Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 4/4/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Tuesday, April 4, 2023

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Boston (+1)

The Boston Celtics are en route to Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday where they will take on the Philadelphia 76ers. Boston is 1-point underdogs from oddsmakers. The over/under has been set at 232.

The Celtics took the court against the Jazz and earned the victory with a final of 122-114 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Celtics finished with 14 while the Jazz accumulated 17 personal fouls. They buried 9 out of their 29 tries from distance. Utah ended up going 92.9% at the free throw line by making 13 of 14 shots. Moreover, Utah totaled 52 rebounds (13 offensive, 39 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Utah recorded 23 dimes and had 3 steals for the matchup. In reference to the defense, Boston allowed their opponent to shoot 47.9% from the floor on 46 of 96 shooting. They also distributed 27 assists for the matchup while forcing the other team into 18 turnovers and having 8 steals. When it comes to grabbing boards, they earned 42 with 10 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the Celtics knocked down 21 of 22 tries for a percentage of 95.5%. Boston walked away from the contest with a 43.8% field goal percentage (42 of 96) and knocked down 17 of their 51 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Jayson Tatum is someone who was a major contributor in this contest. He had 39 points on 12 of 17 shooting. He saw the court for 36 mins and also pulled down 11 boards. Tatum finished the game at 70.6% from the field and dished out 3 dimes.

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Boston heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 54-24 on the campaign. They have an average of 118.4 pts per contest (2nd in basketball) while shooting 47.6% from the floor. The Celtics are shooting 37.7% on shots from distance (1,249 of 3,311) and 81.7% from the charity stripe. As a team, Boston is pulling down 45.2 boards per contest and is sitting with 2,068 dimes on the campaign, which is 7th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.3 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the Celtics are able to force 12.8 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 19.2 personal fouls. They surrender 34.9% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 6th in basketball in points per game allowed (111.8). The Celtics defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.4% (3,265 of 7,036) and they relinquish 44.1 rebounds per game as a team. They rank 1st in the NBA in allowing assists with 1,806 surrendered for the season.

When they last stepped on the court, the 76ers took a loss by a final score of 117-104 when they faced the Bucks. When it comes to cleaning up the glass, Philadelphia allowed Milwaukee to snag 42 in total (7 on the offensive glass). They finished 34.5% from 3-point land by shooting 10 of 29 and walked away from this one shooting 15 of 21 from the charity stripe (71.4%). The 76ers permitted the Bucks to knock down 46 of their 80 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 57.5% in this matchup. Overall, the 76ers went 40 out of 87 from the floor which had them sitting at 46.0%. When discussing three-point attempts, Philadelphia knocked down 12 out of their 36 attempts (33.3%). They were able to convert 12 of them for a percentage of 92.3%. The Bucks had 17 fouls in this game which got the 76ers to the free throw line for a total of 13 shots. They also coughed it up 11 times, while recording 3 steals in this matchup. The 76ers were able to pull down 25 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards totaling 36 in this matchup.

Tyrese Maxey was important for the 76ers for the game. He converted 9 out of 15 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 60.0%, and accounted for 4 rebounds. Maxey scored 29 points in his 35 mins of playing time and had 2 assists in this contest.

Philadelphia has a win-loss mark of 51-27 for the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the 76ers are connecting on 48.6% from the floor, which ranks them 7th in the league. Philadelphia has totaled 8,974 pts this season (115.1 per contest) and they collect 40.8 boards per game. They are earning an assist 25.1 times per game (17th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 13.6 times per contest. The 76ers are responsible for committing 20.4 fouls every game and they go 83.6% from the free throw line.

The 76ers on defense are ranked 3rd in the league in points per game surrendered with 110.6. They are able to force 14.3 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 47.2% from the field (13th in basketball). The Philadelphia defense allows 34.7% on 3-point attempts (897 of 2,587) and opponents are connecting on 78.3% of their free throw attempts. They have given up 23.9 dimes and 41.2 boards every game, which is 6th and 3rd in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-1)

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