The 11-26 New Orleans Hornets will travel to play the 16-22 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 -3 ½ points with an over under line of 184 ½ points. When the odds came out a few hours ago the 76ers were -3 point favorites with an over under of 184 ½ points. There has been no movement on the total and a ½ point move on Philadelphia.
The teams met back on November 7th and it was Philadelphia with the 77-62 road win as a -1 ½ point betting favorite. The total came in at under 179 ½ points.
The Hornets are 5-13 straight up on the road this season. The team had their four game win streak snapped on Sunday afternoon in a 100-87 road defeat to the New York Knicks as a +7 point underdog. The total came under 190 ½ points. It was a bad shooting performance for New Orleans as they make just 40% from the floor and 4 of 23 from three. Eric Gordon led the team with 22 points on 7 of 14 from the floor. With Gordon back healthy and rounding into shape the Hornets are hoping for more scoring output and to better as points per game average of 92 and a 28th rank in the league in scoring offense.
The 76ers are 10-8 straight up on the road this year. They have been running horrible as they break a four game losing streak on Saturday in a 107-100 home win against the Houston Rockets as a -1 point home favorite. The game finished over 204 points. They score over 100 points for the first time in six games. Jrue Holiday scores 30 points and dishes out 9 assists on 11 of 22 shooting. Much like New Orleans the 76ers struggle scoring points. They average just over 92 points a game good for 27th in the NBA. Philadelphia has been playing without Andrew Bynum with bone bruises on his knees. He has come public and said he expects to be in the lineup for Philadelphia after the All Star Break.
