Miami Heat vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 4/17/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2024

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: ESPN

Odds/Point Spread: Miami (+5)

Wells Fargo Center is the location where the Philadelphia 76ers (47-35) will try to beat the Miami Heat (46-36) on Wednesday in a Eastern Conference Play-In game. Philadelphia opens as 5-point favorites. The betting total comes in at 208.

The Heat faced off with the Raptors and earned the victory with a final of 118-103 in their last contest. Miami ended the contest with a 52.9% FG percentage (46 out of 87) and converted 9 out of their 36 three-point shots. At the free throw line, the Heat converted 17 of 19 tries for a percentage of 89.5%. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they collected 46 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 29 assists in this contest in addition to forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and having 13 steals. With regard to defending, Miami let their opponent shoot 42.2% from the floor on 38 of 90 shooting. Toronto recorded 23 dimes and had 6 steals for the contest. Moreover, Toronto collected 41 rebounds (13 offensive, 28 defensive) and got 7 rejections. Toronto walked away from this one shooting 85.7% at the charity stripe by making 18 of their 21 attempts. They also converted 9 of their 34 tries from 3-point land. With respect to personal fouls, the Heat ended up with 16 and the Raptors accumulated 21 personal fouls.

Thomas Bryant is a guy who was a major factor for the game. Bryant walked away from this one shooting 80.0% from the field and also earned 1 assist. He saw the court for 23 minutes and also snagged 10 rebounds. He left the arena with 18 points on 8 out of 10 shooting.

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Miami enters this one with a win-loss record of 46-36 on the year. They cough up possession 12.7 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 17.3 fouls every game. As a unit, Miami is collecting 42.3 boards per contest and has accounted for 2,116 assists this season, which is 18th in the league in terms of passing. The Heat are connecting on 37.0% on three-point attempts (1,022 of 2,765) and 81.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 110.1 pts per game (26th in basketball) on 46.5% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the Heat are forcing their opponents into 13.7 turnovers per game while drawing 18.9 fouls. They surrender 35.3% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 3rd in the league in opponents points per game (108.4). The Heat are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 46.7% (3,297 of 7,056) and they concede 42.8 boards per contest as a basketball team. They currently rank 14th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,173 conceded on the year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the 76ers got the victory with a final of 107-86 when they played the Nets. The 76ers were able to collect 44 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 57 in this contest. They also gave up possession 12 times, while getting 8 steals for the game. The Nets committed 14 personal fouls in this matchup which took the 76ers to the charity stripe for 15 tries. They were able to bury 11 of those for a rate of 73.3%. In relation to shots from beyond the arc, Philadelphia made 14 of their 44 attempts (31.8%). Overall, the 76ers walked away from this one shooting 41 for 96 from the field which gave them a rate of 42.7%. The 76ers permitted the Nets to convert 32 of their 83 tries from the field which had them shooting 38.6% in this game. They finished 26.5% from downtown by connecting on 9 of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 13 of 17 from the charity stripe (76.5%). Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Philadelphia permitted Brooklyn to grab 42 in all (4 offensive).

Tyrese Maxey was important for the 76ers for this contest. He made 10 of 20 for the contest for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and accumulated 3 rebounds. Maxey racked up 26 points in his 29 minutes of playing time and accounted for 3 dimes in the game.

Philadelphia has a mark of 47-35 so far this season. As an offense, the 76ers are connecting on 46.4% from the field, which has them ranked 23rd in the NBA. Philadelphia has accounted for 9,397 points for the year (114.6 per game) and they collect 43.0 rebounds per contest. They are assisting teammates 24.9 times per game (24th in the league) and they turn the ball over 12.0 times per contest. The 76ers are committing 20.3 fouls per game and they connect on 82.6% from the charity stripe.

The 76ers are ranked 9th in the NBA in PPG allowed with 111.5. They are forcing 14.6 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.8% from the floor (11th in the NBA). The Philadelphia defense concedes 35.4% on three-point shots (979 of 2,765) and their opponents are connecting on 79.1% of their foul shots. They have given up 26.1 dimes and 44.5 boards on a nightly basis, which is 10th and 22nd in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-5) and under 208 points

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