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The series switches to the City of Brotherly Love which for the Knicks they will not receive much of that love. The Sixers return home down 0-2 after two hard fought battles in Gotham. We expect another tight contest with defense a priority for both teams. Our TPR Index projects a game total average of 197.2 points. The MM projects a total point differential of -5.94 points against the current total range. The SIM Matrix has the UNDER with a 73.98 percent advantage versus the total in tonight’s contest. The Pace-Tempo Matrix has offensive and defensive splits for both teams on the low side of their current season averages. Neither team has eclipsed 105 points in the series to this point and we expect tonight's game to be a similar affair. The Knicks have done an excellent job making life difficult for Joel Embiid while limiting the Sixers transition opportunities. New York’s half court defense has put Philadelphia into a lot of situations where they have forced shots and just taken bad shots overall. The Sixers will have to step up on the defensive end of the floor tonight if they are to have any chance of getting back in this series. Play UNDER on conference road teams in this price range coming off two games where they were favored and the games went Under, 75-108-2 Under. Play UNDER on conference home favorites coming off a SU/ATS loss as a road underdog, 59-90-3 Under. We will play this one to fall well short of the oddsmakers total in Game Three tonight in Philly.