NBA - 701 Philadelphia 76ers @ 702 New York Knicks
Projected line: 181 points
***DOUBLE DIME PLAY***
The Knicks are coming from an excellent win over Miami and what impressed me the most was their defense, as they were aggressive and kept putting pressure on their opponents. The Heat shot 46.5% FG, while the Knicks shot 42.9% FG, but the key was the turnovers with Miami committing 21 turnovers, while the Knicks made just 14! Defensively, the Knicks showed that they are a tough matchup on defense to Miami, as they have Tyson Chandler in the center position, who is pretty mobile and has a good team help defense, while the perimeter players also defend quite well, with Carmelo Anthony putting a good effort on the defensive end as well!
This will also work well against a team like Philadelphia, who, with Andrew Bynum still injured, lack a good presence on the inside, just like Miami! Philadelphia struggled on offense against Denver on their first game of the season and this will continue until Andrew Bynum returns.
The pace of yesterday's game between the Knicks and Miami was 87.51 and this half court style will continue being the Knicks' style for this season. I believe this game will have a similar pace, as Philadelphia has also been a half court team. The Knicks showed some good ball movement, but they are completely perimeter oriented by scoring just 22 points in the paint, while having an incredible 36 3pts attempts! Fortunately for them, they ended the game with 19-36 (52.8%) 3pts! However, the 76ers were a great perimeter defensive team last season, while being 6th in the league in 3pts defense by allowing just 33.4% 3pts to their opponents! I believe the same will happen this season, as they left one of the most potent offenses in the league with just 75 points scored and an offensive rate of 79.04! Philadelphia doesn't have a dominant interior presence on defense, but against a team that relies on their perimeter to have good offensive efficiency, that won't really matter and the 76ers should indeed have a good defensive game today.
With this game having an early 12PM EST start, this is not a good spot for shooters and therefore, I expect a show paced game in here, with both teams struggling to have any kind of decent offensive efficiency in here. Therefore, I came up with a totals projected of 181 points, low enough for me to take the Under in here in a Double Dime Play!
Pick: 4 units (Double Dime Play) on 701/702 Under 187 @ -110 / 1.91 on Bookmaker
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