Indiana Pacers vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 12/13/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Indiana Pacers vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Friday, December 13, 2024

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBCS-PH

The Philadelphia 76ers (7-15) will try to defeat the Indiana Pacers (10-15) at Wells Fargo Center on Friday.

The Pacers faced off with the Hornets and went home with a loss by a final score of 113-109 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Pacers left the arena with 19 while the Hornets recorded 18 personal fouls. They also buried 14 out of their 29 tries from 3-point range. Charlotte went 73.1% from the charity stripe by making 19 of their 26 tries. In addition, Charlotte had 45 boards (10 offensive, 35 defensive) and added 7 blocked shots. Charlotte recorded 24 assists and had 11 steals for this contest. When discussing defense, Indiana allowed 51.3% from the floor on 40 out of 78 shooting. They also distributed 23 assists in this matchup in addition to creating 25 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With respect to getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 29 with 3 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Pacers made 13 of 15 shots for a percentage of 86.7%. Indiana ended with a 51.2% FG percentage (42 of 82) and knocked down 12 of their 36 shots from beyond the arc.

T.J. McConnell is a player who was a factor in this contest. McConnell finished the contest at 73.7% from the floor and also recorded 6 assists. He played for 26 mins and also snagged 1 rebound. He ended up scoring 30 points on 14 out of 19 shooting.

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Indiana comes into this game with a win-loss mark of 10-15 on the season. They are averaging 114.0 pts per game (11th in the league) while going 48.7% from the floor. The Pacers are connecting on 37.3% on shots from 3-point land (310 of 831) and 78.7% from the free throw line. As a team, Indiana is pulling down 39.7 rebounds per contest and has earned 677 dimes for the season, which is 9th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 15.1 times per game and as a unit they commit 20.1 fouls per game.

Defensively, the Pacers are forcing 15.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.0 personal fouls. They give up 36.9% on 3-point attempts while they are 26th in the NBA in points per game allowed (118.2). The Pacers are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 48.6% (1,073 of 2,208) and they surrender 43.4 boards per game as a unit. They are 24th in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 663 conceded on the year.

In their last game, the 76ers got the victory with a final of 108-100 when they played the Bulls. The 76ers earned 46 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 56 for the contest. They coughed up the ball 16 times, while recording 8 steals in this contest. The Bulls had 18 fouls in this contest which took the 76ers to the charity stripe for a total of 14 attempts. They were able to make 13 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 92.9%. In terms of shooting from downtown, Philadelphia converted 9 out of their 36 attempts (25.0%). In all, the 76ers shot 43 for 92 from the field which had them shooting 46.7%. The 76ers permitted the Bulls to make 35 out of 86 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 40.7% for the game. They finished shooting 35.2% from distance by shooting 19 of 54 and finished the game at 11 out of 12 at the free throw line (91.7%). With respect to how they cleaned up the glass, Philadelphia permitted Chicago to get 35 overall (2 offensive).

Joel Embiid ended up being a major contributor for the 76ers in the game. He knocked down 13 of 28 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 46.4%, and added 12 rebounds. Embiid scored 31 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 dimes for the contest.

Philadelphia has a mark of 7-15 for the season. The 76ers are responsible for committing 20.6 fouls per contest and they connect on 77.3% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 21.8 times per game (30th in the league) and they cough up possession 14.5 times per game. Philadelphia has scored 2,314 pts on the campaign (105.2 per contest) and they average 40.0 rebounds per game. As an offensive unit, the 76ers are hitting on 44.0% from the floor, which ranks them 25th in the NBA.

The 76ers on defense are ranked 8th in basketball in PPG allowed with 110.1. They are forcing their opponents into 17.5 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.3% from the floor (22nd in the league). The Philadelphia defense gives up 35.3% on 3-pointers (282 of 800) and opponents are converting on 83.0% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 25.5 dimes and 44.0 rebounds per game, which is 11th and 15th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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