Dallas at Philadelphia

Both of these teams will be playoff-bound at the end of the season, and they are jockeying for position. This is an elite NBA game with each needing a win to keep pace or move up in seeding. I expect an intense battle, which usually means defense. Philly has played four of their last six UNDER the total, and with Embiid battling a bad back and his status is questionable, I think the Sixers are going to try and win with defense and slow the game down on the offensive end. Dallas is hot, winning eight of their last nine with the UNDER prevailing in three of their last four. This game has seeding implications for both, and it sets up as a playoff-type game. Make the play on the UNDER.