Filip Tomic
In what is arguably their biggest game of the regular season so far, the number one seed Boston Celtics take on the number three seed Philadelphia 76ers who are on a 5-game win streak. Tip-off at Wells Fargo Center is scheduled for 8.30 pm on ABC, I’ve prepared a Same Game Parlay to spice things up a little.
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Let’s dive into my SGP bet now!
Philadelphia 76ers 1 – 10 Win Margin (+195)
Marcus Smart to Score 10+ Points (-130)
Tobias Harris Over 1.5 Made Threes (-102)
Same Game Parlay odds: +937
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Philadelphia 76ers 1 – 10 Win Margin (+195)
One team has been a mystery for these Philadelphia 76ers and that is their Atlantic Division rivals Boston Celtics. The last 3 meetings have gone the Celtics’ way, 2 of which were played earlier this season in Boston. But, with the regular season series now shifting to Philadelphia I think this is the Sixers’ best chance in a while to beat this team. They are on a 5-game win streak following their win over Memphis 2 days ago, plus they’ve gone 7-1 SU in their last 8 at home.
Joel Embiid is no longer bothered by the foot injury which has caused him problems earlier in the season, while James Harden is putting up 20 and 10 on a nightly basis. Even the role players are stepping up for Philly and they just look like a well oiled machine right now. Boston is also on a solid run of 6 wins in 7 games, but they’ve covered the spread just 3 times in the last 10 meetings with Philly. Jaylen Brown is currently wearing a mask to protect his face after an injury sustained a couple of weeks ago, that could potentially slow him down here. You won’t find many flaws in this Celtics squad right now, but I think home court advantage should give Philly the edge here in a tight contest.
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Marcus Smart to Score 10+ Points (-130)
One of Smart’s better games this season came against Philadelphia when he scored 14 points and dished out 7 assists on opening night. He was unable to play in the last game against them, so he must be eager to suit up for tonight’s game. Scoring against Philly has always come easy to him, he’s cleared the 10 point line 7 times in the last 9 meetings, while averaging 13.7 points per game on 47.1% shooting. He’s also made a three in all but one of those games, so I’m feeling very optimistic about this bet. The 76ers have a defensive liability in Harden at the point-guard position and opposing teams are taking advantage of that big time this season. Smart has racked up at least 10 points in 6 of his last 9 games overall, if for some reason Jaylen Brown or Jayson Tatum don’t have it going, he is more than capable of stepping up and carrying the offense for stretches. Fingers crossed he has a productive night here.
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Tobias Harris Over 1.5 Made Threes (-102)
Harris brings stability and a much needed scoring boost as the 4th option on offense in this team. He’s coming off an impressive 20 point output in the win over Memphis, proving once again that he can have big scoring nights whenever his team needs him to step up. Tonight’s game is certainly one of those games, as the Celtics have one of the best defenses in the league. With their gameplan mostly being focused on how to slow down Joel Embiid and James Harden, players like Maxey and Harris could come out of the shadow and provide a spark for Doc Rivers here. Harris has been consistently draining his shots from three, he’s averaging 38.5% of made threes over the last 10 games, while clearing this line 2 games straight scoring 4 and 3 threes respectively. He’s shooting 6.1% better from deep compared to the previous month, against a team like the Celtics who are allowing 42.5% of threes made over their last 3 games I think Harris could be in for a big night here. He only has to drain 2 threes for our bet to land, which I think is very reasonable here.
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