These teams are in pretty similar spots. Philadelphia, third in the East with a 31-20 record, is a little better off right now. But Dallas, fifth in the West with a 29-23 record, has the home court edge for tonight.

The Mavs can’t be too happy about the fact they’ve lost two in a row and that those losses were to the Magic and Thunder. Something else I quickly noticed is how their games have been higher scoring of late. The last five, all of which have gone Over, averaged 231.0 points. That’s up, by a lot, from 209.9 for the year.

So my instinct tells me that Dallas is probably due to have a lower-scoring game. Enter the Sixers, who typically do a terrific job defensively. They allow just 105.5 points per game. Only once in the last seven games has Philly given up more than 109.

The Under is 18-7 in all Dallas’ home games. Philadelphia is 15-5 Under when they are an underdog.

The Mavericks allow the fifth-fewest number of points per possession in the league. Their last game, a 120-114 loss to OKC, went to overtime. It was tied at 103 at the end of regulation. Take the Under here.