Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 11/15/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Wednesday, November 15, 2023

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Wells Fargo Center is the location where the Philadelphia 76ers (8-1) will try to beat the Boston Celtics (8-2) on Wednesday.

The Celtics took the court against the Knicks and walked away with a win by a score of 114-98 in their last contest. In relation to personal fouls, the Celtics left the arena with 22 and the Knicks had 16 personal fouls. They also buried 15 out of their 35 shots from distance. New York ended up shooting 70.8% at the charity stripe by knocking down 17 of their 24 shots. Furthermore, New York had 37 rebounds (12 offensive, 25 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. New York earned 17 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. Regarding the defense, Boston allowed the other team to go 41.8% from the field on 33 of 79 shooting. They also recorded 27 dimes for the contest as well as creating 8 turnovers and earning 3 steals. In regard to pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 37 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Celtics buried 15 of their 16 tries for a rate of 93.8%. Boston ended the game having earned a 50.6% FG percentage (40 of 79) and buried 19 out of their 43 3-point attempts.

Jaylen Brown is someone who played a role in the game. Brown finished the game shooting 38.9% from the floor and distributed 6 assists. He was on the hardwood for 36 mins and totaled 5 boards. He ended up walking away with 22 points on 7 out of 18 shooting.

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Boston heads into this contest with a mark of 8-2 this year. They have an average of 119.6 pts per game (5th in basketball) while going 47.7% from the field. The Celtics are hitting 36.9% on shots from beyond the arc (161 of 436) and 80.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Boston is pulling in 48.2 boards per game and has totaled 252 dimes this season, which is 12th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 13.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 18.6 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Celtics are forcing 12.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.9 fouls. They are ranked 7th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 236 surrendered for the campaign. The Celtics defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 43.3% (394 of 909) and they relinquish 42.6 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They give up 34.0% on 3-point attempts and they are 4th in the league in points per game from their opponents (105.9).

The last time they took the hardwood, the 76ers walked away with a victory by a final of 137-126 when they faced the Pacers. In the matter of rebounds, Philadelphia allowed Indiana to pull down 32 in all (8 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 41.0% from beyond the arc via 16 out of 39 and finished the contest at 16 of 19 from the free throw line (84.2%). The 76ers permitted the Pacers to knock down 47 of 90 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 52.2% in the game. In all, the 76ers went 53 out of 105 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.5%. With regard to shooting from distance, Philadelphia knocked down 14 of 33 tries (42.4%). They were able to convert 17 of the free throw tries for a clip of 85.0%. The Pacers were called for 14 personal fouls in the matchup which took the 76ers to the charity stripe for a total of 20 tries. They also turned the ball over 11 times, while earning 5 steals in this contest. The 76ers were able to snag 31 defensive boards and 23 offensive boards for a total of 54 for the contest.

Tyrese Maxey ended up being a major contributor for the 76ers in the matchup. He buried 20 out of 32 for this contest for a field goal rate of 62.5%, and had 7 rebounds. Maxey recorded 50 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and had 5 assists in this matchup.

Philadelphia has a win-loss mark of 8-1 this season. As an offensive unit, the 76ers are shooting 48.5% from the field, which ranks them 6th in basketball. Philadelphia has 1,086 pts this season (120.7 per contest) and they collect 47.8 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 25.7 times per game (12th in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.9 times per contest. The 76ers are committing 19.8 fouls every game and they shoot 84.0% from the free throw line.

The Philadelphia defense surrenders 35.2% on shots from distance (107 of 304) and their opponents are connecting on 78.5% of their free throw attempts. They have surrendered 26.3 assists and 41.1 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 20th and 3rd in basketball. The 76ers defensively are ranked 8th in basketball in PPG allowed with 109.4. They are able to force 14.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and have let teams shoot 45.0% from the field (5th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Boston

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