Philadelphia 76ers (36-23) vs. New York Knicks (25-35)
February 27, 2022 1:00 pm EDT
The Line: New York Knicks +7; Over/Under: +216
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The Philadelphia 76ers and New York Knicks meet Sunday in NBA action at Madison Square Garden. The Philadelphia 76ers look for a win after winning five of their last seven games. The New York Knicks look to snap a four-game losing streak.
The Philadelphia 76ers are averaging 107.9 points on 46.3 percent shooting and allowing 105.9 points on 45.1 percent shooting. Joel Embiid is averaging 29.7 points and 4.5 assists, while James Harden is averaging 27 points and 12 assists. Tobias Harris is the third double-digit scorer and Tyrese Maxey is dishing 4.6 assists. The Philadelphia 76ers are shooting 35.7 percent from beyond the arc and 81.4 percent from the free throw line. The Philadelphia 76ers are allowing 33.7 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.3 rebounds per game.
The New York Knicks are averaging 105 points on 43.4 percent shooting and allowing 106.7 points on 44.5 percent shooting. Julius Randle is averaging 19.7 points and 10.2 rebounds, while RJ Barrett is averaging 18.6 points and 2.6 assists. Evan Fournier is the third double-digit scorer and Derrick Rose is grabbing 3 rebounds. The New York Knicks are shooting 35.2 percent from beyond the arc and 75.1 percent from the free throw line. The New York Knicks are allowing 34.6 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 46.1 rebounds per game.
The 76ers are 8-2 ATS in their last 10 road games and 4-0 ATS in their last 4 Sunday games. The Knicks are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 games overall. The over is 5-2 in 76ers last 7 overall. The over is 5-1 in Knicks last 6 overall. The 76ers are 1-3-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings in New York and 0-3-1 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
Early start and weird things tend to happen in these spots, but I’ll continue to fade the New York Knicks, an underachieving team that gets outscored by average at home and is losing their last five games by an average of 6.2 points. The Philadelphia 76ers are as healthy as they’ve been all year, and the addition of Harden makes things easier for everybody. Thick line for a road team and an early start time, but I have to side with the 76ers.
