Brooklyn Nets vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 4/14/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Brooklyn Nets vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Sunday, April 14, 2024

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Philadelphia 76ers (45-35) will compete against the Brooklyn Nets (32-48) at Wells Fargo Center on Sunday.

The Nets faced the Raptors and earned the victory with a final of 106-102 in their last contest. Brooklyn finished the contest having earned a 44.2% FG percentage (38 of 86) and knocked down 11 out of their 36 3-point shots. From the free throw line, the Nets made 19 of 24 attempts for a rate of 79.2%. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned 56 with 14 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 25 assists for the game while forcing the opposition into 9 turnovers and having 4 steals. When it comes to defense, Brooklyn let their opponent shoot 37.2% from the field on 35 of 94 shooting. Toronto distributed 19 dimes and had 8 steals in this matchup. Moreover, Toronto pulled down 45 rebounds (15 offensive, 30 defensive) and earned 15 blocked shots. Toronto shot 88.9% when shooting free throws by knocking down 16 of 18 tries. They also converted 16 out of their 40 shots from beyond the arc. When it comes to fouls, the Nets finished with 16 and the Raptors totaled 22 fouls.

Cam Thomas is one player who played a role for this contest. He notched 23 points on 7 of 22 shooting. He played 37 minutes played and also collected 4 boards. Thomas ended up going 31.8% from the floor but didn't record a dime.

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Brooklyn heads into this game with a mark of 32-48 this year. They turn it over 12.2 times per game and as a unit are committing 18.5 fouls per contest. As a team, Brooklyn is grabbing 41.0 boards per game and has tallied 2,061 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 19th in the league in terms of passing. The Nets are hitting 36.3% on shots from distance (1,069 of 2,944) and 75.6% from the charity stripe. They average 110.7 points per outing (24th in the league) while shooting 45.7% from the field.

Defensively, the Nets are forcing their opponents into 12.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 18.3 fouls. They are relinquishing 37.2% on 3-point attempts and they are 14th in the NBA in PPG allowed (113.4). The Nets are allowing and opponent field goal percentage of 47.1% (3,331 of 7,076) and they surrender 41.6 boards per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 7th in the league in allowing assists with 2,037 surrendered so far this season.

In their last game, the 76ers took home the win by a final score of 120-102 against the Pistons. The 76ers were able to corral 35 defensive boards and 16 offensive rebounds for a total of 51 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while recording 11 steals for this contest. The Pistons committed 17 fouls in this matchup which got the 76ers to the charity stripe for 23 tries. They were able to make 19 of the free throws for a percentage of 82.6%. Concerning 3-pointers, Philadelphia made 13 of their 37 tries (35.1%). At the conclusion of this game, the 76ers shot 44 for 98 from the floor which had them shooting 44.9%. The 76ers permitted the Pistons to convert 34 of 84 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 40.5% in this matchup. They shot 46.7% from distance by shooting 14 out of 30 and walked away from this one shooting 20 out of 24 from the free throw line (83.3%). In the matter of how they attacked the glass, Philadelphia permitted Detroit to snag 44 in total (9 on the offensive glass).

Joel Embiid ended up having an impact for the 76ers for this game. He buried 12 of 22 in the matchup for a field goal rate of 54.5%, and accounted for 11 rebounds. Embiid earned 37 points in his 36 minutes on the court and had 8 dimes for this contest.

Philadelphia has a win-loss record of 45-35 for the campaign. The 76ers are responsible for committing 20.4 fouls per contest while shooting 82.7% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 24.9 times per game (24th in the league) and they are losing possession via turnover 11.2 times per contest. Philadelphia has 9,165 pts for the year (114.6 per contest) and they collect 40.0 boards per contest. As an offensive unit, the 76ers are hitting on 46.5% from the field, which is ranked 22nd in the league.

The Philadelphia defense gives up 35.6% on shots from behind the 3-point line (962 of 2,704) and their opponents are converting on 79.2% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 26.2 dimes and 41.5 boards per contest, which has them ranked 10th and 24th in basketball. The 76ers are ranked 9th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 111.9. They are forcing 13.6 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 46.9% from the floor (13th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Brooklyn

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