The Philadelphia 76ers will look to overcome the odds as 5.5-point underdogs in Game 2 of the first round of the NBA Playoffs against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on Monday, beginning at 7:30 PM ET on TNT. The Knicks are ahead 1-0 in the series. The point total for the matchup is set at 204.5.
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Spread: Knicks (-5.5) to Cover
- The model projects the Knicks to win, just as DraftKings does, but the model favors them by a small margin more (6.3 to 5.5).
- New York has gone 43-36-3 ATS this season.
- The Knicks have been favored by 5.5 points or more 30 times this season, and covered the spread in 16 of those contests.
- Philadelphia’s ATS record is 48-34-0 this year.
- The 76ers have covered the spread 10 times this season (10-7 ATS) when playing as at least 5.5-point underdogs.
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Total: Over 204.5
- The model projects a total (223.4 points) much higher than the one set by DraftKings for this game (204.5 points). Take the over.
- In 68 games this year, New York and its opponent have combined for more than 204.5 points.
- Philadelphia’s games have had over 204.5 points 71 times this season.
- A total of 37 out of the Knicks’ 82 games this season have gone over the point total.
- A total of 43 76ers games this season have hit the over.
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Moneyline Winner: Knicks (-230)
- Prediction: Knicks 115, 76ers 109
- This season, New York has won 36 out of the 47 games, or 76.6%, in which it has been favored.
- Philadelphia has won in nine, or 28.1%, of the 32 contests it has been named as the odds-on underdog this year.
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Josh Hart Points Prop: Under 12.5
- Josh Hart puts up 9.4 points, 8.3 rebounds and 4.1 assists per contest. At the other end, he averages 0.9 steals and 0.3 blocks.
- Hart’s 9.4-point scoring average is 3.1 less than Monday’s prop total.
- This season, Hart has scored beyond the points prop number in 28 of 70 games with a set total.
- In 2023-24, the 76ers are 15th in the NBA on offense (114.6 points scored per game) and ninth defensively (111.5 points conceded).
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Joel Embiid Points Prop: Under 30.5
- The 76ers are receiving 34.7 points, 11.0 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game from Joel Embiid this year.
- Embiid’s 34.7 points per game average is 4.2 points more than Monday’s over/under.
- He is 24-for-46 at going over his points prop total this season.
- The Knicks have been carried by their defense, as they rank second-best in the NBA by allowing just 108.2 points per game. They rank 19th in the league in points scored (112.8 per contest).
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All stats in this article refer to the 2023-24 regular season.
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