Indiana Pacers vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 1/4/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Wednesday, January 4, 2023

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Philadelphia 76ers will take on the Indiana Pacers at Wells Fargo Center on Wednesday.

The Pacers stepped onto the hardwood against the Raptors and took home the win by a score of 122-114 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Pacers ended up with 19 and the Raptors finished the game with 27 fouls. They also made 14 out of their 42 tries from 3-point land. Toronto ended up shooting 78.3% from the charity stripe by converting 18 of their 23 shots. Additionally, Toronto collected 36 rebounds (12 offensive, 24 defensive) and had 2 blocked shots. Toronto distributed 26 dimes and had 5 steals for this contest. In relation to defending, Indiana let their opponent shoot 45.1% from the floor on 41 out of 91 shooting. They also dished out 24 assists in the matchup as well as creating 11 turnovers and earning 4 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned 50 with 15 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Pacers made 22 of their 26 shots for a rate of 84.6%. Indiana ended the game with a 48.4% field goal percentage (45 out of 93) and converted 10 out of their 27 shots from 3-point land.

Bennedict Mathurin is one guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. He ended up walking away with 21 points on 6 out of 9 shooting. He saw the court for 27 minutes played and totaled 3 rebounds. Mathurin finished the contest at 66.7% from the floor but finished the game without an assist.

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Indiana heads into this game with a win-loss mark of 21-17 for the campaign. They turn it over 15.2 times per contest and as a team are committing 21.6 fouls per game. As a team, Indiana is snagging 41.9 boards per game and has 1,021 assists for the year, which has them ranked 3rd in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Pacers are shooting 37.2% on shots from downtown (556 of 1,493) and 79.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 115.6 points per game (8th in the league) while going 46.3% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Pacers have forced 15.7 turnovers every game while drawing 20.1 personal fouls. They rank 20th in the NBA in allowing assists with 957 surrendered this year. The Pacers are allowing a FG percentage of 46.8% (1,566 of 3,349) and they surrender 45.5 rebounds per game as a team. They concede 36.6% from beyond the arc and they are 21st in the NBA in points per game allowed (115.8).

In their last game, the 76ers got the victory with a final of 120-111 when they faced the Pelicans. The 76ers pulled down 28 defensive rebounds and 7 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while getting 9 steals in the game. The Pelicans were called for 22 fouls for this contest which got the 76ers to the charity stripe for 28 tries. They were able to convert 23 of those for a rate of 82.1%. In the matter of shots from downtown, Philadelphia converted 15 of their 35 attempts (42.9%). Overall, the 76ers went 41 for 86 from the floor which had them shooting 47.7%. The 76ers permitted the Pelicans to make 42 of 84 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 50.0% for this contest. They finished 37.9% from distance by shooting 11 of 29 and ended up shooting 16 out of 20 at the free throw line (80.0%). When it comes to rebounds, Philadelphia permitted New Orleans to snag 49 in total (10 on the offensive side).

Joel Embiid pitched in for the 76ers for this game. Embiid totaled 42 points in his 36 minutes of playing time and had 5 dimes in this game. He knocked down 15 out of 24 in the game for a rate of 62.5%, and earned 11 rebounds.

Philadelphia has a win-loss record of 22-14 for the campaign. As an offensive team, the 76ers are shooting 47.7% from the field, which is 12th in the NBA. Philadelphia has scored 4,037 points for the year (112.1 per game) and they grab 40.3 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 24.5 times per game (16th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.3 times per game. The 76ers have committed 20.7 personal fouls every game and they shoot 81.8% from the free throw line.

The Philadelphia defense surrenders 33.4% on shots from distance (395 of 1,182) and opponents are converting on 77.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 23.5 assists and 43.3 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 6th and 14th in the league. The 76ers on the defensive end are ranked 2nd in the league in points per game surrendered with 108.3. They are able to force 15.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the floor (8th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Indiana

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