Philadelphia 76ers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 12/31/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Saturday, December 31, 2022

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: Bally Sports Oklahoma

The Oklahoma City Thunder host the Philadelphia 76ers at Paycom Center on Saturday.

The 76ers stepped onto the hardwood against the Wizards and took a loss by a final of 116-111 in their last game. Philadelphia ended having earned a 46.4% FG percentage (39 of 84) and made 6 of their 31 3-point shots. When they shot from the charity stripe, the 76ers knocked down 27 of 31 tries for a rate of 87.1%. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they compiled 39 with 10 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 21 dimes in this matchup while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With regard to the defense, Philadelphia allowed their opponent to shoot 45.9% from the field on 39 out of 85 shooting. Washington recorded 18 dimes and had 7 steals in the game. In addition, Washington pulled down 39 rebounds (14 offensive, 25 defensive) and added 10 blocked shots. Washington went 87.1% from the free throw line by knocking down 27 of 31 attempts. They made 11 out of their 33 tries from distance. When talking about fouls, the 76ers walked away with 24 and the Wizards accumulated 23 fouls.

Joel Embiid is one guy who was a major factor for this contest. Embiid ended up going 53.1% from the floor and also totaled 1 assist. He played 36 minutes and totaled 10 rebounds. He scored 48 points on 17 of 32 shooting.

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Philadelphia enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 20-13 for the year. They cough up possession 14.4 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 20.5 fouls every game. As a unit, Philadelphia is collecting 40.4 boards per game and has earned 800 dimes so far this season, which has them ranked 26th in basketball in terms of passing. The 76ers are shooting 38.0% on three-point shots (415 of 1,091) and 82.0% from the free throw line. They are averaging 111.7 points per contest (21st in the league) on 47.5% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the 76ers are forcing their opponents into 15.9 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.6 personal fouls. They are 3rd in the league in giving up assists with 786 relinquished so far this season. The 76ers are allowing a FG percentage of 46.2% (1,299 of 2,813) and they relinquish 43.1 rebounds per game as a group. They give up 32.9% from 3-point land and they rank 2nd in basketball in points per game allowed (108.0).

The last time they took the court, the Thunder took a loss by a score of 121-113 against the Hornets. When talking about rebounding, Oklahoma City allowed Charlotte to grab 52 overall (12 offensive). They finished shooting 31.3% from downtown by going 10 of 32 and ended up shooting 19 of 29 from the free throw line (65.5%). The Thunder allowed the Hornets to bury 46 out of 84 attempts from the field which had them sitting at 54.8% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Thunder walked away from this one shooting 42 out of 99 from the field which had them shooting 42.4%. In relation to shots from downtown, Oklahoma City knocked down 11 of their 36 tries (30.6%). They were able to make 18 of them for a clip of 85.7%. The Hornets committed 17 personal fouls for this contest which took the Thunder to the charity stripe for 21 tries. They also gave up possession 12 times, while getting 9 steals for this contest. The Thunder were able to pull down 30 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 41 for the matchup.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ended up having an impact for the Thunder for the matchup. He converted 11 of 23 in this matchup giving him a rate of 47.8%, and had 3 rebounds. Gilgeous-Alexander earned 28 points in his 36 mins on the court and tallied 5 dimes for the contest.

Oklahoma City has a record of 15-19 so far this year. The Thunder are responsible for committing 21.4 personal fouls per contest and they hit 79.5% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 24.3 times per contest (18th in the league) and they turn it over 14.5 times per contest. Oklahoma City has accounted for 3,938 pts for the year (115.8 per contest) and they snag 44.6 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Thunder are connecting on 46.2% from the floor, which ranks them 22nd in basketball.

The Oklahoma City defense allows 36.5% on three-point shots (446 of 1,223) and their opposition knocks down 78.4% of their foul shots. They concede 24.7 dimes and 48.0 rebounds every game, which is 11th and 30th in the NBA. The Thunder defensively are ranked 25th in the league in points per game surrendered with 116.8. They are able to force 16.9 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.5% from the field (12th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Oklahoma City and under the total points

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