NBA Parlay Picks – Nets Looking For First Win in Philly Tonight

Maybe it’s me, but I just don’t believe the New Jersey Nets (0-5 SU, 0-5 ATS, 2-3 O/U) should be winless after five games this season with the boatload of impressive young players that are on their roster.

The Nets will try to pick up their first win of the season when they battle their longtime Atlantic Division rivals, the Philadelphia 76ers (2-2 SU, 2-2 ATS, 2-2 O/U) at the Wachovia Center tonight at 7 PM ET.

The Nets were obliterated by the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday, losing 122-94 while failing to cover the game’s NBA moneyline as 9-point road underdogs while the 216 combined points played Over the 200-point O/U total.

Chris Douglas-Roberts scored a team-high 19 points in a losing effort.

The Sixers also got blown out in their last game, falling to the incendiary Boston Celtics 105-74 on Tuesday night while failing to cover the NBA moneyline as 6.5-point home underdogs.

Andre Iguodala scored a team-high 17 points in the loss while the final scored played Under the 191.5-point O/U total.

Here is a look at tonight’s key trends and NBA betting odds, followed by my in-depth analysis and expert NBA free picks.

• Nets are 0-4 ATS in their last 4 road games.
• Nets are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 games overall.
• 76ers are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games as a favorite.
• 76ers are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 vs. NBA Atlantic.
• Nets are 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings in Philadelphia.
• Under is 5-0 in the last 5 meetings in Philadelphia.
• Nets are 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings.
• Under is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings.
• Road team is 7-2 ATS in the last 9 meetings.
• Underdog is 13-3 ATS in the last 16 meetings.
  
  

NBA Odds
New Jersey Nets +12½
Over/Under 190½

Analysis: While the New Jersey Nets have gone a dismal 0-4 ATS in their last four road games and 0-6 ATS in their last six games overall, I think they’re going to cover this high point spread against a Sixers team that has also struggled to cover the spread recently.

Philadelphia has gone a pitiful 2-5 ATS in their last seven games as a favorite and just 1-4 ATS in their last five games against their Atlantic Division rivals.

The Nets may be averaging just 88.8 points per game this season compared to Philly’s 105.0 points per contest, but New Jersey has also gone a perfect 4-0 ATS in the last four meetings in Philadelphia while the road team in this series has gone 7-2 ATS in the last nine meetings and the underdog, an impressive 13-3 ATS in the last 16 meetings.

While the Under has gone an unblemished 5-0 in the last five meetings in Philadelphia and 7-3 in the last 10 meetings overall, I like this game to play Over the O/U total with Philadelphia’s new up-tempo style under veteran head coach Eddie Jordan.

NBA Free Picks: Nets +12½ Points/Over 190½ Total Points