Washington Wizards vs Philadelphia 76ers 5/26/2021 NBA Spread and Picks

Washington Wizards vs Philadelphia 76ers 5/26/2021 – The Philadelphia 76ers did what a number one seeded team in the NBA Eastern Conference should do and that is to take Game 1. They will see the Washington Wizards again as Game 2 is slated to happen this Tuesday, May 26 inside the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NBATV has the television broadcast rights and they are expected to go live at exactly 7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. NBA League Pass will also have the same feed over their online live streaming platform. NBA betting covers have the Philadelphia 76ers winning and having a 2-0 lead against the Washington Wizards after this matchup.

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Washington Wizards vs Philadelphia 76ers 5/26/2021 Betting Odds

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Washington Wizards	+7.5 (-110)	230.5 o (-110)	+600
Philadelphia 76ers	-7.5 (-110)	230.5 u (-110)	-1000

The Washington Wizards fought hard and were able to keep the game close against the Philadelphia 76ers in Game 1 and just lost by seven points, 118-125. This team had a one point lead in the first half and it was in the third period where things got tough as they were outscored 38-31. Bradley Beal is showing that his injury means nothing finishing with 33 points, ten rebounds and six assists while Russell Westbrook tallied 16 points, 14 assists and five rebounds. Davis Bertans came off the bench with 14 points while three other Wizards had a dozen points each.

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Players to watch: B. Beal SG 1 GP 1 GS 41 MIN 33 PTS 2 OR 8 DR 10 REB 6 AST 1 STL 0 BLK 6 TO 0 PF 1 AST/TO 41.76 PER

R. Westbrook PG 1 GP 1 GS 43 MIN 16 PTS 1 OR 4 DR 5 REB 14 AST 0 STL 1 BLK 6 TO 4 PF 2.3 AST/TO 17.12 PER

D. Bertans SF 1 GP 0 GS 28 MIN 14 PTS 0 OR 5 DR 5 REB 1 AST 0 STL 1 BLK 0 TO 3 PF INF AST/TO 27.86 PER.

The Philadelphia 76ers took Game 1 andit was Tobias Harris that led the charge with 37 points, six rebounds and two steals. MVP candidate Joel Embiid also had a good night doing 30 points, six rebounds and three assists while Ben Simmons struggled with six points but contributed across the board with 15 rebounds and 15 assists. Danny Green and George Hill each had 11 points to round up the double-digit scorers. The Sixers bench runs deen as they still had Shake Mlilton, Matisse Thybulle and Shake Milton each doing their part with the limited minutes that they are given.

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Players to Watch: T. Harris PF 1 GP 1 GS 37 MIN 37 PTS 0 OR 6 DR 6 REB 2 AST 2 STL 0 BLK 2 TO 0 PF 1 AST/TO 46.07 PER

J. Embiid C 1 GP 1 GS 30 MIN 30 PTS 0 OR 6 DR 6 REB 3 AST 0 STL 1 BLK 5 TO 4 PF 0.6 AST/TO 42.88 PER

S. Curry SG 1 GP 1 GS 32 MIN 15 PTS 1 OR 3 DR 4 REB 1 AST 2 STL 0 BLK 0 TO 3 PF INF AST/TO 25.06 PER.

Washington Wizards

Washington are 13-4-1 ATS in their last 18 games.
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Washington’s last 12 games.
Washington are 13-7 SU in their last 20 games.
Washington are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games against Philadelphia.
Wizards are 0-6 SU in their last 6 games against Philadelphia.
Washington are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games on the road.
Washington are 0-10 SU in their last 10 games when playing on the road against Philadelphia.
Wizards are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games this season.
Washington are 12-3-1 ATS in their last 16 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Washington’s last 11 games against an opponent in the Atlantic Division division.

Philadelphia 76ers

The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 6 games.
Philadelphia are 11-2 SU in their last 13 games.
76ers are 8-0 SU in their last 8 games at home.
Philadelphia are 10-0 SU in their last 10 games when playing at home against Washington.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 6 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 5 games against an opponent in the Southeast Division division.
Philadelphia are 4-1-1 ATS in their last 6 games played on a Wednesday.
Philadelphia are 8-4 ATS in their last 12 games when playing as the favourite.

Injuries

Washington Wizards

Thomas Bryant C ACL is out for season
Deni Avdija SG Ankle is out for season

Philadelphia 76ers

No Injuries

There are a lot of weapons in the Philadelphia Sixers arsenal that has yet to showcase their firepower. The Washington Wizards are the huge underdogs in the best sportsbook and will fall down to 0-2.

Moneyline: The Sixers as the favorites are given an ML of -1000 while the Wizards are at +600 if they pull an upset.

ATS: It is as wide as 7.5 points across the spread with the Wizards having the +7.5 while the Sixers own -7.5.

TOTALs: 230.5 points is the total for both teams to dance on with the Wizards going over and the Sixers are under.

Score Prediction: 122 – 112, Sixers