LiontipsPhiladelphia vs Houston. Predictions and Betting Tips for NBA
Command Analysis
Seems like Philadelphia's crisis is over now. In recent matches Sixers were looking great. They managed to beat some strong opponents. Doc Rivers' men defeated Washington (117:96), Toronto (114:109) and Brooklyn (110:102).
After this successful games team from Pennsylvania managed to get back into the play-off zone. Philadelphia is currently at the 6th spot in the standings. But Hornets are not too far behind, they have just one victory less.
After a few successful matches things went back to normal. Houston is losing many games, just like at the beginning of the regular season. Now Rockets are on a seven-game losing streak. In recent matches they were beaten by the Lakers (123:132), Miami (110:120) and Denver (111:124).
We should note that Houston is just unable to defend. Team is allowing too many points. In away matches of the Rockets their opponents score 116,1 points on average.
Trends
СтавкаPhiladelphia: total under 117,5 points
In each of three most recent matches Sixers failed to beat that total
Ставка1st quarter: Philadelphia to win
In 3 out of 5 most recent matches Houston failed to win the first quarter
Tip and bets
In recent matches Houston was looking terrible on defense. Rockets need to score as many points as possible. That's why their matches are usually high-scoring.
In 8 out of 9 most recent matches Rockets scored more than 103 points. They managed to do that even in the match against slow-paced Heat. We are expecting another high-scoring performance from the Rockets this time.
Our prediction - Houston: individual total over 103 points
Houston lost recent matches by many points. We don't think that Rockets will be able to withstand in the match against Philadelphia. Sixers are much stronger, so they should be able to record a confident victory.
Our second bet - Handicap (-10,5) on Philadelphia
