Philadelphia 76ers vs Brooklyn Nets: Don Best NBA Odds & Trends for 2/6/2021

Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers (16-7) will look to fend off Kevin Durant's Brooklyn Nets (14-10) on February 6, 2021. The 76ers are a 4.5-point favorite. A point total of 236.5 is set for the game.

How to Watch

Time: 8:00 PM EST
TV Channel: YES

Betting Suggestions:

76ers vs. Nets Betting Data

76ers Betting Data

• Philadelphia has a 12-9-2 record against the spread this year.
• The 76ers have gone 7-7-1 as at least 4.5-point favorites.
• Philadelphia has covered the over/under the majority of the time, in 13 of 23 games (56.5%).

Nets Betting Data

• Brooklyn has a sub-.500 record against the spread this season: 10-14.
• When the Nets are at least 4.5-point underdogs, they're 3-12 against the spread.
• Brooklyn hit the over in 75% of its games (18 of 24 games).

Point Total Insights

• Philadelphia's games this season have gone over the point total for Saturday's matchup over/under (236.5 points) in 13% of opportunities (three out of 23 matchups).
• 14 Brooklyn games this year (58.3% of its matchups) finished with a final score higher than Saturday's over/under of 236.5 points.
• The 76ers average 113.7 points per game against the Nets' 122, totaling 0.8 points under the matchup's over/under of 236.5.
• These two teams surrender a combined 228.2 points per game, 8.3 points less than this contest's over/under.
• On average, the over/under in 76ers games is 12.6 points fewer than the over/under of 236.5 points in this contest.
• A difference of 3.5 points separates the average total points bet in Nets' games (240 points) and this contest's over/under (236.5 points).

Previous Matchups

In their last 10 matchups, Philadelphia has won seven games against Brooklyn, while the 76ers also maintain a 3-2 advantage covering the spread against the Nets.

76ers Players to Watch

• Embiid leads the 76ers in scoring and rebounding, accumulating 29.1 points and 10.8 boards per game.
• Ben Simmons leads Philadelphia in assists, averaging 8.0 per game while also scoring 13.4 points per contest.
• The 76ers get the most three-point shooting production out of Danny Green, who makes 2.3 threes per game.
• Simmons is Philadelphia's leader in steals, averaging 1.7 steals per game, while Embiid leads them in blocks with 1.3 per contest.

Nets Players to Watch

• Durant sits atop the Nets leaderboards for both scoring and rebounding with 29.5 points and 7.4 rebounds per game.
• James Harden's assist statline leads Brooklyn; he dishes out 11.3 assists per game.
• Joe Harris is reliable from three-point range and leads the Nets with 3.4 made threes per game.
• Harden (1.1 steals per game) is the steal leader for Brooklyn while DeAndre Jordan (1.4 blocks per game) is the block leader.

Injury Report

76ers:

Seth Curry: Day To Day (Illness),

Mike Scott: Out (Knee),

Joel Embiid: Day To Day (Knee),

Ben Simmons: Day To Day (Calf),

Terrance Ferguson: Out (Health and Safety Protocols)

Nets:

Nicolas Claxton: Out (Right knee),

Spencer Dinwiddie: Out For Season (ACL),

Kyrie Irving: Out (Finger),

Kevin Durant: Day To Day (Health protocols)