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The Philadelphia 76ers will pay a visit to the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday. Tip-off from Little Caesars Arena is at 7:00 p.m. ET.
Philadelphia (15-7 SU, 15-7 ATS, and 15-6-1 O/U) beat Washington 146-101 on Monday. The Sixers have won three straight games.
Detroit (2-21 SU, 9-14 ATS, and 13-10 O/U) lost 131-123 to Indiana on Monday. The Pistons last won on October 28.
The 76ers beat the Pistons 114-106 on November 10. Philly shot 42.2 percent, including 9-for-28 from three, and Detroit shot 46.5 percent, but the Pistons turned the ball over 17 times and put the Sixers on the foul line too often (35-for-41).
Philly is a 12-point spread favorite and the game total is 233 points.
Sixers: No injuries.
Pistons: PF Marvin Bagley III (back) is out.
Philadelphia is paced by C Joel Embiid, who averages 33.4 points, 11.5 rebounds, and 6.4 assists per game. A few other players to watch when Philly takes the floor are PG Tyrese Maxey (27.0 PPG and 6.7 APG), PF Tobias Harris (16.9 PPG and 6.0 RPG), and SG Kelly Oubre Jr. (14.5 PPG and 4.7 RPG).
The 76ers score 122.0 points per game (4th) on 48.0 percent shooting (7th), including 37.8 percent from long range (8th). They convert 85.0 percent of their free throws (2nd) and average 45.2 rebounds per game (9th). Philadelphia's opponents average 113.2 points (14th) on 46.6 percent shooting (14th), including 35.7 percent from deep (10th), with 42.3 rebounds per game (6th).
The Sixers rank 2nd in offensive rating, 8th in defensive rating, and 13th in pace (schedule-adjusted), per Dunk s and Threes.