The Brooklyn Nets and Philadelphia 76ers meet Thursday in NBA action at the Wells Fargo Center. The Brooklyn Nets need a win after losing six of their last eight games. The Philadelphia 76ers look for a win after winning 14 of their last 19 games.
The Brooklyn Nets are averaging 111.1 points on 46.7 percent shooting and allowing 112 points on 45.5 percent shooting. Kevin Durant is averaging 29.1 points and 5.8 assists, while Kyrie Irving is averaging 26.2 points and 4.6 rebounds. Seth Curry is the third double-digit scorer and LaMarcus Aldridge is grabbing 5.6 rebounds. The Brooklyn Nets are shooting 35.4 percent from beyond the arc and 80.2 percent from the free throw line. The Brooklyn Nets are allowing 34 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 44.2 rebounds per game.
The Philadelphia 76ers are averaging 108.5 points on 46.4 percent shooting and allowing 106.1 points on 45.2 percent shooting. Joel Embiid is averaging 29.7 points and 4.3 assists, while James Harden is averaging 24.6 points and 12.4 assists. Tobias Harris is the third double-digit scorer and Tyrese Maxey is dishing 4.5 assists. The Philadelphia 76ers are shooting 35.7 percent from beyond the arc and 81.8 percent from the free throw line. The Philadelphia 76ers are allowing 33.9 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.1 rebounds per game.
The Nets are 5-1-1 ATS in their last 7 road games and 0-5-1 ATS in their last 6 Thursday games. The 76ers are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games as a favorite and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The over is 7-2 in Nets last 9 overall. The over is 6-2 in 76ers last 8 overall. The Nets are 2-5 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Philadelphia.
The Philadelphia 76ers should be favored at home considering they’re in much better form and that includes winning their last five games by an average of seven points. However, this is a grudge match given the issues the Nets had with Harden and with Ben Simmons on the sidelines of the Nets bench. Both teams will want to win this game, and it’s hard to turn down free points with the Nets having Kyrie and Durant in the mix. Should be a fun contest. I’ll take the road, dog.