Miami Heat vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 2/14/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Wednesday, February 14, 2024

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Wells Fargo Center is the location where the Philadelphia 76ers (32-21) will attempt to defeat the Miami Heat (28-25) on Wednesday.

The Heat played the Celtics and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 110-106 in their last game. Miami ended the game with a 41.2% field goal percentage (40 of 97) and made 12 of 40 shots from distance. From the free throw line, the Heat converted 14 of 15 attempts for a percentage of 93.3%. Regarding hauling in rebounds, they collected 45 with 14 of them being on the offensive end. They also dished out 21 assists in this game in addition to creating 9 turnovers and earning 4 steals. With respect to the defense, Miami allowed their opponent to shoot 50.6% from the field on 41 of 81 shooting. Boston totaled 27 assists and had 1 steal for the game. On top of that, Boston snagged 42 boards (6 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 2 rejections. Boston ended up going 70.6% from the free throw line by making 12 of their 17 attempts. They also knocked down 16 of 39 attempts from long range. When discussing personal fouls, the Heat finished with 14 while the Celtics recorded 13 personal fouls.

Tyler Herro is one player who was a major factor in this game. He ended up walking away with 24 points on 10 of 21 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 39 minutes and also totaled 5 rebounds. Herro walked away from this one shooting 47.6% from the floor and also totaled 4 assists.

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Miami heads into this matchup with a win-loss record of 28-25 for the year. They turn it over 12.9 times per contest and as a squad are committing 18.2 fouls every game. As a unit, Miami is pulling down 42.1 boards per game and has tallied 1,366 assists on the year, which is 21st in the league in terms of passing. The Heat are shooting 37.0% on 3-pointers (654 of 1,766) and 82.3% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 110.4 points per outing (27th in the league) while shooting 46.1% from the field.

On defense, the Heat are forcing 13.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.4 personal fouls. They are ranked 16th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,423 conceded this season. The Heat are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 47.4% (2,163 of 4,561) and they concede 43.0 boards per contest as a group. They relinquish 36.6% on 3-point attempts while they are 5th in the NBA in PPG allowed (110.8).

When they last stepped on the court, the 76ers went home victorious with a score of 123-121 when they played the Cavaliers. In regard to rebounding, Philadelphia permitted Cleveland to get 43 in total (15 offensive). They finished the game shooting 35.1% from downtown by hitting 13 of 37 and ended up going 20 out of 25 at the free throw line (80.0%). The 76ers permitted the Cavaliers to bury 44 out of their 92 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.8% for this contest. In all, the 76ers finished the game shooting 48 out of 88 from the floor which gave them a rate of 54.5%. In the matter of shooting from 3-point land, Philadelphia buried 11 of 26 tries (42.3%). They were able to knock down 16 of them for a rate of 84.2%. The Cavaliers committed 17 fouls for the contest which took the 76ers to the charity stripe for 19 attempts. They also turned it over 10 times, while getting 5 steals for this contest. The 76ers earned 31 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 42 in the game.

Buddy Hield ended up having an impact for the 76ers in the game. He knocked down 9 of 13 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 69.2%, and added 4 rebounds. Hield racked up 24 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and tallied 8 dimes for the contest.

Philadelphia has a record of 32-21 on the year. The 76ers are committing 20.8 fouls every game and they connect on 82.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.8 times per game (26th in the league) and they are turning it over 11.9 times per contest. Philadelphia has 6,286 points this year (118.6 per contest) and they grab 43.3 rebounds per game. When it comes to offensive execution, the 76ers are connecting on 47.5% from the floor, which is 16th in the NBA.

The 76ers are ranked 14th in the league in points per game surrendered with 114.0. They have forced 14.4 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 47.2% from the floor (14th in basketball). The Philadelphia defense allows 35.0% on shots from beyond the arc (621 of 1,776) and opponents are knocking down 78.5% of their free throw shots. They surrender 26.6 dimes and 44.1 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks them 15th and 16th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami

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