Atlanta Hawks vs New Orleans Hornets NBA Online Betting Odds

Still suffering from withdrawal symptoms, following the end of another spectacular National Football League season, we turn to the National Basketball Association for our daily free pick today. Let’s hoop it up right!

A slate of eight games is posted at the SportsBetting online wagering website as we hone in on the Atlanta Hawks vs New Orleans Hornets NBA action on Friday, February 8, 2013, from Philips Arena in Atlanta, GA.

Atlanta Hawks: Up and down season continues in Georgia

It’s been a season of take the good with the bad in Atlanta as the Hawks enter Friday night NBA action with a 27-21 record. That’s good for second overall in the Southeast Division as Atlanta sits six games back of the Miami Heat. While their recent 8-11 record is a slight concern, the Hawks are a solid 17-8 at home this season, including an impressive 103-92 win over the Grizzlies on Wednesday. Atlanta registered a 95-86 win against the Hornets in New Orleans on New Years Day.

New Orleans Hornets: Sporting the worst record in the Western Conference

New Orleans is flirting with losing twice as many games as they will win for a second straight season. After posting a 21-45 record in the lockout shortened 2011-12 NBA season, the Hornets are sporting a 16-33 record and sit last overall in the NBA Western Conference. After a somewhat promising 3-2 start this season, the Hornets dropped 23 of their next 27 games to doom their playoff hopes. New Orleans registered a 93-84 home win over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday.

Hornets vs Hawks Online NBA Betting Odds and Game Day Prediction

We were somewhat surprised to find Atlanta as relatively small favorites in this contest tonight. The bookmakers at Sportsbetting.com have posted the Hawks at -4.5 (-110) against the spread and -190 on the money line. The Hornets are road pups at +165 straight up and the Over/Under is listed at 194 (-110) total points. New Orleans has to be getting a little road weary as this is their sixth road game in seven outings. We’ll take a small chunk with Atlanta and the -190 ML tonight.