NBA Christmas is upon us once again. The schedule-makers put together some delicious matchups for every fan to enjoy. Let's take a look at the five games on the slate for Sunday and find some best bets.
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Philadelphia 76ers at New York Knicks
Like every year, we get Christmas kicked off in Madison Square Garden. This is sneakily the best matchup of the day with two of the hottest teams in the league in Philadelphia and New York. The public is coming in heavily on Philadelphia, but I actually like the Knicks here.
Philadelphia is off to a 19-12 start, but they've had one of the easiest strength of schedules in the first part of the season. They're a good team but don't let the difference in records fool you, these teams are much closer in adjusted net rating.'
One factor I like in the Knicks’ favor is their ability to secure offensive rebounds. They rank third in offensive rebound rate and against an average defensive rebounding team like Philadelphia, they can take advantage of second chances and potentially get Joel Embiid in foul trouble, which could derail any chance of the 76ers pulling this off. In addition, offensive rebounding equalizes the fact that the Knicks aren't a great shooting team, 25th in eFG%.'