76ers vs. Nets: Betting Odds, Game Notes & Prediction
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For the second time this season, the Philadelphia 76ers and the Brooklyn Nets will battle it out. Earlier this year, the Nets paid a visit to the Sixers on November 22. As expected, the game had a lot of hype behind it, considering it was the return of Ben Simmons in Philadelphia.
Although the matchup lost a lot of juice beforehand since the Sixers missed three key starters in Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, and James Harden — the Sixers still managed to take care of business and pulled off an upset victory in South Philly.
Since that late November matchup, both the Sixers and the Nets have picked up their play. After slow starts, the Sixers and the Nets have climbed up the Eastern Conference ranks.
For Philadelphia, they have won their last five games. As they surged out West, they advanced from the fourth seed to the second seed in the Eastern Conference.
Meanwhile, the Kevin Durant-less Nets are one game back from the Sixers, as they’ve gone 5-5 over their last ten games.
Key Game Notes
- Nets are 5-5 in the last ten games
- Brooklyn has won their last two games
- On the road, the Nets are 16-10 this season
- Sixers are currently on a five-game win streak
- Philadelphia is 8-2 over the last ten games
- At home, the Sixers are 17-7 this season
- Nets are 2-5 against the spread in their last seven games
- The total has gone under in seven of the Nets’ last nine games
- The total has gone over in nine of the Sixers’ last 11 games
- The total has gone over in the Sixers’ last six games at home
Injury Report
76ers
Julian Champagnie - OUT
Louis King - OUT
Furkan Korkmaz - OUT
Joel Embiid - QUESTIONABLE
Nets
Kevin Durant - OUT
Dru Smith - OUT
Day’Ron Sharpe - QUESTIONABLE
Game Odds
Spread: Sixers -5.5
Moneyline: PHI -200, BKN +165
Total O/U: 225.5
*All Odds are Provided by SI Sportsbook
Prediction
Spread: Nets +5.5
Moneyline: PHI -200
Total O/U: UNDER 225.5
