Philadelphia 76ers vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 12/27/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Washington Wizards

Date: Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: NBC Sports Washington

Capital One Arena is the location where the Washington Wizards will play the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday.

The 76ers faced off with the Knicks and walked away with a win by a score of 119-112 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the 76ers ended up finishing with 19 and the Knicks finished the game with 19 fouls. They also knocked down 12 of 32 shots from distance. New York finished the contest at 82.4% from the charity stripe by converting 14 of their 17 shots. Moreover, New York totaled 46 boards (12 offensive, 34 defensive) and got 2 rejections. New York doled out 30 dimes and had 4 steals in the matchup. Concerning defending, Philadelphia allowed 47.8% from the field on 43 out of 90 shooting. They also dished out 22 assists for the matchup as well as forcing the opposition into 8 turnovers and earning 5 steals. With regard to getting rebounds, they earned a total of 32 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the 76ers converted 23 of 29 attempts for a rate of 79.3%. Philadelphia finished having earned a 50.6% field goal percentage (39 of 77) and converted 18 of their 39 shots from 3-point land.

Joel Embiid is one guy who was a contributor in this matchup. He scored 35 points on 12 out of 22 shooting. He saw the court for 34 mins played and also pulled down 8 boards. Embiid finished the game at 54.5% from the field and also totaled 1 assist.

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Philadelphia heads into this one with a mark of 20-12 this year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.3 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 20.4 fouls per contest. As a team, Philadelphia is snagging 40.4 boards per contest and has totaled 779 assists on the campaign, which ranks 24th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The 76ers are connecting on 38.6% on shots from downtown (409 of 1,060) and 81.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 111.7 points per outing (19th in basketball) while hitting 47.6% from the field.

On the defensive end of the court, the 76ers are forcing 15.8 turnovers every game and they draw 19.5 personal fouls. They are ranked 4th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 768 surrendered this year. The 76ers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.2% (1,260 of 2,728) and they surrender 43.3 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are relinquishing 32.9% from 3-point land while they are 2nd in basketball in opponents points per game (107.7).

When they last stepped on the court, the Wizards walked away with a victory by a final of 125-111 when they faced the Kings. With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Washington allowed Sacramento to collect 47 in total (13 on the offensive glass). They finished shooting 31.3% from 3-point land by shooting 10 of 32 and finished the contest at 27 out of 35 from the free throw line (77.1%). The Wizards allowed the Kings to knock down 37 out of 84 attempts from the field which had them shooting 44.0% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the Wizards finished 49 out of 88 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 55.7%. Pertaining to shooting from downtown, Washington converted 10 out of 32 tries (31.3%). They were able to bury 17 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 70.8%. The Kings were called for 20 personal fouls in the matchup which got the Wizards to the charity stripe for 24 attempts. They also gave up possession 9 times, while getting 9 steals in this game. The Wizards were able to snag 35 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 40 in this contest.

Kyle Kuzma was important for the Wizards for this game. Kuzma totaled 32 points in his 37 minutes on the court and tallied 5 assists in this game. He knocked down 14 out of 23 for this contest for a field goal rate of 60.9%, and had 9 rebounds.

Washington has a mark of 13-21 so far this season. The Wizards have committed 19.7 personal fouls per game while shooting 75.8% from the free throw line. Their rate of earning assists is at 24.8 times per game (14th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.4 times per game. Washington has totaled 3,780 pts this season (111.2 per game) and they snag 43.4 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Wizards are shooting 47.8% from the field, which ranks 10th in the NBA.

The Washington defense allows 37.6% on shots from 3-point land (414 of 1,101) and their opponents are knocking down 80.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 23.8 assists and 43.8 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 8th and 19th in the league. The Wizards on the defensive end are ranked 16th in the NBA in points given up per game with 113.7. They are forcing 12.8 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.5% from the field (11th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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