Detroit vs. Philadelphia
PHILADELPHIA (Interstat) — The visiting Detroit Pistons will face the Philadelphia 76ers in an NBA game Sunday at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia, PA. Detroit is 2-0 this season, and Philadelphia is 3-0.
Detroit opened with a 121-113 home win over Boston and followed with a 128-111 road win at Miami. In the Miami game, Paul Reed had 19 points, 11 rebounds and four assists in 26 minutes. John Collins added 23 points and seven rebounds, and Cade Cunningham had 16 points, eight assists and three blocks. Reed, a player to watch for Detroit, had six points, six rebounds and two assists in 17 minutes against Boston.
Philadelphia has wins over New York, Cleveland and Milwaukee. The 76ers beat New York 106-100 and Cleveland 114-106 before defeating Milwaukee 127-116 in their most recent game. Joel Embiid had 28 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in 36 minutes against Milwaukee. VJ Edgecombe added 17 points and 13 rebounds, and Jaylen Brown scored 27 points. Embiid, a player to watch for Philadelphia, had 24 points and seven rebounds in 34 minutes against Cleveland and 13 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and three blocks in 33 minutes at New York.
Reed enters the matchup after his 19-point, 11-rebound effort at Miami. He also had six points and six rebounds against Boston. Embiid enters after a triple-double against Milwaukee. He had 24 points and seven rebounds against Cleveland and 13 points, 11 rebounds, six assists and three blocks at New York. Detroit also has recent production from Collins and Cunningham. Philadelphia has received recent contributions from Edgecombe and Brown.
Detroit and Philadelphia are scheduled to meet again later in the season. After Sunday’s game, Detroit is scheduled to visit New York, host Charlotte, visit Brooklyn and Charlotte, and host Philadelphia. Philadelphia is scheduled to visit Indiana, host New York, visit Charlotte, host Chicago and visit Detroit. Detroit’s upcoming schedule also includes games against the Los Angeles Lakers, Washington, Miami and San Antonio. Philadelphia’s upcoming schedule also includes games against Chicago, Cleveland, Boston, Toronto and Indiana. The Sunday game is the first meeting between the teams this season.
Interstat’s game simulator projects Detroit 109, Philadelphia 105. Interstat’s ELO system gives Philadelphia a 56.2 percent probability to win. Detroit has been installed as a pregame favorite with a spread of -0.5, and the over/under is 228.