NBA Betting: Sixers Try To Draw Even

Down 1-0 to the Miami Heat and still missing Joel Embiid, the Philadelphia 76ers look to tie the series Wednesday night in Game 2.

The Heat took the opener 106-92 as a 7.5-point favorite. In Game 2, the Heat are 9-point favorites at Bovada Sportsbook. With the Game 1 victory, Miami is 5-1 straight up and 4-2 against the spread in its last six games. The Heat have been dominant at home lately with seven straight wins and a 6-1 ATS record.

Miami, Philadelphia have been easy UNDER picks

For totals bettors, Miami has been an easy UNDER play so far in the postseason with six straight games UNDER the posted total. At home in the playoffs, the Heat are 8-1 UNDER in their last nine games.

Philadelphia is now 1-3 SU and ATS in its last four, and has also paid UNDER bettors with a 5-1 UNDER mark in the last six. On the road, the 76ers are 4-5 SU and 2-7 ATS in their last nine. As an underdog this season, Philadelphia was 12-14 SU and 14-12 ATS, and as an underdog in the playoffs the Sixers have lost six straight with a 2-4 ATS record.

The 76ers will once again be without Joel Embiid on Wednesday night. The MVP candidate remains sidelined with an orbital fracture and a concussion. Including Game 1, Embiid has missed 15 games for the 76ers this season. In those 15 games, Philadelphia has gone 6-9 SU.

Favored Suns have won 10 straight over Mavericks

In Wednesday’s other matchup, the Phoenix Suns hold a 1-0 series lead over the Dallas Mavericks heading into Game 2 of their series. In Game 2, the Suns are 6-point home favorites.

In the series opener, Phoenix won 121-114 as a 6-point favorite. With the win, Phoenix improved to 5-2 SU and ATS in its last seven games, and at home the Suns are 7-2 SU and 6-3 ATS in their last nine. At home in the playoffs, they are a stout 10-3 SU and 9-4 ATS in their last 13.

Dallas is 4-3 SU in its last seven games with a 5-2 ATS record. The Mavericks have been a solid bet on the road lately at 6-2 ATS in their last eight. As an underdog, Dallas is 3-6 SU and 4-5 ATS in the last nine.

For totals bettors, Game 1 went OVER the posted total. The Suns are 5-2 OVER in their last seven games, while Dallas is 6-2 OVER in its last eight on the road.

Including their Game 1 win, the Suns are 4-0 SU and 2-2 ATS against the Mavericks this season. Overall, Phoenix has won 10 straight against Dallas with an 8-2 ATS record.