Philadelphia 76ers 2024 NBA Championship Odds
Could the Philadelphia 76ers win their first NBA championship in 40 years? It sure seemed possible. The 76ers are in the fight for a home-court seed in the first round of the NBA Playoffs. However, marquee man Joel Embiid is out with a knee injury with an indefinite status. As long as Embiid is on the sideline, the 76ers are just another team. And since he is out indefinitely the 76ers season hangs in the balance of doctors that must bring him back to 100% for the grind of the NBA Playoffs that begin in April. Gamblers are equally distressed as Embiid made the 76ers one of the most profitable teams on the board. Philadelphia last made the NBA Finals in 2001.
2024 NBA Championship Betting Odds
Philadelphia 76ers NBA Betting Lines
At the approach of the All-Star Break, the Philadelphia 76ers are 20-18 straight up, 29-19 against the spread, and 29-18 over/under the total. Late on Philadelphia has covered two out of eight games. While the 76ers have gone over the total in five of its previous seven matchups. Philadelphia is 5th in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. Philadelphia is 6.5 games behind the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Philadelphia has NBA metrics of 6th for scoring offense, 14th for field goal percentage, 17th for 3-point field goal percentage, 1st for free throw percentage, and 21st for offensive rebounding. On defense, the 76ers have NBA metrics of 14th for scoring defense, 14th for field goal percentage permitted, 3rd for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 18th for defensive rebounding.
The loss of Embiid is a total catastrophe. Philadelphia has no chance without him. Gamblers should continue to monitor his status.
Philadelphia 76ers Key Players
C Joel Embiid was leading the 76ers with 35.3 points and 11.3 rebounds per contest. Embiid was the 3rd overall pick of the 2014 NBA Draft out of Kansas by the 76ers. He was the 2023 NBA Most Valuable Player and 7-time NBA All-Star, including this season. Embiid is a 2-time NBA scoring champion. He was on pace for a career campaign before his injury.
PG Tyrese Maxey is averaging 26.2 points per game. Maxey made the All-Star game for the first time in his career this season. He was the 1st overall pick of the 2020 NBA Draft out of Kentucky by the 76ers. Maxey is having the best season of his NBA career.
PF Tobias Harris is averaging 17.9 points and 6.0 rebounds per game. Harris was the 19th overall pick of the 2011 NBA Draft by Charlotte out of Tennessee.
Philadelphia 76ers Head Coach
Nick Nurse is best known for leading the Toronto Raptors to the 2019 NBA championship. He was 2020 NBA coach of the year and has a career record of 227-163. This is his first season with the 76ers.
Season-by-Season Record (Last 5)
SEASON |
GAMES |
WINS |
LOSSES |
FINISH |
PLAYOFFS |
2022–23 |
82 |
54 |
28 |
2nd, Atlantic |
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 3–4 (Celtics) |
2021–22 |
82 |
51 |
31 |
2nd, Atlantic |
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 2–4 (Heat) |
2020–21 |
72 |
49 |
23 |
3rd, Atlantic |
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 3–4 (Hawks) |
2019–20 |
73 |
43 |
30 |
1st, Atlantic |
Lost in First Round, 0–4 (Celtics) |
2018–19 |
82 |
51 |
31 |
2nd, Atlantic |
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 3–4 (Raptors) |
Philadelphia 76ers History
The Philadelphia 76ers were not the first NBA team in the City of Brotherly Love. The Philadelphia Warriors were a BAA expansion team and won the very first BAA championship in 1947. They won the 1956 NBA Finals as well, but they moved across the country to become the Golden State Warriors at the end of the 1962 season. Philadelphia was only without a team for a year though as the Syracuse Nationals moved here and became the 76ers starting in 1963.
The 76ers were immediately competitive and won the 1967 NBA Finals behind the legendary Wilt Chamberlain. Wilt the Stilt averaged 24.1 PPG and 24.2 RPG that season, and he also led the team with 7.8 APG.
Philadelphia was one of the most entertaining teams in the league after buying Julius Erving’s rights from the New Jersey Nets after the Nets joined the NBA. Erving led the Sixers to the NBA Finals in his first season with his new team, and they ended up winning the East three more times before finally claiming their second championship in 1983. Erving and Moses Malone were an unstoppable tandem on the interior, while Mo Cheeks and Andrew Toney shined in their roles.
The franchise has not won a title since that point, but Philly did have a franchise player in the late 1990s and 2000s in Allen Iverson. The Answer was one of the most exciting players of his generation, but the Sixers were unable to put much of a team around him.
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