It’s Monday, January 6, and the Phoenix Suns (15-18) are in the City of Brotherly Love to take on the Philadelphia 76ers (14-19) from Wells Fargo Center.
The Suns have lost 4 straight as cries for Jimmy Butler grow louder. Saturday, Phoenix lost to the Pacers in Indianapolis 126-108. Devin Booker is averaging nearly 25 points (24.6) and 7 assists (6.6) per game to pace the Suns. Philly snapped a 2-game slide with a 123-94 win Saturday in Brooklyn against the Nets. Joel Embiid scored 28 points in 29 minutes to lead the 76ers to victory.
The Suns are currently 5-10 on the road with a point differential of -2, while the 76ers have a 4-6 record in their last ten games at home.
We’ve got all the info and analysis you need to know ahead of the game, including the latest info on the how to catch tipoff, odds, recent team performance, player stats, and of course, our predictions, picks & best bets for the game from our modeling tools and staff of experts.
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Game details & how to watch Suns at 76ers live today
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Game odds for Suns at 76ers
The latest odds as of Monday:
That gives the Suns an implied team point total of 111.77, and the 76ers 113.59.
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Expert picks & predictions for Monday’s Suns at 76ers game
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Drew Dinsick (@whale_capper) likes the visitors to cover: Phoenix Suns +3.5“Both teams are in desperate need to turn their seasons around, but the Suns are more capable as rostered with Booker having shaken the rust off in his return last time out and effectively at full strength at long last.”
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Our model calculates projections around each moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points like recent performance, head-to-head player matchups, trends information and projected game totals.
Once the model is finished running, we put its projections next to the latest betting lines for the game to arrive at a relative confidence level for each wager.
Here are the best bets our model is projecting for today’s Suns & 76ers game:
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Moneyline: NBC Sports Bet is staying away from a play on the Moneyline.
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Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play ATS on the Phoenix Suns at +3.5.
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Total: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a play on the UNDER on the Game Total of 225.
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Important stats, trends & insights to know ahead of Suns vs. 76ers on Monday
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The 76ers have won 14 of their last 20 games as favorites
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Only two of Philly’s last eight home games have gone OVER the Total.
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The 76ers have failed to cover the spread in 19 of their 33 games this season
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The Suns have won 4 of their last 5 road games against teams with losing records
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