In a contest featuring one of the hottest squads in the NBA, the Philadelphia 76ers (18-7, 8-2 in their last 10) face the Chicago Bulls (10-17) at Wells Fargo Center on December 18, 2023. The 76ers are favorites by 11 points. The point total in the matchup is set at 227.5.
Keep reading to dig into the best bets you can make on Monday’s game, based on our computer predictions.
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Spread: 76ers (-11) to Cover
- The 76ers are the bet in this game. They’re favored by 3.8 more points in the model than DraftKings (14.8 to 11).
- Philadelphia is 18-7-0 ATS this season.
- The 76ers have an ATS record of 5-0 when playing as at least 11-point favorites this season.
- Chicago has a 12-14-1 record against the spread this year.
- The Bulls have covered the spread once this season (1-1 ATS) when playing as at least 11-point underdogs.
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Total: Over 227.5
- The DraftKings point total for this game is just 1.2 points lower than the model projection.
- In 14 games this year, Philadelphia and its opponent have combined for more than 227.5 points.
- Chicago’s games have gone over 227.5 points on 10 occasions this season.
- 76ers games have hit the over 17 out of 25 times this season.
- So far this season, 17 out of the Bulls’ 27 games with an over/under have hit the over.
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Moneyline Winner: 76ers (-575)
- Prediction: 76ers 122, Bulls 107
- Philadelphia has entered the game as favorites 19 times this season and won 17, or 89.5%, of those games.
- Chicago has come away with five wins in the 16 contests it has been listed as the underdog this season.
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Tyrese Maxey Rebounds Prop: Over 3.5
- Tyrese Maxey averages 25.6 points, 3.9 boards and 6.7 assists per game. Defensively, he averages 0.9 steals and 0.6 blocks.
- His per-game rebounding average of 3.9 is 0.4 higher than his prop bet on Monday (3.5).
- He’s grabbed more rebounds than the listed total for him 11 times this season in his 26 games bookmakers set a prop.
- With 42.7 rebounds per game and 45.1 rebounds conceded, the Bulls are 22nd and 23rd in the NBA, respectively.
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DeMar DeRozan Rebounds Prop: Under 3.5
- The Bulls are getting 22.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game from DeMar DeRozan this year.
- He has averaged 0.1 more rebounds per game (3.6) than his prop bet total in Monday’s game (3.5).
- This will be his 28th game with a rebound prop this season, and so far he has hit the over 11 times.
- The 76ers are playing well when it comes to rebounding, as they rank fifth-best in the league in boards (45.9 per game) and fifth-best in rebounds allowed (41.8 per contest).
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