Philadelphia 76ers at OKC Thunder 4/10/21 - NBA Picks & Predictions

Philadelphia 76ers complete a back-to-back on Saturday when visiting the Oklahoma City Thunder after playing on the road Friday against the New Orleans Pelicans. Philadelphia is 35-16 following its 106-96 victory over the Boston Celtics on Tuesday. Joel Embiid was the leading scorer for Philadelphia with 35 points. Philadelphia is second in the Atlantic division a half-game behind the first place Brooklyn Nets.

Joel Embiid is leading Philadelphia in scoring and rebounding with averages of 29.9 points and 11.2 rebounds per game, while Ben Simmons is the leader in assists with an average of 7.2 assists per game. Philadelphia has five players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 114.0 points per game while allowing an average of 109.4 points per game.

Oklahoma City looks to snap a five-game losing streak when hosting Philadelphia on Saturday. The Thunder are 20-32 following a 129-102 loss on Thursday to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Oklahoma City has lost five straight and eight of its last nine. The Thunder have been decimated by injuries and continue to play without Josh Hall, Luguentz Dort, Mike Muscala, Isaiah Roby, Darius Bazley and leading scorer Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.

Oklahoma City is missing each of its top five scorers. The leading active scorer for Oklahoma City is Jaylen Hoard with an average of 11.5 points per game while Svi Mykhailiuk is scoring an average of 10.4 points per game. The leading rebounder is Tony Bradley with an average of  7.0 rebounds per game and the leader in assists is Theo Maledon with an average of 3.8 assists per game.