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The NBA’s marathon Christmas Day schedule includes a stop in South Beach when the Miami Heat host a Philadelphia 76ers team missing Joel Embiid, who’s out with an ankle injury. Embiid limped through most of Friday’s 121-111 win over the Toronto Raptors to finish with 31 points and 10 rebounds, but he won’t be risked here as the 76ers hit the road after going a perfect 5-0 at home in December. Miami has lineup question marks of its own — with Jimmy Butler listed as questionable — but the host has fared well in this matchup, winning four of the last five meetings. NBA odds have the Heatles as the home favorites since the Embiid news, but I'll be targeting a Sixer in the NBA player props market for my best bet. Find out who in my free NBA picks for the 76ers vs Heat on December 25. 76ers vs Heat odds 76ers vs Heat predictions With Embiid on such a tear lately — he secured his 13th straight game of at least 30 points and 10 re...

The NBA in-season tournament resumes on Tuesday, November 21, and one of the crucial matchups is in East Group A between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Philadelphia 76ers. The 76ers are 2-1 in the IST, and a win over the 1-1 Cavaliers would be a big boost after they suffered a surprise loss to the Indiana Pacers on Friday. The Cavaliers will be without star guard Donovan Mitchell, but his absence didn’t prevent them from taking down the defending champion Denver Nuggets last time out. So while the NBA odds paint this one as an easy Philadelphia win, that’s why they play the games. Nevertheless, our NBA picks and predictions for Cavaliers vs. 76ers expect Joel Embiid to dominate the matchup against Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley. Let's dive in. Cavaliers vs 76ers odds Cavaliers vs 76ers predictions Joel Embiid has that MVP look about him again. While he’s unlikely to win it in back-to-back seasons, the Philadelphia 76ers big has integrated seamlessly with N...

The Miami Heat are viewed as the frontrunners to land Kevin Love on the buyout market , per The Athletic's Shams Charania. Love was bought out by the Cleveland Cavaliers on Saturday, and will also talk to the Philadelphia 76ers , per ESPN. Love, who was a member of the Cavaliers since 2014, was the last remaining player from Cleveland's 2016 championship season.  It was first reported on Wednesday that Love and the Cavaliers were working toward a buyout , with the Heat viewed as the early favorites to sign him. He's surely drawn interest from several playoff-contending teams, but The Athletic reports that Miami's pitch to the veteran forward, which involves a defined role on a squad primed to compete in the playoffs, could be the deciding factor in him signing there for the rest of the season. Love's fit on the Heat makes a ton of sense, giving them a floor spacing forward who can still knock...

The Los Angeles Lakers are hoping to get a major boost ahead of their national TV showdown with the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night . Both LeBron James and Anthony Davis have been listed as probable on the team's early injury report, which was released on Thursday.  Neither of the Lakers' stars suited up on Wednesday during the team's loss to the Toronto Raptors. Davis, who left the Lakers' loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday, was dealing with an illness, while James was nursing a sore left ankle that has been a recurring issue for him over the past week or so.  Though injuries have plagued Davis for the better part of two seasons, he has generally been healthy this season. Prior to this recent illness, which hit him hard early in the week, he had missed just two games. To his credit, he even tried to play while sick against the Cavaliers, but was unable to continue due to a fever of ...