Phoenix Suns vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 11/4/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Saturday, November 4, 2023

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Philadelphia 76ers (3-1) will take on the Phoenix Suns (2-3) at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday.

The Suns faced off with the Spurs and took a loss by a score of 132-121 in their last game. Phoenix wrapped up the contest with a 53.8% FG percentage (43 out of 80) and converted 16 of their 32 3-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Suns converted 19 of their 26 tries for a rate of 73.1%. In reference to grabbing rebounds, they collected 34 with 5 of them being offensive. They also distributed 26 assists for the contest in addition to creating 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. In relation to the defense, Phoenix allowed the other team to go 52.0% from the field on 51 of 98 shooting. San Antonio distributed 37 assists and had 7 steals for this game. On top of that, San Antonio totaled 41 rebounds (9 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 4 rejections. San Antonio finished the game at 92.3% when shooting free throws by knocking down 12 of their 13 shots. They converted 18 of 37 tries from beyond the perimeter. When it comes to fouls, the Suns ended up with 15 and the Spurs totaled 21 fouls.

Devin Booker is a player who was a major contributor for this game. Booker finished the game shooting 52.6% from the field and also earned 13 assists. He was on the hardwood for 35 mins and also snagged 9 rebounds. He left the arena with 31 points on 10 of 19 shooting.

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Phoenix will enter this game with a win-loss record of 2-3 this season. They are losing possession via turnover 17.4 times per game and as a team are committing 19.0 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Phoenix is grabbing 45.0 boards per game and has accounted for 125 dimes this year, which is 11th in basketball in terms of passing. The Suns are shooting 37.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (64 of 172) and 80.7% from the charity stripe. They average 112.8 points per game (16th in basketball) while hitting 48.6% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Suns have forced 13.2 turnovers per game and they draw 20.8 fouls. They are 24th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 131 conceded on the season. The Suns defensively are allowing a field goal percentage of 44.2% (206 of 466) and they concede 42.8 boards per contest as a unit. They are giving up 32.2% on shots from beyond the arc while they are 14th in basketball in opponents PPG (111.0).

The last time they took the court, the 76ers got the victory with a final of 114-99 when they played the Raptors. The 76ers were able to pull down 31 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards for a total of 46 in this matchup. They also turned it over 14 times, while getting 12 steals for this game. The Raptors had 20 personal fouls for this game which took the 76ers to the charity stripe for 25 attempts. They were able to knock down 21 of those for a rate of 84.0%. With regard to shots from beyond the perimeter, Philadelphia buried 9 of their 25 tries (36.0%). When the final whistle blew, the 76ers walked away from this one shooting 42 for 92 from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.7%. The 76ers allowed the Raptors to knock down 38 of their 79 attempts from the field which had them at 48.1% for this game. They finished 35.7% from 3-point land by shooting 10 of 28 and ended up going 13 of 19 at the free throw line (68.4%). Concerning team rebounding, Philadelphia permitted Toronto to pull down 41 in all (9 on the offensive side).

Joel Embiid pitched in for the 76ers in the matchup. Embiid earned 28 points in his 35 mins on the court and accounted for 7 dimes in the matchup. He made 8 of 22 for the game giving him a field goal percentage of 36.4%, and totaled 13 rebounds.

Philadelphia has a mark of 3-1 so far this season. When it comes to offense, the 76ers are hitting on 48.8% from the floor, which is 6th in the league. Philadelphia has scored 471 pts on the campaign (117.8 per contest) and they pull down 44.5 rebounds per contest. They are getting an assist 24.8 times per game (17th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 14.0 times per game. The 76ers are committing 21.3 fouls every game and they connect on 81.6% from the charity stripe.

The 76ers on defense are ranked 6th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 105.5. They have forced 15.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 44.9% from the floor (12th in the league). The Philadelphia defense allows 37.2% on three-point shots (45 of 121) and opponents are connecting on 74.0% of their free throw shots. They give up 24.3 dimes and 41.8 boards per contest, which is 8th and 6th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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