The Boston Celtics came into the season expected to compete for the No. 1 spot in the Eastern Conference, but they're travelling to Philadelphia still looking for their first win. We can also note that free-agent signee Gordon Hayward will miss the rest of the season due to a gruesome leg, and here they'll face a 76ers team that has covered the spread in four straight meetings (won the last one outright 105-99 here at Wells Fargo Center).

Philadelphia showed a lot of promise in its 120-115 loss at Washington on Wednesday, and there's no doubt that this is a team packed with potential. Center Joel Embiid seems to be getting more minutes than expected (he was on minutes restrictions all last season) and Philly has the top picks in each of the last two drafts in guard/forward Ben Simmons and guard Markelle Fultz.

The Phillies have covered the spread in nine of their last 10 Friday night fights.

My selection is a 10* play on Philadelphia 76ers.