The 11-38 Charlotte Bobcats will be on a back to back when they take on the 21-27 Philadelphia 76ers in an NBA pro basketball game on Saturday night. Tip off time from Philadelphia is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.
The NBA odds from this pro basketball game has the home team Philadelphia 76ers favored by -9 ½ points with an over under line of 189 points. There has been a ½ point move on Philadelphia and a 1 point move over the total as the odds opened the 76ers favored by -9 points with a total of 189 points.
The teams went head to head on November 30th with the Philadelphia 76ers posting the 104-98 road win against the Bobcats as a -3 ½ point betting favorite. The total came in at over 188 points.
Charlotte has a road record of 5-19 on the season. They drop their sixth straight game on Friday night after a 100-93 home defeat to the LA Lakers as a +6 ½ point underdog. The game landed under 206 points. The Bobcats choke away a 20 point lead at the half in defeat. They get outscored 31-15 in the final quarter. Charlotte shoots 42.7% from the field and 4 of 14 from three. They allowed the Lakers 45% shooting. Byron Mullens had 20 points and 12 rebounds in the loss. The Bobcats are 29th and second to last in offense shooting percentage at 42.5% from the floor. Their leading scorers are four guards and neither shoots greater than 44%. The team gets no easy baskets when guards are taking most of the shots. That doesn’t bode well in the NBA. They are also 30th and last in the NBA in scoring defense giving up 103.3 points a game.
The 76ers on their home court at 15-12 on the current season. They had their three game win streak snapped on Wednesday in an 88-69 home defeat to the Indiana Pacers as a -2 point betting favorite. The game landed under 180 points. It was a tough loss for Philadelphia because the Pacers were playing their third game in three nights because of a bad weather make-up game. Philadelphia shot just 34.4% from the field and 2 of 8 from three. They were held to just 48 points after three quarters. The 76ers held the Pacers to 39% from the floor. Jrue Holiday had 19 points and 6 rebounds in the loss. Philadelphia has struggled for offense in recent games scoring no more than 92 points over their past four games. They are 29th and second to last in the NBA in scoring offense by averaging 92.5 points a game.
