Brooklyn Nets vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 2/3/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Saturday, February 3, 2024

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Brooklyn (+6)

The Brooklyn Nets (19-28) are headed to Wells Fargo Center on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Philadelphia 76ers (30-17). Brooklyn opens this game as 6-point dogs from oddsmakers. The betting total is set at 230.

The Nets stepped onto the hardwood against the Suns and took a loss by a score of 136-120 in their last game. With respect to personal fouls, the Nets finished with 24 and the Suns finished the game with 12 personal fouls. They converted 14 of 28 shots from 3-point land. Phoenix finished the game shooting 75.0% from the charity stripe by converting 24 of 32 attempts. On top of that, Phoenix pulled down 42 boards (9 offensive, 33 defensive) and had 1 block. Phoenix doled out 35 dimes and had 5 steals for this contest. Concerning defense, Brooklyn allowed their opponent to shoot 62.0% from the floor on 49 out of 79 shooting. They also recorded 28 assists for this contest while creating 15 turnovers and having 11 steals. When it comes to pulling down boards, they compiled 27 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Nets made 10 of 13 tries for a rate of 76.9%. Brooklyn wrapped up the game having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (47 out of 94) and made 16 of their 39 shots from downtown.

Cam Thomas is a player who was a contributor in the matchup. He was able to score 25 points on 11 of 19 shooting. He was on the court for 33 mins and also pulled down 2 rebounds. Thomas finished the contest at 57.9% from the field and also earned 4 dimes.

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Brooklyn will take the court with a win-loss record of 19-28 for the campaign. They have an average of 114.2 pts per game (20th in the league) while hitting 46.1% from the field. The Nets are hitting 36.5% on 3-point shots (650 of 1,779) and 75.7% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Brooklyn is collecting 45.2 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 1,249 assists on the year, which has them ranked 16th in the NBA in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 12.7 times per contest and as a team they commit 19.2 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Nets are forcing 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.5 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 38.1% on three-point shots and they are 16th in the league in points per game allowed (115.3). The Nets defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.8% (1,961 of 4,192) and they concede 44.5 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are ranked 7th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,209 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the 76ers walked away with a victory by a final of 127-124 against the Jazz. The 76ers were able to pull down 30 defensive boards and 10 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 for this game. They also coughed it up 4 times, while getting 6 steals for this contest. The Jazz earned 15 fouls for the matchup which got the 76ers to the charity stripe for 21 tries. They were able to make 19 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 90.5%. With respect to 3-point shots, Philadelphia buried 14 out of their 32 tries (43.8%). In all, the 76ers went 47 out of 94 from the floor which gave them a rate of 50.0%. The 76ers permitted the Jazz to bury 45 of their 87 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 51.7% in the matchup. They finished the game shooting 33.3% from three-point range by going 12 out of 36 and finished the contest at 22 of 25 at the free throw line (88.0%). In the matter of how they rebounded, Philadelphia allowed Utah to snag 43 overall (10 offensive).

Tyrese Maxey ended up being a major contributor for the 76ers in this game. Maxey totaled 51 points in his 41 minutes of playing time and had 1 assist in the game. He made 17 out of 27 in this game for a field goal rate of 63.0%, and accounted for 2 rebounds.

Philadelphia has a win-loss record of 30-17 on the season. The 76ers are committing 21.0 fouls every game and they hit 83.5% from the free throw line. They are dishing out assists 24.9 times per game (25th in basketball) and they turn it over 12.1 times per game. Philadelphia has tallied 5,596 pts this season (119.1 per contest) and they collect 43.0 rebounds per game. As an offense, the 76ers are shooting 47.7% from the field, which has them ranked 14th in the league.

The 76ers on the defensive end are ranked 13th in the NBA in PPG given up with 112.8. They are forcing 14.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.9% from the field (13th in the NBA). The Philadelphia defense gives up 34.2% on shots from behind the 3-point line (526 of 1,536) and their opponents are making 78.6% of their shots from the free throw line. They have conceded 26.0 assists and 44.0 rebounds per game, which is ranked 13th and 18th in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Brooklyn (+6)

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