Philadelphia 76ers vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 4/7/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Friday, April 7, 2023

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

The Philadelphia 76ers are hitting the road to State Farm Arena on Friday where they will attempt to beat the Atlanta Hawks.

The 76ers took the court against the Celtics and earned the victory with a final of 103-101 in their last game. Philadelphia ended with a 50.0% FG percentage (39 out of 78) and made 11 out of their 29 shots from downtown. When they shot from the charity stripe, the 76ers knocked down 14 of 16 tries for a rate of 87.5%. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they collected 37 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 21 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 8 turnovers and having 3 steals. With respect to defense, Philadelphia allowed 41.8% from the floor on 38 out of 91 shooting. Boston earned 28 assists and had 4 steals for the game. Furthermore, Boston collected 43 boards (13 offensive, 30 defensive) and earned 7 blocks. Boston ended up going 62.5% from the free throw line by making 10 of 16 attempts. They also converted 15 of 45 tries from beyond the arc. When it comes to fouls, the 76ers ended up with 21 while the Celtics recorded 17 fouls.

Joel Embiid is a guy who was a factor for this game. Embiid ended up shooting 80.0% from the floor and also recorded 6 assists. He played for 39 mins played and also collected 13 boards. He left the arena with 52 points on 20 out of 25 shooting.

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Philadelphia enters this contest with a win-loss record of 52-27 on the campaign. They cough up possession 13.6 times per game and as a unit are committing 20.4 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Philadelphia is grabbing 40.8 boards per game and has accounted for 1,976 assists on the season, which is 19th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The 76ers are connecting on 38.7% on 3-pointers (1,000 of 2,585) and 83.7% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 114.9 pts per contest (14th in the NBA) while going 48.6% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the 76ers are forcing their opponents into 14.2 turnovers every game and they draw 19.7 fouls. They are ranked 5th in the NBA in allowing assists with 1,893 surrendered this season. The 76ers defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 47.1% (3,177 of 6,742) and they surrender 41.2 boards per game as a team. They concede 34.7% on shots from downtown and they are 4th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (110.5).

In their last game, the Hawks walked away with a victory by a final of 134-116 when they played the Wizards. When discussing attacking the glass, Atlanta allowed Washington to get 39 overall (12 offensive). They went 21.4% from distance by going 6 of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 20 of 26 from the charity stripe (76.9%). The Hawks permitted the Wizards to knock down 45 out of their 94 attempts from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.9% in this game. At the conclusion of this game, the Hawks finished shooting 43 out of 84 from the floor which had them sitting at 51.2%. In reference to shots from beyond the perimeter, Atlanta knocked down 13 out of their 30 tries (43.3%). They were able to knock down 35 of the free throw tries for a rate of 87.5%. The Wizards had 26 fouls for the contest which got the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 40 attempts. They turned the ball over 16 times, while earning 10 steals in this matchup. The Hawks were able to corral 36 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 48 for the matchup.

Trae Young pitched in for the Hawks for this game. Young recorded 25 points in his 39 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 16 dimes in this game. He made 4 out of 10 for the matchup for a rate of 40.0%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

Atlanta has a win-loss mark of 41-39 this year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Hawks are connecting on 48.2% from the floor, which ranks 9th in basketball. Atlanta has scored 9,466 pts this season (118.3 per game) and they average 44.4 rebounds per contest. Their rate of earning assists is at 24.9 times per game (18th in the league) and they are turning it over 12.9 times per game. The Hawks are committing 18.9 personal fouls every game and they hit 82.0% from the free throw line.

The Hawks on the defensive end are ranked 25th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 117.9. They are able to force 14.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 48.6% from the floor (25th in the league). The Atlanta defense gives up 35.3% on three-point shots (943 of 2,672) and opponents are knocking down 80.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They relinquish 25.8 assists and 44.0 rebounds per game, which is ranked 20th and 18th in the NBA.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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