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Philadelphia 76ers vs Los Angeles Lakers – 10:30 P.M., Friday, February 26

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Los Angeles     -11  (-110)
Philadelphia    -11   (-110)
Over/Under    197.5

The Philadelphia 76ers finish up their three game West Coast road trip with a visit to the Staples Center to play the defending World Champion Los Angeles Lakers tonight. They are 1-1on the trip so far but something tells me the Lakers have no intention of letting them head back to Philly with a winning record.

After beating Golden State 110-102 on Tuesday night, Philadelphia got a big dose of reality when they played Phoenix on Wednesday night. The Suns built up a 15 point lead after three quarters and coasted in the 4th to a 106-95 win. Give the Sixers credit for trying to stage a comeback at the end but they just could not hit the shots when they needed them the most, as they were held to less than 44% shooting on the game. They also did not have an answer for Steve Nash, who returned to action after missing the Sun’s last game and promptly torched them for 20 points and 13 assists. Andre Igoudala, the only Philly player who seems to show up for every game was the team’s high scorer with 20 points and Lou Williams, who has done a great job in Allen Iverson’s absence, added 19. Other than that it was another lack luster performance than usually follows one of their sporadic wins. With the loss, Philadelphia is now 22-35 on the year.

At 43-15 the Lakers are still one of the two best teams in the league but have not looked the part in their last few games. With Wednesday’s 96-101 loss to Dallas they have now dropped two out their last three after winning four straight without Kobe Bryant in the lineup. Against the Mavericks, Bryant still looked a bit rusty from the layoff as he only scored 20 points on 23 shots. Lamar Odom came off the bench to lead the Lakers with 21 points and Andrew Bynum added a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. Maverick F Dirk Nowitzki proved to be the difference, scoring a game high 31 points along with 9 rebounds. LA should be able to bounce back tonight as they have only lost back to back games twice this season and only once at home where they have a record of 26-5.

In their first meeting this season the 76er’s were able to keep the game relatively close in a 91-99 loss at home.Last season they actually beat the Lakers on the road. Unfortunately they have not beaten the Lakers on the road in back to back seasons since the early 1980’s. Look for LA to roll in this one as the Sixers are already looking forward to heading back home.

Betting Trends:

LA Lakers are 21-3 SU in their last 24 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of the LA Lakers last 7 games
LA Lakers are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
LA Lakers are 4-1 SU in their last 5 games when playing Philadelphia
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia’s last 9 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Philadelphia’s last 6 games when playing LA Lakers
The total has gone UNDER in 6 of Philadelphia’s last 9 games when playing on the road against LA Lakers

Los Angeles   -11

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By Dave Schwab

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