Oklahoma City Thunder vs Philadelphia 76ers

Combine the Thunder (-500) and the Chippewas (-300) into a 2-team parlay at -167 odds.

Philadelphia took a big hit losing Joel Embiid who was having an MVP season. He will be back soon, but not tonight. Phildelphia is a poor team without him as they are now 11-22 in their last 33 games. It looks like they will be in the play-in round of the NBA Eastern Conference playoffs as they currently sit in eighth place in the East. Oklahoma City is a young team that has blossomed. The Thunder are 52-22 with eight games left in the regular season, and have a one-game lead in the loss column on Denver. These are all crucial games from here on out for the Thunder. I just don't see Philadelphia being able to compete with a team playing at a high level right now. Make the play on Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma City went for 150 points vs. the Boston Celtics a little over a week ago. They have played five-straight games OVER the total, but signs point to a slowdown on offense as they have scored fewer points than in their previous game two consecutive times. Philadelphia has also played five-straight games OVER the total. There is no advantage to that, with teams in this situation showing a flat 50-percent Over/Under record when they hook up. The real story is that seven of the past nine meetings between these two in Philly have stayed UNDER the number. One of the two that went high was due to triple overtime. Make the play on the UNDER.

Philadelphia had won eight in a row before losing its last two on the road against Washington and New Orleans, but the 76ers will get back on track against the Thunder, who have lost six of 10, including 121-113 against Charlotte when the Hornets shot 54.8 percent on Thursday night. The Sixers had no answer for CJ McCollum, who exploded for 42 points, including 11 from 3-point range on Friday night. Joel Embiid scored 37 points and James Harden added 20 points for Philadelphia, which shot 56 percent itself. The 76ers have gone OVER four straight games overall and five in a row on the road. Oklahoma City is 7-3 OVER following an ATS loss and 12-4 OVER their past 16 home games. Philadelphia has covered five of six playing on no rest, but go with the 76ers on the money line and the OVER.