Philadelphia 76ers vs Golden State Warriors - NBA prediction

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When two brothers face each other on an NBA court, a fun game is guaranteed. That will be the case when Seth Curry’s Philadelphia 76ers host Steph’s Golden State Warriors on Saturday night.

In the last matchup on November 25, the Warriors won 116-96 led by 25 points from Steph, while Seth Curry scored 24 points for the 76ers.

After Joel Embiid came back after missing time for the health and safety protocols, the Philadelphia 76ers have come back to winning track as they won three consecutive games on the road against the Atlanta Hawks and two against the Charlotte Hornets.

They came back home on Thursday to lose 118-96 to the Utah Jazz.

Joel Embiid had 19 points and nine rebounds shooting 8-of-18 from the field. Seth Curry scored 18 points and Tobias Harris had 17 for Philadelphia, which had won four of five.

Tyrese Maxey had 11 points in his second game back after sitting out a contest with an illness. Maxey went down hard after scoring on a layup with 6:14 left in the second and appeared to hit his head on the court. He went to the locker room but returned later in the quarter.

The 76ers have gone 5-6 in home games. Philadelphia is 2-2 in games decided by less than 4 points.

The Warriors are the best team in the league with only four losses this season but two of those came in the last five games.

Golden State is coming off a 104-94 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Wednesday.

Steph Curry scored 22 points and moved within nine 3s of tying Ray Allen's three-pointers all-time record.

Draymond Green had 10 rebounds, eight assists and five points, and Jordan Poole scored eight of his 20 points in the third quarter. Otto Porter Jr. contributed 15 points and six rebounds off the bench.

Key facts

• Ben Simmons and Grant Riller and out for the Sixers
• Klay Thompson, Andre Iguodala and James Wiseman are out for the Warriors
• Both teams have won three of their last five games
• The Warriors have won three of their last four against the Sixers

The Sixers are one of the best teams in the East and Joel Embiis is literally unstoppable when he has a good night. Still, the Warriors are the best team in the league and the Sixers will have a tough time holding them back.

If you have a chance to place a bet on 1.89 for Warriors win, that is a chance that shouldn't be missed.

A Warriors win in a tight contest is our prediction for tonight.

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Each team to score over 106.5 points

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