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Philadelphia 76ers vs. Denver Nuggets
The fans at Ball Arena will be treated to a game between the Philadelphia 76ers and the Denver Nuggets when they take their seats on Saturday.
Oddsmakers opened the Nuggets as -1.5-point favorites versus the 76ers, while the game's total opened at 227.5.
The Nuggets were a 122-84 loser in their most recent outing on the road against the Knicks. They failed to cover the -2.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (206) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Philadelphia lost its last outing, a 134-122 result against the Pacers on January 25. The 76ers failed to cover in that game as a -4.5-point favorite, while the 256 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Philadelphia:
Team record: 29-14 SU,27-16 ATS
Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 6 games
Philadelphia is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Denver:
Team record: 31-15 SU,19-25-2 ATS
Denver is 1-4-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Denver is 17-6 SU in its last 23 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Denver's last 6 games
Next up:
Philadelphia at Portland Monday, January 29
Denver home to Milwaukee Monday, January 29