Sacramento Kings vs Philadelphia 76ers Free NBA Spread Pick, 12–19–2017
Free NBA Pick by Simon Says of Sports Picks Forum
Sacramento Kings vs Philadelphia 76ers Free NBA Prediction
NCAAF: Tuesday, December 19th 7:00 PM EST
Odds: Sixers -8.5, 207
An East Coast vs West Coast matchup between the Sacramento Kings vs Philadelphia 76ers. Sacramento fell 108–93 on the road in Toronto Sunday afternoon to drop their second straight. Philadelphia was in action on Monday night, losing to Bulls 115–117.
Sacramento is in the middle of a four-game road trip and they have lost five of their last eight games. On average, the Kings score 96 PPG but it’s their defense that needs work, allowing 105 PPG. Zach Randolph is expected to return for this game after being given Sunday off, while rookie point guard De’Aaron Fox is questionable after sitting out the contest with a thigh bruise suffered early in Thursday’s loss at Minnesota.
The 76ers are playing the second game of a back to back here and they’ll likely have Joel Embiid back in action. Philadelphia squandered an eight-point lead in the final 3:49 of their 117–115 loss at Chicago on Monday night. The Sixers allowed the Bulls to hit seven straight shots in an 18–5 run over a 3:05 span and lost for the eighth time in 11 games.
It is no secret that the key to this Sixers team winning is Joel Embid. When Embid plays he changes how this offense operates and he provides a big presence down low for opposing offenses. The Sixers are 6th in the league in scoring offense with 108.9 points per game and 1st in rebounding with 48.8 boards a night.
Philadelphia is 16–6 against the spread in their last 22 versus Pacific Division opponents but are just 1–5 in their last six home games and 1–4–1 in their last six overall. The 76ers are also 0–3–1 against the spread the last four times they played on the back end of games on consecutive nights. The Kings are 1–5 ATS in the last 6 meetings in Philadelphia, 7–19 ATS in the last 26 meetings and the underdog is 7–0 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
This is really a must win for the Sixers but it will be a difficult task for them coming off a game Monday night in Chicago. I think the -8.5 points are too many to lay in this situation and while the Sixers should win, I like the Kings to cover the number.
Kings vs Sixers FREE Pick: Kings +8.5
