Denver Nuggets vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 1/16/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Tuesday, January 16, 2024

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: Denver (-1)

The Denver Nuggets (28-13) are hitting the road to Wells Fargo Center on Tuesday where they will try to beat the Philadelphia 76ers (24-13). Denver opens this game as 1-point favorites. The over/under comes in at 232.

The Nuggets played the Pacers and walked away with a win by a score of 117-109 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Nuggets ended up with 18 while the Pacers had 21 personal fouls. They made 8 of their 29 attempts from distance. Indiana shot 68.2% at the free throw line by burying 15 of 22 tries. In addition, Indiana snagged 37 boards (14 offensive, 23 defensive) and earned 3 rejections. Indiana recorded 28 assists and had 11 steals for this game. In relation to the defense, Denver allowed the other team to shoot 46.7% from the floor on 43 out of 92 shooting. They also distributed 31 assists for this game in addition to forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In reference to hauling in boards, they earned a total of 40 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Nuggets knocked down 15 of their 23 attempts for a percentage of 65.2%. Denver wrapped up the game having earned a 64.8% FG percentage (46 out of 71) and converted 10 out of their 20 3-point shots.

Nikola Jokic is one guy who was important in this contest. He walked away with 25 points on 12 out of 13 shooting. He was on the court for 33 minutes played and also collected 12 boards. Jokic walked away from this one shooting 92.3% from the floor and earned 9 assists.

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Denver comes into this one with a mark of 28-13 on the year. They currently have an average of 116.2 pts per contest (13th in the league) while connecting on 49.8% from the field. The Nuggets are connecting on 37.8% from downtown (487 of 1,289) and 75.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Denver is snagging 43.8 boards per game and has accounted for 1,216 assists this year, which is 1st in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn the ball over 12.7 times per contest and as a team they are committing 19.0 fouls per contest.

On defense, the Nuggets are forcing 12.6 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.8 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 18th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,050 relinquished so far this season. The Nuggets defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.5% (1,673 of 3,596) and they concede 42.1 boards per contest as a group. They give up 36.2% from 3-point land and they rank 3rd in basketball in PPG from their opponents (111.0).

The last time they took the court, the 76ers took home the win by a final score of 112-93 when they faced the Kings. In reference to team rebounding, Philadelphia permitted Sacramento to get 54 in total (23 on the offensive side). They finished the game shooting 21.1% from distance by going 8 out of 38 and finished the game at 21 of 26 at the charity stripe (80.8%). The 76ers permitted the Kings to make 32 of their 95 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 33.7% in this matchup. At the conclusion of this game, the 76ers ended up going 40 out of 93 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.0%. When discussing 3-point attempts, Philadelphia converted 15 out of 35 attempts (42.9%). They were able to knock down 17 of them for a clip of 94.4%. The Kings earned 18 personal fouls in the game which took the 76ers to the free throw line for 18 attempts. They also turned it over 13 times, while earning 11 steals for this contest. The 76ers were able to snag 32 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 46 in this contest.

Tobias Harris ended up having an impact for the 76ers in this matchup. Harris earned 37 points in his 36 mins on the court and accounted for 3 assists in this matchup. He made 14 out of 25 for this game for a field goal rate of 56.0%, and had 7 rebounds.

Philadelphia has a mark of 24-13 on the season. The 76ers commit 20.7 fouls every game and they connect on 84.0% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 25.5 times per contest (22nd in basketball) and they cough up possession 12.6 times per game. Philadelphia has accumulated 4,427 points this season (119.6 per contest) and they snag 44.0 boards per contest. As an offense, the 76ers are shooting 47.4% from the floor, which is 14th in the NBA.

The 76ers on the defensive side of the court are 6th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 111.5. They have forced 14.9 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.1% from the floor (7th in basketball). The Philadelphia defense allows 33.7% on three-point shots (411 of 1,218) and their opponents are connecting on 78.6% of their free throw attempts. They give up 25.6 assists and 43.9 rebounds per contest, ranking them 8th and 18th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Denver (-1)

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