Miami Heat vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 4/6/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Thursday, April 6, 2023

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Philadelphia 76ers are hosting the Miami Heat at Wells Fargo Center on Thursday.

The Heat faced the Pistons and took home the win by a score of 118-105 in their last contest. Miami finished the game with a 51.3% field goal percentage (41 of 80) and converted 13 of their 36 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the Heat knocked down 23 of 26 tries for a percentage of 88.5%. When talking about pulling down rebounds, they earned 33 with 5 of them being offensive. They also recorded 26 assists in the matchup as well as creating 14 turnovers and getting 12 steals. With regard to the defense, Miami let their opponent shoot 49.3% from the floor on 36 of 73 shooting. Detroit dished out 21 dimes and had 5 steals for this contest. Moreover, Detroit snagged 35 rebounds (6 offensive, 29 defensive) and got 2 blocks. Detroit finished the game shooting 81.5% from the free throw line by making 22 of their 27 shots. They made 11 out of their 28 attempts from beyond the arc. When discussing personal fouls, the Heat walked away with 18 while the Pistons totaled 22 personal fouls.

Jimmy Butler is one player who was a major factor for this contest. He ended up scoring 27 points on 9 of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 35 minutes and also totaled 8 rebounds. Butler finished the game shooting 75.0% from the floor and also earned 8 assists.

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Miami enters this one with a record of 42-37 for the year. They turn it over 13.4 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.4 fouls every game. As a unit, Miami is snagging 40.5 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,860 assists so far this season, which ranks 25th in the league in terms of passing. The Heat are shooting 34.1% on 3-point shots (929 of 2,722) and 83.4% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 109.1 pts per game (30th in the NBA) while connecting on 45.8% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Heat are able to force 15.7 turnovers every game while drawing 20.1 fouls. They are relinquishing 37.0% from beyond the arc and they are 2nd in the NBA in PPG allowed (109.8). The Heat defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 48.3% (3,172 of 6,572) and they relinquish 41.8 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 14th in the NBA in allowing assists with 2,022 surrendered so far this year.

For their last game, the 76ers went home victorious with a score of 103-101 against the Celtics. The 76ers were able to pull down 31 defensive rebounds and 6 offensive rebounds for a total of 37 for this game. They also gave up possession 10 times, while recording 3 steals for the game. The Celtics earned 17 fouls for the game which got the 76ers to the free throw line for 16 tries. They were able to knock down 14 of those for a percentage of 87.5%. In the matter of 3-point attempts, Philadelphia knocked down 11 of their 29 tries (37.9%). When the final whistle blew, the 76ers finished shooting 39 for 78 from the floor which had them shooting 50.0%. The 76ers allowed the Celtics to knock down 38 of 91 tries from the floor which had them shooting 41.8% in this contest. They went 33.3% from downtown by going 15 of 45 and walked away from this one shooting 10 of 16 at the free throw line (62.5%). In the matter of rebounding, Philadelphia permitted Boston to grab 43 in total (13 offensive).

Joel Embiid ended up being important for the 76ers for the game. Embiid earned 52 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and had 6 dimes in the matchup. He buried 20 of 25 in this matchup giving him a rate of 80.0%, and totaled 13 rebounds.

Philadelphia has a mark of 52-27 so far this year. As an offense, the 76ers are connecting on 48.6% from the field, which is ranked 8th in basketball. Philadelphia has accounted for 9,077 pts for the campaign (114.9 per game) and they collect 40.8 boards per game. They are getting an assist 25.0 times per game (17th in basketball) and they are turning it over 13.6 times per contest. The 76ers are committing 20.4 fouls every game and they connect on 83.7% from the free throw line.

The 76ers on the defensive side of the court are 3rd in the NBA in points given up per game with 110.5. They are able to force 14.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.1% from the field (12th in the league). The Philadelphia defense concedes 34.7% on shots from 3-point land (912 of 2,631) and opponents are connecting on 78.2% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 24.0 dimes and 41.2 total rebounds per game, which has them ranked 6th and 3rd in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Miami

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