Philadelphia at Los Angeles

A pair of uptempo teams meet in Los Angeles, ones playing little defense. Philadelphia is 13th in the NBA in scoring, and so much better with rookie Michael Carter-Williams in the lineup, scoring 27 with four steals last night in Phoenix. The 76ers are 5-2 ATS in their last seven Sunday games. This is a young, athletic team that matches up well with the aging Lakers. Los Angeles still has problems defending teams with quick guards, and the 76ers can exploit that. Los Angeles is on a season-high four-game losing streak. The Lakers are 2-5 ATS in their last seven games playing on one days rest, 5-11 ATS against the NBA Atlantic division.  Already without the likes of Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, and Steve Blake, Los Angeles was without Pau Gasol on Friday at Utah due to respiratory infection, a loss. The road team is 8-1 ATS in the last nine meetings between these teams, and the 76ers are 4-0 ATS in the last four meetings in Los Angeles. Play the Philadelphia 76ers.