NBA Free Pick: 523 Philadelphia 76ers @ 524 Los Angeles Clippers
Rating: 2 Units – Regular Play
Pick: 523 Over 110 First Half
Price: -110 / 1.91 on Circa Sports
Write Up:
Suddenly, the return of a player changed the whole dynamic of the Sixers on offense. Even though he only shot 4-14 FG and 1-7 3pts, Paul George replaced Kyle Lowry in the lineup and transformed the team’s offense into a much more potent unit. They had better spacing as after attempting 28 and 27 threes in their previous two games, Philadelphia went 20-51 3pts on their last game with 20 of those attempts being wide open. The Clippers’ defense has had issues against quick guards and Maxey fits that profile very well. On the other hand, the LA team’s offense is quite dependent on Harden so they need an edge on that matchup to be prolific. They are coming from facing two of the best teams in the league on pick n roll defense (OKC and SAS), but Philadelphia’s defense has been quite poor on defending this kind of play with both Drummond and Maxey having awful numbers. I like the 1H Over better because I expect the game to become a grind late in the contest as a result of Harden and Maxey ball pounding.