PSP's Data Driven 5* NBA Game of the Week *BEST BET*

At Professionalsportspicks we see a future where those handicapping sports without advanced analytics and data-driven strategies will be left behind.

Our data-driven picks use data integration, search and discovery, and knowledge management along with collaboration with our in-house handicappers. By isolating relevant trends, removing human bias, and targeting only lines with a positive expected value above a certain threshold, our data-driven picks promise to outperform any and all human competitors.

Our models suggest that the value is on the Philadelphia 76ers as a short favorite in Houston Friday night. The Sixers will be without Joel Embiid for a third straight game, but they've managed to adjust their play without him and won 112-92 in Orlando on Wednesday.

Supporting trends: 76ers are 12-3-1 ATS in their last 16 games as a road favorite. 76ers are 20-8 ATS in their last 28 games playing on 1 days rest.