ers covered the spread in two of the three games.

The Hawks sport a 7-3 record on the road. The enter play losers of two of their past three games with home losses to Oklahoma City and Golden St. Atlanta builds up a good record by beating lower echelon Eastern conference teams. They are a very good defensive team limiting teams to just 94 points a game and 43.7% shooting which ranks seventh in each category in the NBA. Forward Josh Smith leads the team with 16 points a game and 8 ½ rebounds. Al Horford is not hampered by injury like last season and averages 15 points and 10 boards.

The 76ers are 8-7 on their home court. They are on a five game losing streak and return home after two straight losses on the road. The defense has gone south for the team as they have given up 114 points a game over their past three games. They come off a 125-103 road defeat on Wednesday night to Houston as a +8 point underdog. Their two top leading scorers are banged up in Jrue Holiday and Evan Turner who combine for 33 points a game.