The Philadelphia 76ers (9-5) play their second road game in as many days Sunday. They face the Oklahoma City Thunder (6-6) at Chesapeake Energy Arena with tip-off set for 7 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the 76ers-Thunder NBA betting odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
The 76ers lost a 106-104 nail-biter as 1.5-point road underdogs at the Memphis Grizzlies Saturday. Philadelphia being careless with the rock is becoming a consistent thing; the 76ers turned the ball over 23 times against the Grizzlies and have the third-highest turnover percentage in the NBA.
Oklahoma City fought back from an 18-point first-half deficit to beat the Chicago Bulls 127-125 in overtime as a 2.5-point home underdog Friday. The win snapped a two-game losing skid for the Thunder. OKC SG Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with a team-high 33 points on 68.4% shooting, adding 5 rebounds and 10 assists.
These teams split their season series last year but OKC covered the spread in both games. Philadelphia has lost six of seven against the spread against OKC.
76ers at Thunder: Betting odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 11:45 a.m. ET.
- Money line: 76ers -145 (bet $145 to win $100) | Thunder +120 (bet $120 to win $100)
- Against the spread/ATS: 76ers -2.5 (-110) | Thunder +2.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 221.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
76ers at Thunder: Key Injuries
76ers
- C Joel Embiid (knee) out
- SG Seth Curry (COVID-19) out
- PF Mike Scott (knee) out
- SG Furkan Korkmaz (thigh) out
Thunder
- C Al Horford (personal) out
- SF Trevor Ariza (personal) out
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76ers at Thunder: Odds, betting lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Thunder 113, 76ers 109
Money line (ML)
It’s been a long week for Philadelphia (more on that in a second) but, there’s a good chance the 76ers are looking ahead as they have two nationally televised home games against the Boston Celtics following this game.
Furthermore, Philadelphia hasn’t looked great recently. The 76ers have lost four of six games and those two wins were against a COVID-19-ravaged Miami Heat team. 76ers-Thunder is priced as if Philadelphia is an upper-echelon team, and it might be when fully healthy, but in this spot, the value is with OKC.
I lean THUNDER (+120) for a quarter-unit with a plan to bet the spread heavier.
Against the spread (ATS)
Aren’t the 76ers tired? This is Philadelphia’s second back-to-back and its fifth game this week. The 76ers are 10-15-2 ATS with a minus-4.1 ATS margin since 2018 in the second game of a back-to-back.
Also, this is a good spot for OKC as the Thunder have covered the spread in 11 straight Sunday games and are 3-0 ATS this season when getting 3-4.5 points.
GIMME THUNDER +2.5 (-110) for 1.5 units.
Over/Under (O/U)
PASS ON THE TOTAL with a lean on OVER 221.5 (-110). The market has steamed the total up from the 219.5-point opener and I’d guess it has to do with the 76ers being a little worn out and the Thunder’s high 3-point rate. I’d rather take the OKC side than the Over.
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Also see:
- 3 observations: Ben Simmons, shorthanded Sixers fall to Grizzlies (Sixers Wire)
- Hoops Hype Rumors: 76ers | Thunder
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