Suns at 76ers Jan. 20: model projects Over 222.5

Cbssports reports the Phoenix Suns travel to face the Philadelphia 76ers on Jan. 20, with tipoff at 7 p.m. ET at Xfinity Mobile Arena in Philadelphia.

The Sixers enter 23-18 and Phoenix 26-17, and both teams are playing the second half of back-to-backs after Philadelphia beat Indiana and Phoenix beat the Nets on Monday. Joel Embiid (ankle) is out for Philadelphia, Paul George (knee) is listed as questionable, and DraftKings Sportsbook lists Phoenix as a 1.5-point favorite with a 222.5-point over/under (Suns -125 money line, 76ers +105).

SportsLine's Projection Model simulated the matchup 10,000 times and is leaning Over the 222.5 total, projecting about 235 combined points and saying the Over hits 66% of the time; the model also reports that one side of the spread hits almost 70% of the time. The outlet says the model's full picks and the specific spread side are available at SportsLine.

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