NBA Picks 2/27 – Miami Heat @ Philadelphia 76ers
by Thomas Quaynor – NBA analyst for Wannamakeabet.com
The Miami Heat (32-29) go on the road to face the Philadelphia 76ers (39-20) tonight at 7eastern on NBA TV. The 76ers are a 6-point favorite and the total is 217.5. Miami ended Philadelphia’s season, 4-2, in the second round of the playoffs last season on May 12th, this will be the first meeting between these teams since that highly charged playoff series. These teams will actually play again two days from now on Wednesday, so this can be viewed as a mini playoff series.
THE SKINNY ON BOTH TEAMS
Miami comes into this game reeling as they’ve lost 4 in a row, and their 29 losses matches the total number of losses they had all of last year when they finished 53-29. Despite the drop off in wins, Miami does have three players averaging over 20ppg in Jimmy Butler (21.9), Bam Adebayo (21.4) and sixth man Tyler Herro (20.7).
Herro is questionable for tonight’s game. Miami is currently in seventh place in the Eastern Conference and would have to win the play-in round to qualify for the playoffs, tonight is the final leg of a 4-game road trip for Miami. Philadelphia is coming off a last second, 110-107, loss at home to the Boston Celtics on Saturday night.
The loss snapped a 5-game winning streak. MVP candidate Joel Embiid finished with 41 points, 12 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 blocks in the loss, Embiid leads the NBA in scoring at 33.1ppg. Philadelphia is currently third in the Eastern Conference
THE PICK
Miami is struggling and this is the last game of a road trip, Philadelphia may want revenge for Miami ending their season last May, lay the 6 and take Philadelphia!
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