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How to win $25,000 on St. Patrick's Day with NBA Super 6

Updated Jul. 20, 2021 7:29 p.m. ET

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Kevin Cooney

By Kevin Cooney
Special to FOX Sports

The NBA’s Eastern Conference has been broken into a class system.

There’s the upper class, which consists of three teams: the Philadelphia 76ers, the Brooklyn Nets and the Milwaukee Bucks.

Then there's the middle class of teams sitting within reach of the playoffs. After that, it's the lower-class teams, who are already looking ahead to the draft lottery.

All three of the conference’s elite teams have MVP candidates: Philadelphia’s Joel Embiid (out right now because of a bone bruise in his left knee), Brooklyn’s James Harden and Milwaukee’s Giannis Antetokounmpo. When the conference’s best players get together, it is sure to produce something magical.

That’s what will take place Wednesday in Philadelphia, as the 76ers – still featuring All-Star Ben Simmons and a red-hot Tobias Harris – host the Bucks in the marquee attraction of a deep Wednesday night schedule.

You can enjoy that schedule by playing FOX’s Super 6! All you have to do is download the app and answer six questions about who will win the big games and by how many points. If you nail all six picks, you could win the $25,000 grand prize. It’s easy to play on the FOX Super 6 app for your phone or tablet. Best of all, it’s free!

Here’s the night’s schedule and what to watch for:

Toronto Raptors at Detroit Pistons (7 p.m. ET)

If the playoffs started today, the Raptors would be sitting at home. Toronto has lost four straight road games and has five players – including Pascal Siakam and Fred VanVleet – on the health and safety protocol list. All five players returned to practice Tuesday, but it isn’t clear when they could end up back in the lineup. Perhaps the grind of playing what amounts to a full season on the road – Toronto’s home games this season are in Tampa, Florida, due to the Canadian border being closed – has caught up to the 2019 NBA champions.

The Pistons are owners of the worst record in the East and 1.5 games "ahead" of Minnesota for the worst mark in the NBA heading into Wednesday. Yet they also possess a 129-105 win over Toronto two weeks ago in Tampa.

Brooklyn Nets at Indiana Pacers (7 p.m. ET)

As Wednesday begins, the Nets sit one game back of Philadelphia for the best record in the East. They are also winners of five straight and 13 of their past 14. Kyrie Irving has become a more active participant in the scoring column for Brooklyn, scoring 40 on Thursday against the Celtics and adding a team-high 34 in a 117-112 win over the Knicks on Monday.

The Pacers are home but have struggled of late, losing seven of their past nine. They’ve received steady performances from Malcolm Brogdon, who is averaging 21.6 points a game.

Milwaukee Bucks at Philadelphia 76ers (7 p.m. ET)

Philadelphia has played well in its past 2.5 games without Embiid, who was injured Friday in a commanding win over Washington. Harris was enormous in the second half of Tuesday’s 99-96 win over New York, putting up a 30-point, six-rebound effort to help the 76ers rally from a nine-point deficit.

But containing Antetokounmpo on the second half of a back-to-back without Embiid might be asking too much. In 22 career games against the Sixers, the "Greek Freak" is averaging 22.0 points, 10.5 rebounds and 5.3 assists.  What could be huge for the Sixers is building up a buffer between themselves and Milwaukee for the third seed in the East.

After a home game Saturday against Sacramento, Philadelphia spends 10 of its next 12 games away from Wells Fargo Center, including games against the Knicks, Lakers, Clippers, Nuggets and Celtics — and possibly all of them without the team's MVP candidate. 

Golden State Warriors at Houston Rockets (8 p.m. ET)

Not long ago, this would have been a battle for supremacy in the West, but injuries and trades have changed all of that, and a 119-107 loss to Atlanta on Tuesday was Houston’s 17th straight.

The Warriors, meanwhile, are in a pattern of lopsided games, losing five of the past six with a 21.4 average margin of defeat. Stephen Curry is, however, still the most fascinating person in the league, averaging 29.3 points per game.

Charlotte Hornets at Denver Nuggets (9 p.m. ET)

This is one of those sneaky good games that fly under the radar. Neither team is in a major media market, and neither is a conference leader, but Charlotte has won its past four games and recently went 3-3 on a brutal, six-game West Coast road trip. Gordon Hayward and Terry Rozier have formed a dynamic duo that can carry Charlotte into the playoffs.

Meanwhile, Nikola Jokic and the Nuggets have won six of their past seven, including a 121-106 win over Indiana on Monday that saw "The Joker" drop 32 points and 14 rebounds.

LA Clippers at Dallas Mavericks (9:30 p.m. ET)

Time for alarm bells for the Clippers? Many felt that way after a lackluster game Sunday in New Orleans. However, 22 points from Kawhi Leonard in a 109-99 win over the Mavericks in Dallas solved some of those concerns. A win Wednesday would complete a three-game season sweep of Dallas for LA.

The Mavs have received everything they could possibly ask from Luka Doncic, who is averaging 28.1 points and 9.3 assists this season – both stats ranking in the top 10 in the league.

Enter the NBA Challenge contest on the FOX Super 6 app for free, and you can win this week's $25,000 jackpot! Download now at foxsuper6.com!

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