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Stephen Nover's NBA Friday Bookie Basher
(NBA) Pacers (IND) vs. 76ers (PHI),
Point Spread: -6.00 | -114.00 76ers (PHI) (Home)
Result: Loss
Point Spread: -6.00 | -114.00 76ers (PHI) (Home)
Result: Loss
The 76ers are finding their groove this month with Joel Embiid, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey all healthy again.
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU, 5-0 ATS in its last five games and fully rested having last played on Sunday.
The bar is set low here for Philly. Indiana also will enter the matchup well-rested, but with its confidence at low ebb. The Pacers have lost five of their last six games with the last one being a four-point home loss to the Hornets as an 11 1/2-point favorite.
Defense is again a problem for the Pacers as they rank 26th in scoring defense and 29th in defensive field goal percentage.
Indiana also has one of the worst point spread marks in its last 15 games going 2-12-1 ATS for 14 percent.
Philadelphia is 4-1 SU, 5-0 ATS in its last five games and fully rested having last played on Sunday.
The bar is set low here for Philly. Indiana also will enter the matchup well-rested, but with its confidence at low ebb. The Pacers have lost five of their last six games with the last one being a four-point home loss to the Hornets as an 11 1/2-point favorite.
Defense is again a problem for the Pacers as they rank 26th in scoring defense and 29th in defensive field goal percentage.
Indiana also has one of the worst point spread marks in its last 15 games going 2-12-1 ATS for 14 percent.
