The Philadelphia 76ers have an opportunity to become the first team to advance to the 2nd round of the playoffs as they look to sweep the Brooklyn Nets tonight. Game 4 tips-off from Barclays Center at 1 pm ET on TNT, I've prepared a Same Game Parlay which you can find below.
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Let's dive into my SGP bet now!
Over 217.5 Alt. Total Points (+205)
With Joel Embiid's injury situation and absence for Game 4, I'm expecting this game to be the highest scoring one of the series. So far the over has landed in just one of the 3 games played, but the Sixers have played so much faster when Embiid isn't available I think the over is almost a guarantee here. In 16 games without the big fella, Philly had a 120.2 offensive rating. For comparison the Sacramento Kings led the NBA with a 118.6 offensive rating during the regular season, so we can expect some offensive fireworks from the 76ers here. The question is, will the Nets be able to match that? I think so. No Embiid in the middle means an open lane to the basket for the likes of Mikal Bridges, Spencer Dinwiddie and Cam Johnson to exploit. Nic Claxton also had a really solid game offensively in Game 3 before he got tossed, whoever starts in place of Embiid will have a tough time containing him. All in all, I'm not sure who will come out on top, but I'm pretty sure we'll see a ton of points scored in this one.