On Friday, February 26th, the Philadelphia 76ers will host the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA regular season. The match will take place at the Wells Fargo Center.
Philadelphia 76ers:
Philadelphia leads the Eastern Conference standings with 21 wins and 11 losses.
The Sixers have won three of their last four games. Toronto Raptors were their last victim (109:102).
Doc Rivers’ wards realized 17 three-point shots, and also surpassed the opponent in rebounds – 54 against 38.
Interestingly, Philadelphia was successful in long throws, despite the injury of their top sniper Seth Curry, who is expected to return to the game in the coming days.
Dallas Mavericks:
The Dallas Mavericks are in ninth place in the Western Conference standings with 15 wins and 15 losses.
The Mavericks have six wins in their last seven games. The last one was against the Boston Celtics (110:107) on 24 February.
The Texas team played against the Celtics without Kristaps Porzingis, who had back problems. Instead, Luka Doncic had a wonderful game. The Slovenian scored 31 points, 10 rebounds, and 8 assists, and also implemented the winning shot 0.1 seconds before the final siren.
Kristaps Porzingis and Maxi Kleber are recovering from injuries at Dallas Mavericks.
Predictions and Betting Tips:
In the upcoming match, William Hill gives the advantage to the hosts: 76ers win 1.52, Mavericks win – 2.70.
The Mavericks are clearly back for the playoffs. They play really good basketball, which was confirmed by their meeting with Boston.
However, they can hardly count on success in Philadelphia, especially since the Sixers are the strongest team at the conference.
Without Porzingis and Kleber, Dallas cannot stop Joel Embiid. The Cameroonian will simply destroy the Texans. He would have destroyed them even with Porzingis and Kleber, and without them, the Mavericks simply have no chance. Our prediction and bet – Philadelphia to win with the odds of 1.52.
Another option is “Philadelphia’s Individual Total Over 113.5. You can bet on that event with the odds of 1.9.