The Miami Heat go on the road to play against the Philadelphia 76ers in the 7 vs. 8 Eastern Conference tilt in the 2024 NBA Play-In Tournament on Wednesday at 7 p.m. ET. For this game, SportsLine consensus lists the 76ers as 5.5-point favorites, while the over/under is 208 points (see up-to-date odds for every game this week on our NBA odds page). Joel Embiid (knee) is listed as questionable for Philadelphia, while Terry Rozier (neck) is out for Miami.

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The model knows although listed as questionable, 76ers center Embiid (knee) is expected to make the start. He has scored 30 or more points in each of the last three games, also posting double-doubles. In Friday's 125-113 win over Orlando, Embiid poured in 32 points and grabbed 13 rebounds, while dishing out seven assists. He had 37 points, 11 boards and eight assists in a 120-102 win over Detroit on April 9. In 39 games, all starts, he is averaging 34.7 points, 11 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 1.7 blocks and 1.2 steals in 33.6 minutes of action.

The model also knows last year, Jimmy Butler came alive during the postseason. He is primed to do the same this time around as he finished tied with Tyler Herro as Miami's top scorer during the regular season. In 60 games, all starts, Butler is averaging 20.8 points, 5.3 rebounds, five assists and 1.3 steals in 34 minutes. The small forward has reached double-figure scoring in each of the last nine games, including 27 in a 117-115 loss at Indiana on April 7. He scored 20 points and added five assists and four rebounds in a 109-105 loss to Philadelphia on April 4, the only time he faced them in 2023.

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