Eastern Conference action here today has 2nd place Philadelphia taking on 10th place Chicago. The Bulls are 1.5-games ahead of 11th place Indiana for that last place in the NBA East playoff picture. They are 1-game back of 9th place Toronto. The Bulls have won two straight and four of their last five games, covering four of those also. However, they are 1-6-1 ATS in their last eight road games and 2-7 ATS in their last nine games on 1 day of rest. Philly looks to extend its winning streak to nine games here tonight. They have also covered four in a row. The Sixers are 22-9 ATS their last 31 home games. They are also 8-1 their last nine meetings with the Bulls and 7-2 ATS their last nine in Philly. I'll lay the points here at home with Philadelphia.

It's East vs West here tonight as the Eastern conference Ny Knicks host the West's Minnesota Timberwolves. Minnesota is in 9th place in the West, tied with 10th place Lakers and 11th place Utah. It is a traffic jam at the bottom of the NBA West with 3.5 game separating 5th place LA Clippers and 12th place NO Pelicans. The Timberwolves hope to snap a three-game losing streak here tonight. They are also 1-5 S/U their last six games and 2-4 ATS. The Wolves will be without center Karl-Anthony Towns who has a calf injury. Towns averages 20.8 ppg and 8.2 rebounds per game. The could also be without Anthony Edwards, who is questionable with an ankle injury. Edwards averages 24.7 ppg. That's a lot of firepower to replace if Edwards doesn't play. The Knicks are 5th in the East with a 39-32 record, 2.5-games back of fourth place Cleveland. The Knicks have won and covered their last three games after a 3-game losing skid. They are 6-1-1 ATS in their last eight games and 11-3-1 ATS in their last 15 overall games. The Knicks have covered five of the last six meetings with the Wolves in New York and four of the last five overall. I'll be on the Knicks tonight.