7:00 PM Miami Heat @ Philadelphia 76ers
Heat: +2.5
76ers: -2.5
Total: 207
After taking a 2-0 series lead, the Heat dropped both games in Philadelphia. In Game 5, Butler scored 23 points and was able to rest down the stretch as the Miami Heat pounded the 76ers 120-85. Miami’s Kyle Lowry will miss Game 6 due to a strained left hamstring. James Harden shined in Game 4 with 31 points but in Game 5, he managed only 14 points in 37 minutes. Lowry sat out Game 5 for Miami after playing Game 4 and is expected to miss this one. The 76ers hope to avoid being eliminated in the Eastern Conference semifinals for the 4th time in the past 5 years. The 76ers haven’t advanced to the Eastern Conference finals since 2001 when it defeated the Milwaukee Bucks.
🏀The 76ers opened as a 1-point favorite but now sit at -2.5 indicating sharp money has landed with the tickets coming in nearly even.
🏀The Heat were on fire at home but on the road, this team is averaging 45.6% shooting this season.
🏀The Heat are 1-4 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Philadelphia.
🏀The Heat are averaging the 6th-most fouls per game this season.
The Bookie: 76ers
9:30 PM Phoenix Suns @ Dallas Mavericks
Suns: -2
Mavs: +2
Total: 212
The Suns are just 1 win away from a second straight trip to the Western Conference finals. But to clinch a spot, they have to do something they haven’t yet done in this series and that is getting a win in Dallas on the road. The Suns lost Games 3 and 4 in Dallas but hold a 3-2 series lead after pounding the Mavericks 110-80 on Tuesday in Phoenix. Doncic had 28 points with 11 rebounds and is averaging 32 points, 9.6 rebounds, and 7.4 assists in the series. Brunson added 21 points but the rest of the Mavericks totaled 31 on 8-of-31 shooting. The Suns’ Booker is averaging 26.8 points in the series and is shooting 50% (16 of 32) from the 3-point range.
🏀The Suns have a top-five scoring offense, the best field goal shooting percentage in the NBA, and the 3rd-best shot defense in the league.
🏀The Suns are 5-2 ATS in their last 7.
🏀The Suns made it to the Finals last season and were the best team in the NBA this season.
🏀The Suns are 9-3 ATS in the last 12 meetings in Dallas and are 19-7 ATS in the last 26 meetings.
The Bookie: Suns