Philadelphia 76ers vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 12/6/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Washington Wizards

Date: Wednesday, December 6, 2023

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-7)

Capital One Arena is the site where the Washington Wizards (3-16) will try to beat the Philadelphia 76ers (12-7) on Wednesday. Philadelphia opens as 7-point favorites. The betting total is set at 237.5.

The 76ers played the Celtics and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 125-119 in their last game. Philadelphia walked away from the contest with a 45.7% field goal percentage (43 of 94) and made 16 of their 35 3-point shots. At the free throw line, the 76ers knocked down 17 of their 23 tries for a percentage of 73.9%. When talking about pulling down boards, they earned a total of 42 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 16 assists for this contest while forcing the opposition into 20 turnovers and having 16 steals. Concerning defense, Philadelphia allowed the other team to go 50.6% from the field on 39 out of 77 shooting. Boston earned 25 assists and had 10 steals for the matchup. Moreover, Boston collected 46 rebounds (10 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 5 blocks. Boston went 86.1% at the charity stripe by burying 31 of 36 tries. They also converted 16 out of their 33 attempts from beyond the perimeter. With respect to personal fouls, the 76ers ended up with 24 while the Celtics recorded 18 personal fouls.

Patrick Beverley is a player who played a role in this game. He finished with 26 points on 10 of 15 shooting. He played 38 minutes played and pulled down 8 boards. Beverley finished the contest at 66.7% from the floor and totaled 7 assists.

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Philadelphia will enter this contest with a record of 12-7 for the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.6 times per contest and as a squad are committing 20.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Philadelphia is collecting 45.1 rebounds per game and has accounted for 482 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 20th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The 76ers are connecting on 37.7% on 3-pointers (231 of 612) and 85.1% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 120.1 points per outing (4th in basketball) while going 47.5% from the field.

On defense, the 76ers are forcing their opponents into 14.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.1 personal fouls. They give up 35.9% on three-point shots and they are ranked 15th in basketball in opponents PPG (113.1). The 76ers defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.7% (777 of 1,663) and they surrender 42.1 rebounds per contest as a squad. They rank 18th in basketball in allowing assists with 511 surrendered this year.

The last time they took the court, the Wizards took a loss by a final score of 130-125 when they played the Magic. The Wizards earned 32 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 40 in this contest. They also coughed it up 14 times, while recording 8 steals for this contest. The Magic earned 23 fouls for this game which took the Wizards to the free throw line for a total of 31 attempts. They were able to bury 22 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 71.0%. Concerning shots from beyond the arc, Washington knocked down 13 out of 28 attempts (46.4%). When the final whistle blew, the Wizards shot 45 for 89 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.6%. The Wizards permitted the Magic to convert 46 out of their 89 tries from the floor which had them shooting 51.7% for the game. They shot 38.7% from distance by hitting 12 of 31 and finished the contest at 26 of 33 from the charity stripe (78.8%). In relation to rebounding, Washington allowed Orlando to snag 44 overall (10 on the offensive side).

Kyle Kuzma pitched in for the Wizards for the matchup. He made 10 of 18 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and totaled 6 rebounds. Kuzma accumulated 27 points in his 37 minutes of playing time and earned 1 assist in this contest.

Washington has a win-loss record of 3-16 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Wizards are hitting on 48.3% from the field, which is ranked 7th in the league. Washington has scored 2,219 pts on the year (116.8 per contest) and they pull in 39.1 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 27.7 times per game (6th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 13.7 times per game. The Wizards are responsible for committing 20.0 fouls every game and they go 78.5% from the free throw line.

The Wizards are ranked 29th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 125.1. They are forcing their opponents into 15.5 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 50.4% from the field (29th in the league). The Washington defense gives up 37.0% on shots from 3-point land (246 of 665) and opponents are connecting on 76.6% of their foul shots. They concede 29.7 dimes and 49.9 total boards per game, which has them ranked 30th and 30th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-7)

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