Oklahoma City Thunder vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, Odds and Picks for Tuesday, 01/14/25

Ordinarily, I would look to back the 76ers at home as double-digit underdogs, especially considering the Thunder are off consecutive blowout victories on their 3-game road trip while Philadelphia enters this game following back-to-back defeats and is in desperate need of a win to stop the bleeding. With that said, I want no part of stepping in front of the best team in the Western Conference at the moment, and my decision has been made easier by the fact that Joel Embiid is set to miss his 5th consecutive game with a lingering foot injury. The Sixers are obviously a completely different team without Embiid on the floor, and Oklahoma City should be able to exploit a Philadelphia defense that is going to be noticeably weaker at the rim. It doesn’t help matters that Caleb Martin is also questionable for this game, as the Sixers could use as many of their solid ancillary depth pieces to contribute in a game where the Thunder should still be operating at an advantage when they turn to their bench units. Paul George is in the midst of a very poor shooting slump, and his struggles certainly should continue against the best defense in the league (and possibly one of the best defenses in NBA history). Philadelphia is an abysmal 24% against the spread at home this season — with our without Embiid in the lineup — while Oklahoma City is covering at a 67% clip on the road. The Thunder have consistently blown out teams that aren’t in the upper echelon of the league, and the Sixers are nowhere close to what we thought they could be prior to the season. Let’s lay the wood for Oklahoma City on the road.

Thunder vs 76ers prediction: Thunder -11.5 available at time of publishing. Playable to 12.

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