Joel Embiid, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey are all expected to play in this game. That provides a huge boost to the 76ers, but another reason to like them to cover the spread is that the Pacers have been atrocious on the road. They are 4-10 ATS on the road. Recently, they suffered a nine-point loss on the road against the Nets and an 11-point loss on the road against the Raptors. A healthy 76ers team is vastly superior to both of those squads.

Don't blink! Healthy Joel Embiid who is giving effort. We must capitalize on this while we can. This is a great matchup for him as was Chicago where he put up 31 points. Indiana not only is a bad team on the road (3-11), but super vulnerable to centers. Centers who average at least 18 pts per game average +5.2 more at home vs Indiana. Embiid is 3-0 to this number against the Pacers, averaging 35 points.

Joel Embiid is back in the lineup for the 76ers and is coming off of 5 days of rest as he is set to face the Pacers. Embiid has torched the Pacers throughout his career and has scored 30+ in seven of his last eight matchups. The Pacers rank top 10 in possessions per game while ranking in the bottom five in Defensive Efficiency, which is a recipe that leads to high scoring environments. I expect Embiid to play upwards of 35-37 minutes tonight and think he goes for 30+ points in the process.