Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics Prediction, 10/18/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Boston Celtics

Date: Tuesday, October 18, 2022

Location: TD Garden in Boston, MA

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (+6)

TD Garden is the location where the Boston Celtics will attempt to beat the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday. Boston opens this contest as 6-point favorites. The betting total comes in at 213.

The 76ers faced off with the Heat and went home with a loss by a final score of 99-90 in their last game of last season. Philadelphia ended the contest with a 41.4% FG percentage (36 out of 87) and knocked down 12 of their 37 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the 76ers converted 6 of their 7 shots for a rate of 85.7%. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 35 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 21 assists for the contest while forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In reference to defending, Philadelphia let their opponent shoot 48.3% from the floor on 42 of 87 shooting. Miami recorded 19 assists and had 7 steals for this game. Furthermore, Miami totaled 49 rebounds (13 offensive, 36 defensive) and got 6 blocked shots. Miami finished the game shooting 72.7% from the free throw line by making 8 of their 11 tries. They also knocked down 7 of their 28 shots from long range. In regard to personal fouls, the 76ers ended up finishing with 16 while the Heat accounted for 12 personal fouls.

Shake Milton is someone who played a role in this contest. He ended up scoring 15 points on 6 of 8 shooting. He played 28 mins played and snagged 3 rebounds. Milton finished the game at 75.0% from the field and totaled 3 assists.

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Philadelphia will take the court after finishing with a mark of 51-31 last year. They averaged 109.9 points per game (18th in basketball) while going 46.6% from the field. The 76ers shot 36.4% on shots from distance (950 of 2,608) and 82.1% from the charity stripe. As a basketball team, Philadelphia snagged 42.3 rebounds per game and earned 1,945 assists over the course of last year, which was 21st in the league in terms of passing. They lost possession by turning the ball over 12.5 times per game and as a group committed 19.4 personal fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the 76ers forced their opponents into 13.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.4 personal fouls. They conceded 34.6% on 3-point attempts and they were 9th in the NBA in opponents points per game (107.3). The 76ers defense gave up a shooting percentage of 45.8% (3,253 of 7,097) and they relinquished 44.2 boards per game as a squad. They were ranked 7th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,932 relinquished last season.

The last time they took the court last year, the Celtics took a defeat with a final score of 103-90 against the Warriors. The Celtics were able to collect 30 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 41 for the game. They turned it over 22 times, while recording 8 steals for this contest. The Warriors had 20 personal fouls for the contest which took the Celtics to the free throw line for 12 shots. They were able to make 11 of them for a percentage of 91.7%. When discussing shots from 3-point land, Boston buried 11 out of their 28 attempts (39.3%). When all was said and done, the Celtics ended up going 34 out of 80 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.5%. The Celtics allowed the Warriors to bury 38 of 92 attempts from the floor which had them at 41.3% for the contest. They finished 41.3% from three-point range by connecting on 19 out of 46 and ended up going 8 of 8 from the free throw line (100.0%). When discussing how they rebounded, Boston allowed Golden State to grab 44 overall (15 on the offensive glass).

Jaylen Brown ended up being a factor for the Celtics for this game. Brown totaled 34 points in his 44 minutes of playing time and had 3 assists in this matchup. He buried 12 out of 23 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 52.2%, and earned 7 rebounds.

Boston had a win-loss record of 51-31 last season. On the offensive side of the court, the Celtics connected on 46.6% from the field, which ranked them 15th in the league. Boston scored 9,164 pts last season (111.8 per game) and they collected 46.1 boards per game. They dished out assists 24.8 times per contest (14th in the NBA) and they coughed up possession 13.6 times per game. The Celtics committed 18.5 fouls per game and they went 81.6% from the charity stripe.

The Celtics defensively were ranked 1st in the league in points given up per game with 104.5. They were able to force 13.8 TO's per game and allowed teams to shoot 43.4% from the field (1st in basketball). The Boston defense conceded 33.9% on shots from distance (969 of 2,860) and their opposition knocked down 78.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They gave up 21.6 dimes and 43.7 boards per game, which was ranked 1st and 12th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia (+6)

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