Detroit at Philadelphia

Detroit has a winning record and plays strong defense for coach Stan Van Gundy at fourth in the NBA in points allowed. They've won six of the last nine games, including twice as a dog. They won at Indiana, 104-98, as a +5 dog, and won 93-79 against San Antonio as a +5 puppy. They held the Spurs to 36.9% shooting as workhorse center Andre Drummond had 17 rebounds. San Antonio was just 5-of-26 from long range. Young Philadelphia has a losing home record and is soft on defense at #25 in points allowed. The 76ers have not done well as a favorite of 5+ points, losing the last three times. They lost 101-95 at home to Sacramento and 107-104 at home to the Lakers, both times as 8-point chalk, plus dropped a 115-101 game at home against Phoenix as a double-digit favorite. Back the visitors to win this game straight-up. Play Detroit on the moneyline.