The New York Knicks (4-10) visit the Philadelphia 76ers (8-5) Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET at Wells Fargo Center. We analyze the Knicks-76ers odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.
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Knicks at 76ers: Key injuries
Knicks
- PG Kadeem Allen (knee) questionable
- PG Elfrid Payton (hamstring) out
- SG Reggie Bullock (neck) out
Knicks at 76ers: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
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Prediction
76ers 118, Knicks 101
Moneyline (ML)
The Knicks are getting +500 odds as the visitors, which is nearly too tempting to turn down. New York is even coming off an impressive 123-105 home win over the Cleveland Cavaliers Monday, but it heads into Philadelphia with a 1-6 road record and is 0-3 against the Atlantic Division.
The 76ers (-714) are an unimpressive 5-5 over their last 10 games, but they’re a perfect 4-0 at Wells Fargo Center and dropped the same Cavaliers team 114-95 on the road Sunday in their last game. They’ll win this handily at full health in their return home, but there’s too much chalk on the moneyline. We’ll play the spread.
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Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
The lopsided moneyline is reflected in the spread of -11.5 (-115) for the SIXERS. Take this bet with a high degree of confidence and expect the hosts to come away with a comfortable win by 12 or more points.
The Knicks are 7-7 against the spread and 4-3 on the road while the Sixers are just 6-6 overall and 2-2 at home. Philly outscores the opposition by an average margin of 3.1 points per game with the Knicks losing by an average of 7.1 points per outing. The hosts are expected to put forward a full lineup Wednesday after handing out rest days of late, and they’ll play their first home game in over a week.
The Knicks lost four of their last five road games by margins greater than 12 points, and they will once again in Philadelphia.
Over/Under (O/U)
Take the OVER 213.5 (-105). The Knicks rank 29th in the NBA with a 4-10 record against the Over/Under and fall an average of four points shy of the projected total while the Sixers are 7-6 against projections and top them by an average of 0.2 points per game.
New York allows 108.9 points per game and Philly gives up 106.7 while scoring 109.8. This will creep just over the line as the 76ers cruise to victory and allow the Knicks to get some easy buckets in garbage time.
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