NBA Picks #3 & #4: 703 Miami Heat @ 704 Philadelphia 76ers
Rating: 4 units - Regular Play
Pick: Philadelphia 76ers (-10) (Play up to -11)
Odds: -108 / 1.92 on Pinnacle Sports OR -110 / 1.91 on TheGreekRating: 4 units - Regular Play
Pick: Over 215 (Play up to 217)
Odds: -106 / 1.94 on Pinnacle Sports OR -110 / 1.91 on TheGreek
There is a huge difference between these two teams when both are at their best and I believe this will be visible tonight, with Philadelphia winning this series tonight against a Miami team that will have both Tyler Johnson and Josh Richardson physically banged up. It's pretty remarkable that Philadelphia won the Game 4 at Miami by 4 points while committing 27 turnovers and shooting 7-31 3pts. With just one day off between Games 3 and 4 and with Game 4 being an early game, Embiid struggled with 2-11 FG and 8 turnovers.
Now with two days to rest between Game 4 and 5, I expect Philadelphia will have its full energy back to run Miami out of the gym, as it has been clear that even with Embiid back, the Sixers really want to push the pace of this series as much as possible. With the Sixers cutting down some of the turnovers and with better perimeter shooting, I expect Philadelphia to have another massive offensive game. Miami has been solid the whole series, but everytime Philadelphia raises its level, the Heat have no chance. I believe the Sixers will pick up an easy double digits win tonight in a very high scoring contest and so, I'll be taking both Philadelphia and the Over in here.