Posted on
3/14/2008 4:19:57 PM
NBA Odds – Philadelphia 76ers at Chicago Bulls
By Eric Williams
The Philadelphia 76ers, (31-34 SU, 35-27-3 ATS, 29-35-1 O/U), are one of the hottest teams in the league, having won 13 of their last 17 games overall and five of their last six.
The Sixers are also gaining confidence with each victory over a quality opponent like their 83-82 road victory over the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday n the BetUS.com Sportsbook.
While the Sixers are winning by coming together under head coach Maurice Cheeks, the Chicago Bulls, (26-38 SU, 29-35 ATS, 33-29-2 O/U), have had all sorts of trouble both on and off the court this season.
Backup point guard Chris Duhon missed Sunday’s shootaround at Detroit before making upsetting management with some off-the-wall comments. Duhon’s incident comes just over one week after young power forward Tyrus Thomas blew off practice on March 5 and rookie Aaron Gray reportedly gave head coach Jim Boylan some back talk during a game in Memphis last week.
"When people question our team, I respond that we have guys in the locker room with a lot of character who care about their craft and work at it," Boylan said. "The guys were hurt the last couple days. There were a lot of things swirling around our team, and no one likes to see that stuff in the paper. This is a basketball team, not a soap opera."
Despite their recent troubles, the Bulls still stand an outside chance of making the playoffs in the mediocre eastern conference and come into tonight’s matchup off a solid 108-96 win over the Utah Jazz on Tuesday.
Philadelphia has covered the spread in five of their last six games while the Bulls have gone 4-1 against the spread in their last four games.
Here is a look at tonight’s Key Trends, followed by my NBA Betting Picks.
The 76ers are 4-0 ATS in their last four road games.
The 76ers are 5-0 ATS in their last five games as an underdog of 0.5-4.5.
The Bulls are 5-1 ATS in their last six home games vs. a team with a losing road record.
The Bulls are 5-1 ATS in their last six home games.
The Under is 4-1-1 in 76ers last six games following a S.U. win.
The Over is 4-0 in Bulls last four vs. NBA Atlantic.
The Under is 5-2 in the last seven meetings in Chicago.
The 76ers are 9-4 ATS in the last 13 meetings in Chicago.
Analysis: The Bulls have won three straight at home with the last two coming against quality opponents and should be able to pull out another ATS win tonight.
NBA Free Picks: Chicago -3½ Total Points
08:35 PM EST NBA Betting Odds
Philadelphia 76ers +3½ -110
Chicago Bulls -3½ -110
Over 199½ -110
Under 199½ -110
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