Monday, May 21st, 2012
The Philadelphia 76ers will travel to play the New Orleans Hornets in an NBA pro basketball game on Wednesday night.
Tip time from New Orleans is scheduled for 8PM Eastern Time and the NBA package provides the national television coverage.
The point spread opened up in this NBA game with the road club Philadelphia 76ers lined as a -3 ½ point betting favorite with an over under of 182 points.
Early money has shown on the side of the road club as the Philadelphia 76ers are now favored by -5 ½ points.
The total has moved down to 181 ½ points.
Bettors who bet the Philadelphia 76ers on the money line will lay –200 odds with the home underdog New Orleans Hornets bringing back +185 odds to win outright with no need for points on their side.
When these two teams met in the 2010-11 season the Philadelphia 76ers and New Orleans Hornets split the two games with each team winning at home and covering the point spread.
Both games also went under the total.
The Philadelphia 76ers travels to New Orleans with a mark of 2-2 on the season. The club is 2-2 on the road.
This is their fifth straight road game and has yet to play a home game.
Philadelphia averages 103 points and 48.3% shooting from the field per game with 43.5% shooting from three. The team hits on 76.7% from the charity stripe.
On defense the 76ers allow 92 points and just 41.2% shooting. Opponents hit on 33.3% from three against them.
Philadelphia opened up with four straight games on the west coast.
They are coming off the 107-79 road win against Golden St on New Year’s Eve as a -2 point betting favorite.
The over under landed under the total of 191 points.
The Sixers connected on 49.4% of their shots with 11 of 20 makes from three. They survived missing 13 of 31 from the free throw line.
Off the bench Louis Williams led the team with 23 points on 7 of 11 shooting from the field.
Center Spencer Hawes had a productive game with 14 points on 7 of 9 from the field and 12 rebounds.
Andre Iguodala dished seven assists and pulled down eight boards to go with his 14 points.
Philadelphia played well on defense limiting the Warriors to just 38.2% shooting and 4 of 17 from three.
New Orleans with play host to Philadelphia with a record of 2-3 on the year. The team is 1-1 playing at home.
The Hornets put up 86 points and connect on 41.4% from the field with just 17.9% shooting from the three point line.
On defense the team allows 89 points and 41.7% shooting. Their opponents make 31.1% from three against them.
After two straight wins to start the season the Hornets have dropped three straight and all too losing clubs.
They are coming off the 94-90 road defeat to the Utah Jazz on Monday night as a +6 ½ point underdog.
The over under landed over the closing line of 180 points.
Hornets were able to make 50% of their shots and 3 of 10 from the three point line.
Guard Jarrett Jack led New Orleans with 27 points on 11 of 17 from the floor and 11 assists.
Jason Smith off the bench had 16 points and eight boards as he sank 8 of 13 shooting.
Marco Belinelli struggled with six points and 2 of 9 shooting.
New Orleans allowed Utah to hit on 48.7 from the field and 5 of 15 from three.
The Hornets had no answer inside as they allowed Utah 50 points in the paint in defeat.
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