Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 2/15/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: TNT

The Boston Celtics (33-25) are traveling to Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday where they will play the Philadelphia 76ers (34-22).

The Celtics faced the Hawks and walked away with a win by a score of 105-95 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Celtics finished with 15 while the Hawks totaled 13 personal fouls. They made 12 out of their 38 tries from 3-point range. Atlanta ended up going 100.0% when shooting free throws by making 15 of their 15 tries. Furthermore, Atlanta snagged 37 rebounds (11 offensive, 26 defensive) and got 6 blocked shots. Atlanta earned 48 assists and had 18 steals in this matchup. In relation to the defense, Boston allowed the other team to go 36.6% from the field on 34 out of 93 shooting. They also recorded 21 dimes for this game as well as forcing 3 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In regard to grabbing boards, they collected 54 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Celtics made 22 of their 27 attempts for a percentage of 81.5%. Boston ended the game with a 42.4% field goal percentage (36 of 85) and made 11 of 38 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jayson Tatum is a player who had an impact for this contest. Tatum went 48.1% from the floor and earned 3 dimes. He was on the court for 40 mins played and snagged 10 boards. He was able to score 38 points on 13 of 27 shooting.

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Boston will play this game with a win-loss mark of 33-25 so far this season. They are giving up possession 14.1 times per game and as a unit they are committing 18.6 fouls per contest. As a team, Boston is snagging 46.8 rebounds per game and has totaled 1,359 dimes for the campaign, which is 17th in the league in terms of passing. The Celtics are connecting on 33.8% on 3-pointers (716 of 2,118) and 81.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 108.4 points per game (18th in basketball) while shooting 45.0% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Celtics have forced 14.1 turnovers per game while drawing 19.3 fouls. They are ranked 2nd in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,250 surrendered so far this season. The Celtics defense is allowing a FG percentage of 43.0% (2,204 of 5,120) and they relinquish 44.8 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are relinquishing 33.7% from beyond the arc and they rank 4th in basketball in points per game allowed (103.6).

The last time they took the court, the 76ers went home victorious with a score of 103-93 when they played the Cavaliers. The 76ers were able to collect 32 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 40 in this contest. They turned the ball over 11 times, while earning 13 steals for the contest. The Cavaliers committed 15 fouls in this game which got the 76ers to the charity stripe for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to make 17 of those for a percentage of 81.0%. When talking about three-point shots, Philadelphia converted 10 of their 22 tries (45.5%). When all was said and done, the 76ers shot 38 out of 79 from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.1%. The 76ers allowed the Cavaliers to knock down 36 of their 77 tries from the field which left them shooting 46.8% in this contest. They finished 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 8 out of 24 and ended up shooting 13 out of 15 at the charity stripe (86.7%). Concerning attacking the glass, Philadelphia allowed Cleveland to snag 29 in all (5 on the offensive side).

Joel Embiid was important for the 76ers for the matchup. Embiid accumulated 40 points in his 33 mins on the court and had 10 assists in the matchup. He buried 11 out of 22 for the matchup for a rate of 50.0%, and had 14 rebounds.

Philadelphia has a record of 34-22 so far this season. The 76ers have committed 19.1 fouls per contest while shooting 81.1% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 23.2 times per contest (23rd in the league) and they cough up possession 12.5 times per contest. Philadelphia has accounted for 6,026 pts on the year (107.6 per game) and they collect 42.3 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the court, the 76ers are shooting 46.4% from the field, which has them ranked 11th in basketball.

The 76ers on the defensive side of the court are 6th in basketball in points given up per game with 105.2. They have forced 13.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.0% from the field (10th in the NBA). The Philadelphia defense concedes 33.5% on shots from distance (616 of 1,840) and their opponents are knocking down 77.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 23.1 assists and 45.0 boards every game, which has them ranked 7th and 21st in the NBA.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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