NBA Basketball Betting Free Picks – Philadelphia 76ers at New Jersey Nets

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NBA Basketball Betting Free Picks – Philadelphia 76ers at New Jersey Nets

While several big name players have changed jerseys during a flurry of franchise-altering trades this season, the Philadelphia 76ers, (37-37 SU, 40-31-3 ATS, 34-39-1 O/U), may have pulled off the biggest coup of the season when they fired former general manager Billy King and lured New Jersey Nets general manager Ed Stefanski away from the New Jersey Nets to run their basketball operations.

Despite losing two consecutive games in the BetUS Sportsbook coming into this matchup, including a thrilling 91-88 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday, the Sixers have gone a respectable 32-25 since Stefanski’s arrival and are now firmly entrenched in the eighth and final playoff spot in the eastern conference, six games ahead of the ninth place Atlanta Hawks.

"It was a tough loss for us. To play Cleveland like this, with LeBron (James), it's like a playoff atmosphere, playoff basketball," Sixers head coach Maurice Cheeks said. "It was something I talked to the guys about, being able to play in that moment like that, and we responded."

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