The 19-15 Brooklyn Nets will be the road team as they face the 15-20 Philadelphia 76ers in an NBA pro basketball game on Tuesday night. Tip off time from Philadelphia is scheduled for 7PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.
The NBA odds in this game has the home team Philadelphia 76ers favored by -1 ½ points with an over under line of 187 points. When the odds opened a few hours ago it was the 76ers favored by -1 point with the over under line of 187 points. There has been no movement on the total but a ½ point move on the 76ers.
The teams met back on December 23rd and it was Brooklyn with the 95-92 home win as a -6 point betting favorite. The game went under 187 ½ points. Trend: Brooklyn is 3-0 to the over in their past three games.
The Nets are 7-8 on the road this season. They have responded favorably to the coaching change with five wins over their past six games. Scoring is way up as the team has eclipsed 100 points in four of their past five games. Brooklyn defeats Sacramento on Saturday 113-93 as a -7 point home favorite. The game ended over 196 points. A good shooting performance by Brooklyn has they make nearly 52% from the floor. Six Nets scored in double digits with the bench contributing with 50 points.
The 76ers are 9-7 on their home court. They have lost three straight and five of their past six games. The 76ers return home after a long eight game road trip where they finished 2-6. Philadelphia was defeated by San Antonio on Saturday night 109-86 as a +13 ½ point underdog. The game ended under 198 points. Philadelphia is a bad offensive team and played like it in defeat by sinking just 41.7% from the floor. The 76ers have a hard time scoring points this season as they average just under 93 a game ranking 26th in the NBA. Center Andrew Bynum has not taken the court this season and has started a more intense rehab. Still no return date set for the Sixers big man.
