Philadelphia 76ers
Vegas Over/Under: 42.5
The Record Projection: 40-42 of fromal The Bet: Hammer the beneath The Philadelphia 76ers seem to one day become the best team in the Eastern Conference on track. However, let’s not by expecting too much, too 16, create an air of disappointment.
Vegas, probably capitalizing on the excitement that surrounds all the future stars, is already doing so. Betting under is one of the year sports stakes.
Joel Embiid isn’t guaranteed to keep healthier. Markelle Fultz and Ben Simmons have played in a zero matches. The rest of the roster is laden with upside, but they’re by no means sure to break through and create strongly positive benefits in 2017-18.
Lest we forget, the Sixers went. If you bet the over, you are counting on a minimum of a 15-game advancement, and that’s quite a good deal to ask.
On the contrary, arguments exist of course. Philadelphia had so many turnover problems last year which counting on two newcomer playmakers to direct the charge isn’t actually a problem. It won 28 games with Embiid only suiting up 31 times, and the two numbers are likely to trend up moving forward, particularly with more depth surrounding the talented centre.
But incremental advancement remains far more probable than a massive leap from deep in the lottery to above .500.
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