The Sixers are one of the worst in NBA history. They are 7-18 the last 25 against the spread. Their two recent covers were to the Pacers, who have become a dichotomous spread and against the spread team. If a road favorite of five or more is coming off a loss as an underdog and/or road loss, they continue to be a profitable bet since the 1980s. Recent years remain profitable, though admittedly not at the almost automatic rate of previous years.

The theory being that one quality team loses to another quality squad, then will take out their frustrations on an inferior team. Our scorephone clients have won with this for more than a quarter century and when we discovered it, the winnings went back as far as our database did: to 1980.