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9 Sixers Prop Bets To Hold Your Interest All Season Long

By Justin Boylan

PHILADELPHIA (CBS) --- The NBA is back, and tonight the Philadelphia 76ers begin the season on the road against the Indiana Pacers.  While some cities have basketball teams and fans who are excited for the upcoming 82 games in hopes of reaching the playoffs, Philadelphia is different.  We don't have dreams of making it to May and June.  We have the tank, and the tank is back.

No more trips to watch the homie Dario Saric in Spain, it's time for The Tank 2.0.  But a team and season this special can't be summed up with just one name.  Here are a few more:

The Tank Reloaded

Episode II: Attack of the Tank

Tank: Legacy

Hinkie: First Tank Part II

Hell Season II: The Golden Tank

 

There's only one way to make it through the season, one thing that will keep you going when it's March and the Sixers are playing the Kings, and that's gambling!  How else are you going to watch this team three times a week?  Gambling!  So while Sam Hinkie sheds worthless assets and prepares for the 2019 draft, let's check out some 76ers' future bets to see what Vegas thinks of the Tankers before the ball drops.

The following player and team prop bets will keep you interested in the 76ers even when the players aren't paying attention.  Odds are courtesy of Bovada LV.

 

Nerlens Noel

 

Philadelphia 76ers v New York Knicks
SYRACUSE, NY - OCTOBER 14: Nerlens Noel #4 of the Philadelphia 76ers controls the ball against the defense of Quincy Acy #4 of the New York Knicks during a preseason game at the Carrier Dome on October 14, 2014 in Syracuse, New York. The Knicks defeated the 76ers 84-77. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Rich Barnes/Getty Images)

Points Per Game – Over/Under 10.5

Like last season with Michael Carter-Williams, if you watch more than 30 games this year it's to see the big-name rookie run around.  All these player props are contingent on at least 20 games played, so even with nights off due to "illnesses" or easing young players into the rigorous NBA schedule (aka TANK) that number should be easily surpassed by every man on the roster.

There's no doubt Noel will throw it down on the fast break and off of pick-and-rolls, and he'll be around the rim to clean up a high volume of missed shots.  Expect big games that get the national media talking, but worry about the stretches where he struggles offensively.  Those 2-for-9 and 3-for-11 nights will pile up and keep his average in the single digits.  The other parts of Noel's game should translate immediately, but the in-game scoring touch will take time.

Pick: UNDER 10.5 PPG

Rebounds Per Game – Over/Under 8

Get this now while the Twin Towers are still in production.  When Joel Embiid suits up in a year or two these guys will split the glass, but in the meantime Noel should dominate the boards.  No one else seems particularly jazzed to rebound, which we will get to.

Pick: OVER 8 RPG

Steals + Blocks Per Game – Over/Under 3.6

(…Checking if this bet is available for K.J. McDaniels…)

Nope.

Pick: UNDER 3.6 steals and blocks per game

 

Henry Sims

 

Philadelphia 76ers vs Brooklyn Nets
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Rebounds Per Game – Over/Under 7.5

Sims averaged 12-7 in 25 starts in Philly last year, and the minutes will be there for him to have similar production.  That is until the god Brandon Davies takes over.  Sims rebounding stats will largely come from the defensive end, since he's a fan of his mid-range shot, the only fan.  Sims averaged 3.2 rebounds in 121 games at Georgetown.  He's never wanted it.  Stay out of Nerlens' way.

Pick: UNDER 7.5 RPG

 

Michael Carter-Williams

 

Philadelphia 76ers v Charlotte Bobcats
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Points Per Game – Over/Under 18

Even the terrible teams score points and the Sixers aren't exactly loaded with snipers.  Last season, MCW averaged 16.7 points on 15 field goal attempts, which were both third highest behind two players who aren't here anymore.  Expect both those numbers to go up.  If people want to knock his rookie campaign, claiming his stats were put up in garbage time because the whole season was garbage time, that's fine.  Guess what?  TANK 2: Tanking out the Trash.  They will certainly not rush MCW back, so even if his return is delayed a month he has all of 2015 to drop 20 a game.

Pick: OVER 18 PPG

 

Odds to Win 2014-15 NBA Regular Season MVP – 100/1

Moving right along.

Pick: DON'T DO IT

 

Assists Per Game – Over/Under 6.5

His rookie number was 6.3 and Vegas knew it had to set this on the high side.  Of the last three point guards to win Rookie of the Year, Damian Lillard, Kyrie Irving and Derrick Rose, Irving is the only one who saw his assist numbers go up in year 2, barely, from 5.4 to 5.9.  I'm betting on right around 6.

Pick: UNDER 6.5 APG

 

Tony Wroten

 

Miami Heat  v Philadelphia 76ers
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Points Per Game – Over/Under 13.5

The easiest, free money.  Tony Wroten is the closest thing the Sixers have to Russell Westbrook, which is to say the Sixers don't have anyone close to Russell Westbrook.  He could match Russ shot-for-shot.  Last season, Wroten averaged 13 points on 11 shots in 24 minutes.  His time on the court probably won't get a huge bump (if he averages 30 minutes this season I'll be shocked and also so happy), but there will be more shots available to take and Hollis Thompson will gladly defer.

Pick: OVER 13.5 PPG

 

Philadelphia 76ers

 

Philadelphia 76ers Media Day
PHILADELPHIA, PA - SEPTEMBER 29: Michael Carter-Williams #1, Joel Embiid #21, and Nerlens Noel #4 of the Philadelphia 76ers during NBA Media Day on September 29, 2014 at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2014 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)

2014-2015 Regular Season Win Total – Over/Under 16

Here we go!  Calm down, this is so sad.  The Sixers were so awful last year and got to 19 wins.  The Bucks won 15 games a year ago, and their number is 24.5.  That's so much more than 16.  Sixteen??  In the 47 years that the NBA has been playing 82-game seasons, only three teams have won fewer than 20 games in back-to-back seasons.  The East is still bad enough for the Sixers to fall into 10 wins, which leaves only seven games they have to try to win to go over.  Come on.  No way.  I'm not betting on a team to win that wants to lose.  If the Sixers want to break bad, by all means, break bad.  Poison a child and watch a girl choke to death; you've got the city behind you.  Together we build.

Pick: UNDER 16 wins

 

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