Philadelphia 76ers vs. Washington Wizards NBA Picks, Odds, Predictions 5/31/2021
Philadelphia 76ers (52-23) vs. Washington Wizards (35-42)
May 31, 2021 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Washington Wizards 7.5; Over/Under: +231
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The Philadelphia 76ers and Washington Wizards meet Monday in game four of the NBA East Playoffs at the Capital One Arena.
The Philadelphia 76ers look to complete the sweep and advance to the second round for the third time in four years. The Philadelphia 76ers are averaging 125.7 points on 54.5 percent shooting and allowing 105.3 points on 44.9 percent shooting. Joel Embiid is averaging 29.3 points and 2.7 assists while Tobias Harris is averaging 25.3 points and 9.3 rebounds. Ben Simmons is the third double-digit scorer and Seth Curry is dishing 3.3 assists. The Philadelphia 76ers are shooting 41.9 percent from beyond the arc and 68.1 percent from the free throw line. The Philadelphia 76ers are allowing 23.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 45.3 rebounds per game.
The Washington Wizards need a win here to save their season and force a game five on Wednesday. The Washington Wizards are averaging 105.3 points on 44.9 percent shooting and allowing 125.7 points on 54.5 percent shooting. Bradley Beal is averaging 30.3 points and 6.7 rebounds while Russell Westbrook is averaging 17.3 points and 11.7 assists. Daniel Gafford is the third double-digit scorer and Rui Hachimura is grabbing 5.7 rebounds. The Washington Wizards are shooting 23.4 percent from beyond the arc and 71.4 percent from the free throw line. The Washington Wizards are allowing 41.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 40.7 rebounds per game.
The 76ers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 road games and 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games overall. The Wizards are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 home games and 19-7-1 ATS in their last 27 games overall. The over is 4-1 in 76ers last 5 overall. The under is 4-1 in Wizards last 5 overall. The 76ers are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Washington and 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
The Philadelphia 76ers showed in game three that playing on the road doesn’t bother them much and they continue to light things up from downtown. The Washington Wizards have two gamers in Beal and Westbrook, but they lack the depth or the defensive effort to make this a series. There’s also a long history of teams down 0-3 just mailing it in and calling it a season. The Wizards have likely planned their vacation already. I’ll lay the chalk with the 76ers.
