The Philadelphia 76ers (28-16) visit the Brooklyn Nets (18-23) for an early 3 p.m. ET tip-off at the Barclays Center on Martin Luther King Jr. Day. We analyze the 76ers-Nets odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.
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76ers at Nets: Key injuries
76ers
- C Al Horford (hand) questionable
- C Joel Embiid (hand) out
Nets
- C DeAndre Jordan (finger) out
- SF Kevin Durant (Achilles) out
- SF Wilson Chandler (hamstring) out
76ers at Nets: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
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Prediction
76ers 103, Nets 98
Moneyline (ML)
The first meeting between the 76ers and Nets occurred just five days ago, and the 76ers prevailed 117-106 behind a plus-15-point fourth-quarter margin. Expect a similar outcome Monday due to several matchup edges the Sixers hold over the Nets. Brooklyn has been subpar offensively this season—ranked 20th in points per game, 24th in field-goal percentage, 25th in effective FG% and 28th in 3-point percentage—while the 76ers are elite defensively. Philadelphia is ranked second in opponent points per game and defensive rebound percentage, and ninth in opponent field-goal percentage.
The most important (healthy) 76ers player, Ben Simmons, should have success. Simmons needs to be aggressive with no Embiid in the lineup, and he’s had back-to-back 20-point games and averages .602 FG% against in his career.
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Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
PASS on the line because we are on the 76ers to win outright in a low-key primetime spot on MLK day, and there’s no point of investing in the tiny line of 76ers +1.5 (+105). If this were a standard regular-season game, maybe the Nets catch them napping, but that’s not happening with the 76ers as the current sixth seed in the Eastern Conference and without a hobbled Embiid.
Furthermore, Philly is 5-1 against the spread and straight up in its last six games against Brooklyn, including a 4-1 series win in the first round of the 2018-19 NBA playoffs.
Over/Under (O/U)
Both teams have poor offensive ratings—76ers are ranked 20th and the Nets are 25th, but the main reasons to bet the UNDER 222.5 (-125) are the Under-friendly trends; 76ers have a 9-13 Over/Under record as an away team and Brooklyn has a 9-11-1 O/U record at home. Also, the Under has cashed a lot in recent meetings; the Under is 9-4-1 in the last 14 meetings in Brooklyn.
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