The San Antonio Spurs travel to the City of Brotherly Love to take on the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday night.
The San Antonio Spurs look to bounce back after suffering a 95-103 home loss to the undermanned Los Angeles Clippers in their last outing. The Spurs have steadily climbed the team standings after a slow start to the season. They are currently sixth in the Western Conference team standings with their 26-21 record which is just two games off the third seeded OKC Thunder.
The Spurs are 17th in the league in scoring at 111.4 points per game. They are ranked 12th in the passing game at 24.7 assists per game and 22nd in rebounding at 44.4 boards per game. Defensively, the San Antonio is allowing their opponents to score 109.2 points per game which is ranked 12th among 30 NBA teams.
San Antonio Spurs vs Philadelphia 76ers 1/23/19
Moneyline Odds: +155 Spurs, -175 76ers
Odds from bet365 as of 1/23/19
The Wells Fargo Center has been home sweet home for the Philadelphia 76ers who are an outstanding 20-5 SU at home this season. Because of their success at their home floor, the Sixers have managed to build a 30-17 record, good for the 4th spot in the Eastern Conference.
Joel Embiid has been a standout for the Sixers. The Franchise leads the league with 20 games where he’s scored at least 30 points and grabbed 10 rebounds. The last Sixers player to accomplish that feat was Charles Barkley during the 1990-91 season. Embiid is averaging 27.1 points, 13.2 rebounds and 2.0 blocks per game. Jimmy Butler is scoring 19.0 points per game while the sharpshooting JJ Redick is adding 18.4 points per outing for Philly.
The Sixers are the 4th highest scoring team in the league at 115.6 points per game. They are also ranked 3rd in passing at 27.4 assists per game and 4th off the glass with 47.7 rebounds per contest. However, Philadelphia gives up 111.8 points per game which is the 10th most in the league.
The Spurs are 6-4 SU in their last 10 games played. San Antonio is is 3-2 SU on the road during that period. The Sixers are 7-3 SUin their last 10 games played. Philly is 4-2 SU in six road games over that stretch. Head to head, the Spurs are 8-2 SU in their last 10 games against the Sixers.
The Sixers are also doing very well lately and in fact may be playing better than the Spurs as of the moment. Joel Embiid is delivering an MVP type season while Jimmy Butler has been excellent as the Sixers’ closer Likewise Ben Simmons and JJ Redick have done their share to lead the Sixers. However, Jimmy Butler and Ben Simmons are questionable for this game as Butler has a wrist injury while Simmons has an upper respiratory problem. If they are a no-go on Wednesday, Joel Embiid will have to carry a heavy scoring load against the Spurs. Despite their absence, the Sixers still have plenty of firepower with Redick, Landry Shamet, Wilson Chandler and TJ McConnell.
The Spurs are just 9-14 on the road and I like the Sixers when they are at home.
I’m picking the Philadelphia 76ers to beat the San Antonio Spurs on 1/23/19.
San Antonio is 6-4 ATS in their last 10 games played. The Spurs are 3-2 ATS in five road games during that period. The Sixers are 5-5 ATS in their last five games played and Philadelphia is 3-3 ATS in their last six games played at home. Head to head, the Sixers are 6-4 ATS in their last 10 meetings against the Spurs.
San Antonio Spurs vs Philadelphia 76ers 1/23/19
Spread Odds: Spurs +3.5 (-110), 76ers -3.5 (-110)
Odds from betonline.ag as of 1/23/19
The Sixers play well when rested as they are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 games when playing one one day rest. Philly has also held the fort against struggling road teams as they are 5-2 ATS in their last seven games at home against teams with road winning percentage of below .400 and 27-10 ATS in their last 37 home games against opponents with a losing road record. The Sixers are also 4-1 ATS in their last five meetings against the Spurs and are 8-3 ATS versus San Antonio in their last 11 meetings in Philadelphia.
Prediction: 76ers -3.5
The over is 26-21-1 in the Spurs’ 28 games played this season and the over is also 26-22 in the Sixers’ 48 games played during this campaign. The total has gone over in 14 out of the 23 road games played by the Spurs this season while the Sixers have seen the over hit in 14 out of 25 home games played so far. Head to head though, the under is 7-3 in their last 10 meetings.
San Antonio Spurs vs Philadelphia 76ers 1/23/19
Over/Under Odds: Over 226 -110, Under 226 -110
Odds from betonline.ag as of 1/23/19
Individually, the trends point to the over but head to head, these teams have engaged in low scoring games. They have met just once this season though and that game fell below the total by just 6 points. Considering the Sixers only scored 96 points in that game and they average 115 points per game on the season, I think these teams will play a high scoring game here with the Sixers’ offense dictating the tempo of the game.
Prediction: Over 226
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