Oklahoma City Thunder vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 2/11/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Friday, February 11, 2022

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: Bally Sports OK

Wells Fargo Center is where the Philadelphia 76ers (32-22) will try to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder (17-37) on Friday.

The Thunder played the Raptors and took a loss by a final of 117-98 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Thunder finished with 17 and the Raptors accumulated 16 fouls. They buried 13 of their 35 shots from distance. Toronto finished the game at 100.0% from the free throw line by making 14 of 14 shots. Moreover, Toronto grabbed 35 rebounds (10 offensive, 25 defensive) and earned 4 rejections. Toronto earned 45 dimes and had 22 steals in the matchup. When it comes to defending, Oklahoma City allowed 51.1% from the floor on 45 out of 88 shooting. They also recorded 28 dimes for this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 4 turnovers and getting 11 steals. When discussing grabbing boards, they earned 45 with 14 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the Thunder made 12 of their 14 attempts for a rate of 85.7%. Oklahoma City wrapped up the game with a 41.4% field goal percentage (36 of 87) and made 14 out of their 47 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Aleksej Pokusevski is someone who played a role in the game. Pokusevski ended up shooting 77.8% from the field and recorded 1 assist. He played 30 mins played and snagged 4 rebounds. He accounted for 18 points on 7 out of 9 shooting.

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Oklahoma City steps onto the hardwood with a win-loss record of 17-37 for the year. They are losing possession via turnover 13.7 times per contest and as a squad they commit 18.1 personal fouls per game. As a unit, Oklahoma City is pulling down 46.0 rebounds per game and has 1,147 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 30th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Thunder are shooting 31.4% on three-point shots (641 of 2,040) and 76.5% from the free throw line. They are averaging 100.9 points per outing (30th in the NBA) while hitting 41.8% from the field.

Defensively, the Thunder are able to force 13.5 turnovers every game while drawing 17.6 fouls. They are ranked 18th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,360 surrendered this year. The Thunder are giving up a FG percentage of 44.8% (2,168 of 4,838) and they concede 48.5 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 34.4% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 12th in the NBA in PPG allowed (107.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the 76ers took a defeat with a final score of 114-109 against the Suns. The 76ers earned 38 defensive boards and 6 offensive boards totaling 44 for this game. They gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while earning 7 steals for this contest. The Suns committed 8 fouls for this game which took the 76ers to the charity stripe for 18 attempts. They were able to knock down 17 of them for a rate of 94.4%. In terms of shooting from downtown, Philadelphia made 10 of 32 attempts (31.3%). When the final whistle blew, the 76ers walked away from this one shooting 41 for 89 from the field which had them shooting 46.1%. The 76ers permitted the Suns to make 43 out of 95 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 45.3% for this contest. They shot 23.1% from 3-point land by shooting 6 out of 26 and finished the contest at 22 out of 24 at the free throw line (91.7%). Regarding rebounds, Philadelphia permitted Phoenix to get 37 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Joel Embiid was important for the 76ers for this contest. Embiid tallied 34 points in his 33 mins on the court and earned 3 assists for the contest. He buried 13 out of 25 in this matchup for a field goal percentage of 52.0%, and had 12 rebounds.

Philadelphia has a win-loss mark of 32-22 for the season. The 76ers commit 19.2 personal fouls every game and they connect on 81.1% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 23.2 times per game (22nd in the NBA) and they turn it over 12.6 times per game. Philadelphia has tallied 5,823 points for the campaign (107.8 per game) and they average 42.1 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the 76ers are hitting on 46.6% from the field, which has them ranked 9th in basketball.

The 76ers on defense are ranked 7th in the NBA in points given up per game with 105.8. They are able to force 13.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.0% from the field (11th in the NBA). The Philadelphia defense allows 33.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (602 of 1,781) and opponents are connecting on 77.5% of their free throw shots. They give up 23.2 dimes and 45.1 boards per contest, which is ranked 6th and 21st in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Oklahoma City

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