Oklahoma City Thunder vs Philadelphia 76ers NBA Picks, Odds, Predictions 10/24/2021
Philadelphia 76ers (1-1) vs. Oklahoma City Thunder (0-2)
October 24, 2021 7:00 pm EDT
The Line: Oklahoma City Thunder 8.5; Over/Under: +218
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The Philadelphia 76ers and the Oklahoma City Thunder duke it out at the Paycom Center on Sunday night.
The Philadelphia 76ers will be hoping to bounce back in this one after getting stopped by the Nets in a 114-109 home loss on Friday. Tobias Harris led the team with 23 points, seven rebounds and four assists, Seth Curry added 23 points on nine of 12 shooting, Joel Embiid scored 19 points with eight rebounds, four assists and four blocks while Tyrese Maxey chipped in with 15 points. As a team, the 76ers shot 47 percent from the field and 14 of 36 from the 3-point line as they got off to a quick start and controlled the game, leading by 10 points in the fourth quarter until the Nets came alive and closed the game on a pivotal 22-7 run in the final 7:50 to steal the game late.
Meanwhile, the Oklahoma City Thunder have struggled so far this season and they will be hoping to avoid a third straight defeat after getting routed by the Rockets in a 124-91 road loss on Friday. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Mike Muscala each scored 13 points, Kenrich Williams added 12 points while Aleksej Pokusevski chipped in with 10 points, but no other player scored more than eight points. As a team, the Thunder shot just 37 percent from the field and 14 of 43 from the 3-point line as they started the game with sloppy defense and could never find their way into the contest after falling behind by 22 points at halftime. Luguentz Dort scored just eight points on three of nine shooting, Darius Bazley scored just five points on one of seven shooting while Ty Jerome finished scoreless on zero of five shooting.
Looking at the betting trends, the 76ers are 1-5-1 ATS in their last seven Sunday games, 5-1 ATS in their last six games following a loss and 4-1 ATS in their last five games against a team with a losing record. The Thunder are 4-12 ATS in their last 16 home games, 1-5 ATS in their last six games following a loss of more than 10 points and 18-3 ATS in their last 21 Sunday games.
Andre Drummond is listed as doubtful due to a sprained right ankle and there’s always a chance of Embiid resting as he continues to play through knee soreness, but I’m sticking with the 76ers to get the win in this one as I’ve yet to see many positives from the Thunder in their two blowout losses so far.
