Los Angeles Lakers vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 1/27/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Thursday, January 27, 2022

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: TNT

The Los Angeles Lakers (23-24) are hitting the road to Wells Fargo Center on Thursday where they will play the Philadelphia 76ers (27-19).

The Lakers took the court against the Nets and notched a win by a score of 106-96 in their last contest. Los Angeles walked away from the game with a 47.2% field goal percentage (42 of 89) and buried 12 of their 38 3-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Lakers made 10 of 10 attempts for a percentage of 100.0%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they collected 33 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 23 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 2 turnovers and having 12 steals. In regard to the defense, Los Angeles allowed 42.0% from the floor on 37 out of 88 shooting. Brooklyn recorded 54 dimes and had 20 steals for the contest. On top of that, Brooklyn snagged 36 rebounds (18 offensive, 18 defensive) and added 9 blocked shots. Brooklyn went 68.2% at the charity stripe by converting 15 of their 22 attempts. They buried 7 of 27 attempts from beyond the perimeter. With respect to fouls, the Lakers finished with 19 and the Nets accounted for 18 fouls.

LeBron James is a player who had an impact for this game. He accumulated 33 points on 14 of 21 shooting. He was on the court for 34 minutes and collected 7 rebounds. James shot 66.7% from the floor and distributed 6 assists.

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Los Angeles will take the court with a win-loss record of 23-24 for the season. They are turning it over 15.0 times per contest and as a squad they commit 20.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Los Angeles is pulling down 45.0 rebounds per game and has earned 1,136 dimes this year, which is 11th in the league in terms of passing. The Lakers are shooting 35.0% on shots from 3-point land (569 of 1,628) and 73.6% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 111.3 points per game (7th in the league) on 46.5% from the floor.

On defense, the Lakers have forced 14.9 turnovers per game and they draw 19.9 fouls. They rank 28th in the NBA in allowing assists with 1,212 surrendered for the season. The Lakers are giving up a shooting percentage of 45.2% (1,932 of 4,272) and they concede 47.0 rebounds per contest as a group. They are giving up 34.6% on 3-pointers while they are 27th in the league in points per game allowed (112.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the 76ers took home the win by a final score of 117-107 when they played the Pelicans. The 76ers snagged 30 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 44 for the game. They turned it over 10 times, while recording 4 steals in this matchup. The Pelicans had 8 fouls in the game which took the 76ers to the charity stripe for a total of 31 shots. They were able to knock down 29 of the free throw tries for a clip of 93.5%. Concerning shots from beyond the arc, Philadelphia converted 10 of 31 tries (32.3%). When the final whistle blew, the 76ers went 39 out of 84 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 46.4%. The 76ers allowed the Pelicans to knock down 40 out of 83 tries from the field which had them shooting 48.2% for the game. They finished 40.9% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 9 out of 22 and finished the contest at 18 out of 26 at the charity stripe (69.2%). In regard to how they rebounded, Philadelphia permitted New Orleans to pull down 28 overall (11 on the offensive glass).

Joel Embiid pitched in for the 76ers in this matchup. He made 12 of 24 in this contest giving him a rate of 50.0%, and totaled 14 rebounds. Embiid had 42 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 4 assists for this game.

Philadelphia has a win-loss record of 27-19 so far this season. The 76ers commit 19.1 personal fouls per game and they go 81.2% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 22.7 times per contest (23rd in the league) and they are giving up possession 12.4 times per game. Philadelphia has totaled 4,947 pts so far this season (107.5 per game) and they average 42.3 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the 76ers are shooting 46.2% from the floor, which is 11th in basketball.

The Philadelphia defense allows 34.5% on three-point shots (537 of 1,557) and their opposition knocks down 76.8% of their foul shots. They have surrendered 23.3 assists and 45.3 rebounds per game, ranking them 10th and 19th in the league. The 76ers are ranked 8th in the league in points allowed per game with 105.7. They are forcing their opponents into 13.6 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.0% from the field (12th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Los Angeles

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