The 76ers are coming into this game with a 47-35 record this season and they have been on fire in their recent games. They have won their last 9 straight games and have been much better since Joel Embiid came back to the lineup healthy. They are coming off of a win at home against the Heat in the play-in tournament to earn this 7th seed in the Eastern Conference, but they struggled a lot more in that game. The 76ers were trailing for most of that game and ended up winning the game by 1 point, but the Heat really took that game over with their great defense. The 76ers will encounter a similar problem here as the Knicks are a very good defensive team as well and they will be leaning on that here. Even in their last 3 road games they have struggled more, needing OT to beat the Spurs and only beating the Heat by 4 points as well. They are going up against a Knicks team that is 50-32 this season and they have been playing well in their recent games. They needed to win games to get the number 2 seed as the Bucks were holding that down form most of the year, but when the Knicks needed to win they showed up as they finished the regular season with 5 straight wins. They also won 3 of those last 5 games by 9+ points, including road wins against the Bucks and the Celtics in that span. The Knicks have been dominant at home this season at 27-14 and they are a team that can really cause some problems for the 76ers with their defense, especially with Embiid not 100% yet. The Knicks will cover the spread in this game.