Mims picks Nets vs Sixers on TNT plus Kyrie Irving, Joel Embiid, Kevin Durant prop bets

The Philadelphia Sixers and the Brooklyn Nets play on TNT tonight. This game has so many story lines. The return of Ben Simmons to the Wells Fargo Center. James Harden playing his first game against his former team. The game starts at 7:30 pm.

The numbers: Sixers are favored by 5 and the total is 233. The money line is the Sixers –210 and the Nets +175.

Sixers are 2.5 games out of first place in the Eastern Conference. The Nets are currently in 8th place. Sixers are 19-13 at home and 5-0 with James Harden in the lineup. The Nets are 20-15 on the road.

Coaching Match Up: Doc Rivers over Steve Nash.

Prop bets: Just saw a special odds boost that Kyrie Irving and Joel Embiid will both score over 24.5 points. The price is +175. Find it! There is a limit to the bet of $25.

Kevin Durant over 6.5 rebounds. The price is –115. Take him over.

The prediction: Nets play well on the road and would like to make a statement that they are to be feared in a playoff situation. Truth is they are 4-6 in their last 10. Sixers are 8-2 in their last 10. The hostile environment will prove too much as the Nets lose a high scoring game. The Sixers are averaging over 120 with Harden so take their total over the projected 118.5 and the Sixers minus the 5.