Philadelphia at Washington

These teams met last night in Philly and it was ugly - a blowout win by the 76ers. But I see a different Washington team showing up, one with a chip on its shoulder. The Wizards trailed by 34 points in the third quarter and Coach Flip Saunders benched all his starters for the entire fourth quarter. John Wall said, "Everybody's got to be on the same page. If everybody’s going to play selfish that’s going to hurt you. You gotta play hard and you got to do it the right way. They put up a statement." The last time Washington got blown out by 20 or more they bounced back the next game with their first win, 93-78 over Toronto with a fierce defensive effort, also at home. As good as first place Philadelphia is overall, they are still a .500 road team (3-3). The 76ers are 2-9 ATS in their last 11 games as a road favorite of -5.0 to -10.5 so grab the big (and embarrassed) home dog. Play the Wizards.