Philadelphia 76ers vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 1/17/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Washington Wizards

Date: Monday, January 17, 2022

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: NBC Sports Washington

The Philadelphia 76ers (25-17) are headed to Capital One Arena on Monday where they will try to beat the Washington Wizards (22-21).

The 76ers took the court against the Heat and took home the win by a score of 109-98 in their last game. In reference to personal fouls, the 76ers finished with 22 while the Heat recorded 10 personal fouls. They knocked down 9 out of their 35 tries from 3-point land. Miami finished the contest at 76.7% when shooting free throws by making 23 of their 30 tries. Additionally, Miami grabbed 31 rebounds (12 offensive, 19 defensive) and earned 5 rejections. Miami earned 43 dimes and had 24 steals for this game. In regard to the defense, Philadelphia allowed the other team to go 38.4% from the floor on 33 of 86 shooting. They also doled out 24 assists for this game in addition to forcing 4 turnovers and having 5 steals. In terms of grabbing boards, they compiled a total of 43 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. From the charity stripe, the 76ers converted 16 of their 21 shots for a percentage of 76.2%. Philadelphia walked away from the contest with a 50.6% field goal percentage (40 out of 79) and buried 13 out of their 32 shots from beyond the arc.

Joel Embiid is one player who was a factor in this contest. He ended up scoring 32 points on 12 out of 22 shooting. He was on the court for 36 minutes and also grabbed 12 boards. Embiid finished the game shooting 54.5% from the floor and dished out 3 assists.

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Philadelphia steps onto the court with a record of 25-17 for the year. They lose possession via turnover 12.6 times per contest and as a group they are committing 19.1 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Philadelphia is grabbing 42.1 boards per game and is sitting with 960 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 24th in basketball in terms of passing. The 76ers are shooting 35.5% from downtown (473 of 1,333) and 81.1% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 107.4 points per game (20th in the league) while shooting 46.2% from the field.

On defense, the 76ers are forcing their opponents into 13.9 turnovers per game and they draw 19.0 fouls. They are giving up 34.2% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 7th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (105.3). The 76ers are giving up a field goal percentage of 44.8% (1,633 of 3,643) and they concede 45.3 rebounds per game as a group. They rank 7th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 968 surrendered so far this season.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Wizards walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 115-110 against the Trail Blazers. In regard to rebounds, Washington permitted Portland to collect 31 in total (8 offensive). They finished shooting 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by going 13 out of 39 and finished the contest at 24 of 35 from the charity stripe (68.6%). The Wizards allowed the Trail Blazers to knock down 39 out of 85 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 45.9% for the contest. When all was said and done, the Wizards finished the game shooting 39 for 90 from the floor which had them shooting 43.3%. When talking about shooting from distance, Washington converted 12 of their 37 attempts (32.4%). They were able to bury 20 of the free throw tries for a rate of 87.0%. The Trail Blazers had 12 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Wizards to the charity stripe for 23 attempts. They also coughed up the ball 20 times, while getting 4 steals for this contest. The Wizards were able to collect 33 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 43 in the game.

Spencer Dinwiddie ended up having an impact for the Wizards in the game. Dinwiddie earned 27 points in his 34 mins of playing time and added 7 assists for the matchup. He converted 9 of 18 in this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 1 rebound.

Washington has a win-loss record of 22-21 this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Wizards are hitting on 46.8% from the floor, which is ranked 5th in the league. Washington has earned 4,637 points on the season (107.8 per game) and they grab 44.3 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 24.0 times per game (14th in the league) and they cough up possession 13.4 times per contest. The Wizards are committing 19.1 fouls per contest and they hit 77.7% from the charity stripe.

The Washington defense gives up 34.6% on 3-point attempts (465 of 1,345) and their opponents are converting on 79.8% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 22.9 dimes and 44.6 rebounds per game, which is 5th and 15th in the league. The Wizards on the defensive side of the court are 20th in the league in points per game surrendered with 109.8. They are forcing their opponents into 12.0 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.5% from the floor (18th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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