The Philadelphia 76ers (15-13) stop by Barclays Center Thursday for a 7:30 p.m. ET game with the Brooklyn Nets (20-8). Below, we look at the 76ers vs. Nets odds and lines, and make our expert NBA picks, predictions, and bets.
Brooklyn won its third straight game Tuesday by beating the Toronto Raptors 131-129 in overtime but failed to cover as 4.5-point home favorites.
Over the past two weeks, the Nets are 5-2 straight-up (SU), 3-4 ATS and 2-5 O/U with the ninth-best non-garbage time efficiency differential (plus-2.0 points per 100 possessions), according to CleaningTheGlass.com (CTG).
Philly has lost back-to-back games at the Memphis Grizzlies Monday and vs. the Miami Heat Wednesday.
The Sixers are 4-3 SU, 2-5 ATS and 2-4-1 O/U with the 22nd-best non-garbage time efficiency differential (minus-4.2 points per 100 possessions).
The Nets took down the Sixers 114-109 in their first meeting of the season, Oct. 22, and the Under cashed on the 224-point total.
Kevin Durant was the best player on the floor that night; KD scored 29 points, grabbed 15 boards and threw 12 assists.
76ers at Nets odds, spread and lines
Odds provided by Tipico Sportsbook; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 12:45 p.m. ET.
- Money line: 76ers -108 (bet $108 to win $100) | Nets -112 (bet $112 to win $110)
- Against the spread (ATS): 76ers +1.5 (-120) | Nets -1.5 (-105)
- Over/Under (O/U): 216.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
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76ers at Nets key injuries
76ers
- SG Furkan Korkmaz (health and safety protocols) questionable
- PF Georges Niang (health and safety protocols) out
Nets
- SG Bruce Brown (health and safety protocols) out
- SG James Harden (health and safety protocols) out
- SF James Johnson (health and safety protocols) out
- PF Paul Millsap (health and safety protocols) out
- C LaMarcus Aldridge (health and safety protocols) out
- SF DeAndre’ Bembry (health and safety protocols) out
- SG Joe Harris (ankle) out
76ers at Nets odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
76ers 106, Nets 101
Money line
BET the 76ERS (-108+) for 1 unit because the Nets (-112) will only have three bigs in their rotation, and Philly has two All-Star bigs – including All-NBA Second-Team C Joel Embiid.
Also, KD has been ballin’ recently and Brooklyn plays the highest volume of isolation offense. But, Philly has the best defensive efficiency vs. iso-ball, and Sixers wing Matisse Thybulle is one of the best on-ball defenders in the NBA.
Furthermore, Thybulle spent most of his time defending Harden in the first 76ers-Nets meeting this season, so now with Harden inactive for this game, Thybulle’s defensive tenacity can be used against KD.
Lastly, not only are the Sixers much healthier but they should’ve beaten the Nets in their first meeting when both teams were at full health. Philly squandered a 14-point lead and was up 12 points in the fourth quarter.
BET 76ERS (-108) for 1 unit.
Against the spread
PASS since the 76ers +1.5 (-120) is hardly any insurance for our Philly money line wager. For what it’s worth, the market is hammering the Nets -1.5 (-105) in this spot (according to the Yahoo! Sports app).
On top of that, Philly is 9-7 ATS on the road, Brooklyn is an NBA’s worst 3-10-1 ATS at home, and the Nets have failed to cover the spread in their past six home games.
Over/Under
With so much firepower out of the picture in this tilt, 216.5 is a pretty tall task. You can bet UNDER 216.5 (-110) with confidence.
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