Philadelphia 76ers vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 4/20/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Thursday, April 20, 2023

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-4)

The Philadelphia 76ers are traveling to Barclays Center on Thursday where they will attempt to beat the Brooklyn Nets in Game 3 of their series. Philly leads 2-0. Philadelphia opens this game as 4-point favorites from Vegas oddsmakers. The over/under is set at 210.

The 76ers went home with a win by a final score of 96-84 in Game 2. Philadelphia ended the contest having earned a 45.0% FG percentage (36 of 80) and converted 11 of their 35 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the 76ers knocked down 13 of their 16 shots for a rate of 81.3%. When it comes to grabbing rebounds, they collected 56 with 13 of them being offensive. They also dished out 21 dimes in this contest while forcing 9 turnovers and having 8 steals. Regarding the defense, Philadelphia allowed 37.5% from the field on 30 of 80 shooting. Brooklyn distributed 24 assists and had 10 steals for this contest. Furthermore, Brooklyn collected 33 rebounds (5 offensive, 28 defensive) and got 7 blocks. Brooklyn finished 64.7% from the free throw line by making 11 of their 17 attempts. They also buried 13 out of their 42 attempts from 3-point range. In reference to fouls, the 76ers finished with 22 while the Nets recorded 20 fouls.

Tyrese Maxey is someone who came through in this game. He accumulated 33 points on 13 of 23 shooting. He played 40 minutes and also totaled 3 rebounds. Maxey finished the game at 56.5% from the field but had no assists when the game ended.

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Philadelphia will enter this contest with a win-loss record of 54-28 this season. They currently have an average of 115.2 pts per contest (14th in basketball) while going 48.7% from the floor. The 76ers are connecting on 38.7% from downtown (1,035 of 2,675) and 83.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Philadelphia is pulling in 40.9 boards per game and has tallied 2,063 dimes so far this season, which is 16th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 13.7 times per game and as a squad are committing 20.4 personal fouls per game.

On defense, the 76ers are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.6 fouls. They are 6th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,986 surrendered on the season. The 76ers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 47.3% (3,312 of 7,005) and they concede 41.2 rebounds per game as a team. They relinquish 34.8% on three-point shots while they are 3rd in the league in points per game allowed (110.9).

In Game 2, Brooklyn allowed Philadelphia to get 56 rebounds in total (13 on the offensive side). They finished shooting 31.4% from three-point range by shooting 11 out of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 16 from the free throw line (81.3%). The Nets permitted the 76ers to convert 36 out of 80 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 45.0% for the game. When this game wrapped up, the Nets shot 30 for 80 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 37.5%. When it comes to 3-point attempts, Brooklyn buried 13 out of their 42 tries (31.0%). They were able to knock down 11 of the free throws for a rate of 64.7%. The 76ers had 22 fouls for the game which took the Nets to the charity stripe for a total of 17 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 9 times, while recording 10 steals for the game. The Nets recorded 28 defensive boards and 5 offensive boards totaling 33 in this game.

Cameron Johnson was important for the Nets in the matchup. He made 11 of 19 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 57.9%, and added 4 rebounds. Johnson tallied 28 points in his 41 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 1 assist for the matchup.

Brooklyn has a win-loss mark of 45-37 this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Nets are shooting 48.7% from the floor, which is 7th in basketball. Brooklyn has accounted for 9,295 pts for the season (113.4 per game) and they average 40.5 rebounds per game. They are getting an assist 25.5 times per game (13th in basketball) and they turn it over 13.7 times per contest. The Nets are committing 21.1 fouls per contest and they shoot 80.0% from the free throw line.

The Brooklyn defense concedes 36.7% on shots from beyond the arc (968 of 2,640) and opponents are connecting on 76.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 23.4 dimes and 45.1 total rebounds per game, ranking them 4th and 27th in basketball. The Nets on the defensive side of the court are 10th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 112.5. They are forcing 13.7 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the floor (4th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-4)

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