76ers Welcome Joel Embiid Back After a One Game Absence
Joel Embiid returns to the Philadelphia 76ers lineup Thursday night after missing the last game with an illness. His presence forces Mike Scott back to the bench
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Embiid is having a season, averaging a career-best 29.2 points per game while still pulling down 10.7 boards per game and dishing 2.9 assists. In combination with his defensive efforts, those metrics translate to an average of 50.5 FanDuel Fantasy Points per game. Embiid’s recent fantasy production has been inconsistent, but numberFire’s projections predict that he should still manage 49.5 tonight against the Miami Heat. Embiid is the highest salaried player on the express slate at FanDuel.
The 76ers were steamrolling their competition, winning eight straight games and covering six of those, before losing their most recent game to the Indiana Pacers. The betting market at FanDuel Sportsbook implies that tonight’s game should be a tightly contested one, as the 76ers are currently listed as +1 underdogs. Embiid’s points prop is listed at 27.5 with the under bought up to -118.