Philadelphia 76ers vs Miami Heat Prediction, 5/2/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Miami Heat

Date: Monday, May 2, 2022

Location: FTX Arena in Miami, FL

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (+5)

The Miami Heat will try to beat the Philadelphia 76ers at FTX Arena on Monday in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals. Philadelphia opens this contest as 5-point underdogs. The total comes in at 207.

The 76ers walked away with a win by a score of 132-97 in Game 6 of their 1st round series against Toronto to win the series 4-2. Philadelphia had a 58.0% field goal percentage (47 out of 81) and made 16 of their 40 three-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the 76ers made 22 of 23 attempts for a percentage of 95.7%. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they collected a total of 47 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 32 dimes for the game while creating 1 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Regarding the defense, Philadelphia allowed the other team to go 39.3% from the field on 35 of 89 shooting. Toronto doled out 37 assists and had 15 steals in this contest. In addition, Toronto grabbed 22 rebounds (15 offensive, 7 defensive) and had 4 rejections. Toronto went 80.0% from the free throw line by converting 20 of 25 tries. They also buried 7 out of their 35 shots from three-point range. In the matter of personal fouls, the 76ers ended up finishing with 22 while the Raptors accumulated 9 personal fouls.

Joel Embiid is someone who was a major contributor for this game. Embiid ended up going 66.7% from the field and distributed 1 assist. He played 36 mins and also collected 10 boards. He ended up scoring 33 points on 12 of 18 shooting.

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Philadelphia will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 51-31 for the campaign. They have an average of 109.9 pts per contest (18th in basketball) while going 46.6% from the field. The 76ers are shooting 36.4% from downtown (950 of 2,608) and 82.1% from the charity stripe. As a team, Philadelphia is grabbing 42.3 boards per game and has accumulated 1,945 dimes this year, which is 21st in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They cough up possession 12.5 times per game and as a unit they commit 19.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the 76ers are able to force 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.4 fouls. They rank 7th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,932 surrendered so far this season. The 76ers defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 45.8% (3,253 of 7,097) and they concede 44.2 rebounds per game as a squad. They are surrendering 34.6% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 9th in the league in PPG from their opponents (107.3).

In Game 5 of their 1st round series against Atlanta, the Heat walked away with a victory by a final of 97-94 to close out the series 4-1. The Heat pulled down 26 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive boards totaling 33 in the game. They also turned it over 14 times, while getting 12 steals for the matchup. The Hawks committed 19 personal fouls in the game which took the Heat to the free throw line for a total of 21 tries. They were able to convert 16 of the free throws for a percentage of 76.2%. Concerning 3-point shots, Miami converted 7 out of their 31 attempts (22.6%). When the final whistle was blown, the Heat ended up going 37 for 82 from the field which gave them a rate of 45.1%. The Heat permitted the Hawks to make 31 of their 74 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 41.9% for this game. They finished 32.0% from distance by going 8 of 25 and walked away from this one shooting 24 out of 28 from the free throw line (85.7%). In the matter of cleaning up the glass, Miami allowed Atlanta to pull down 30 overall (12 on the offensive glass).

Bam Adebayo was important for the Heat for this contest. Adebayo recorded 20 points in his 41 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 4 assists for the game. He made 7 out of 11 for the contest giving him a rate of 63.6%, and had 11 rebounds.

Miami has a mark of 53-29 on the campaign. The Heat are committing 20.5 fouls every game and they shoot 80.8% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 25.5 times per contest (8th in the league) and they turn the ball over 14.6 times per game. Miami has accounted for 9,022 pts for the season (110.0 per game) and they grab 43.7 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Heat are hitting on 46.7% from the field, which has them ranked 13th in the NBA.

The Heat are ranked 4th in the league in points given up per game with 105.6. They are forcing their opponents into 15.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 44.7% from the field (4th in the league). The Miami defense allows 33.9% on three-point shots (1,064 of 3,138) and their opposition makes 77.9% of their foul shots. They have given up 23.3 dimes and 41.7 rebounds every game, which is 4th and 2nd in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami (-5)

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