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Bets We Like With a Sixers Win
FiveThirtyEight gives the Sixers an 84% chance of winning with a -10.5 point spread. Philadelphia’s implied win probability based on the moneyline is 74%. Both the projection model and oddsmakers have tightened up a bit on the spread and moneyline odds following Saturday’s game. The O/U line has also jumped considerably between games.
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Sixers Win and Under 222.5 Points (+148, DraftKings)
The Sixers and Hornets shot the lights out on Saturday night, but it likely came as more of an anomaly than a trend to watch going forward. Keep in mind that each of the Sixers’ first five games on the season went under the total points threshold, often by a considerable margin:
- vs. Washington: 220 points (U 231.0)
- @ New York: 198 points (U 215.0)
- @ Cleveland: 212 points (U 217.5)
- vs. Toronto: 193 points (U 219.5)
- @ Orlando: 208 points (U 219.0)
The Hornets started the season hitting the over, then followed it up with a four-game stretch that saw each game’s total go under the total points threshold before playing the Sixers:
- vs. Oklahoma City: 216 points (U 219.5)
- vs. Brooklyn: 210 points (U 233.0)
- @ Dallas: 217 points (U 225.0)
- vs. Memphis: 201 points (U 220.0)
The Sixers benefitted from some absolutely unconscious shooting from beyond the arc with their starting five connecting on 11-21 shots from deep. One would assume that head coach Doc Rivers might look to match up Simmons against Rozier to limit the damage and allow LaMelo Ball to try to carry the load against Danny Green.
Given that the O/U has risen 5.5 points between games, the under is a much more comfortable bet than ahead of the last game between the teams.
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Ben Simmons to Record a Triple-Double and Sixers to Win (+600, FOX Bet)
This isn’t a bet that we’re 100% sold on, but there’s reason to believe that Sixers point guard Ben Simmons could repeat his triple-double performance from Saturday night.
Simmons averaged nearly a double-double through the Sixers’ first few games of the season and flirted with a triple-double in a road win over the Orlando Magic despite playing just 25 minutes. While he didn’t play against the Hornets in 2019-20, he was electric in four games against Charlotte in the 2018-19 season, averaging 21.8 points, 10 rebounds, and 7.5 assists per game.
His final line against the Hornets this past weekend of 15 points, 12 rebounds, and 11 assists was even more impressive given that he took a mere nine shots from the field.
Given that he’s already done it once this season and he nearly did it in three of the last four games against Charlotte in 2018-19, it’s worth taking a flier on at +600 odds. A max bet of $83.33 would pay out a whopping $583.31.
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