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Philadelphia at New York

2025-26 NBA Championship

May 4, 2026
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Philadelphia will be hit with a double whammy in Game 1 as the 76ers will be in full letdown mode after finally beating the Celtics in a playoff series for the first time since 1982. In addition, the fatigue factor will be in effect as they will have just one day to recover after coming back from a 3-1 series deficit. New York is 6-3 ATS in the past nine meetings, and Philly has lost its past five Monday games. The Knicks are on a 9-2 ATS run, 6-1 ATS at home. New York has gone UNDER 10 of 15 games, and four of the past six meetings have stayed UNDER. The 76ers are 6-1 UNDER in their past seven road contests and 11-3 UNDER in their past 14 overall. The Knicks are 30-14 ATS at home this season. Take the Knicks and the UNDER.

2 units on New York -7 (-110) (risk 2 to return 3.82)
Result:
WIN
2 units on Game Total UNDER 213.5 -107 (risk 2 to return 3.87)
Result:
LOSS
FINAL
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Philadelphia 76ers
25
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20
98
New York Knicks img
33
41
35
28
137
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