Philadelphia is off to a bad start after losing at Boston, but now the 76ers have a game under their belts against Chicago, which is playing its season opener. The Bulls are still rebuilding after essentially tanking last season. They're also missing Lauri Markkanen, who averaged 15.2 points and led the team in rebounding in 2017-18 as he's out until mid-Novemebr with an elbow injury. Chicago ended last season losing its last four games overall and the Bulls are 0-6 ATS their last six against Atlantic Division teams and 4-13 ATS their last 17 road games overall. The Sixers have covered the spread in 20 of their last 27 home games and the home team is 7-3 ATS the last 10 meetings. The 76ers shot only 39.1 percent against Boston and just 5-for-26 from three-point range with Joel Embiid scoring a team-leading 23 points. Look for a big improvement on the offensive end by Philly in this matchup and play the 76ers.
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NBA
Chicago at Philadelphia
October 18, 2018
8:05 PM Eastern
1 unit on Philadelphia -11.5 (-103) (risk 1 to return 1.97)
Result:
WIN
WIN
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