It promises to be an epic encounter in the East tonight as the Cleveland Cavaliers face off with the Philadelphia 76ers. This game could decide the outcome of Group A of the In-Season Tournament in the East, so we can expect both teams to put on a show. Tip-off is at 7.30 pm ET, I've prepared a Same Game Parlay, which is available below.
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Let's dive into my SGP bet now!
Joel Embiid Over 29.5 Points (-118)
All the spotlight in Philadelphia has been occupied by the play of Tyrese Maxey, and for good reason, however Joel Embiid is still the best player on this Sixers team and they will only go as far as the big fella takes them. Embiid is putting up 32.5 points per game at the Wells Fargo Center, while shooting almost 51% from the field. He's struggled a bit with the three-ball at 31.8% in 13 games total, which is still a respectable number for a 7-footer. He's been fairly consistent in clearing this line by doing so in 5 of his last 6 games overall. In his last 8 games against the Cavs he's done it 5 times, while averaging 33.4 points per game. In 3 of those games he went for 40+, Cleveland just isn't equipped to handle tall and strong centers down low, so I fully expect Embiid to have his way with Jarrett Allen here.