New Orleans Pelicans vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 3/8/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Friday, March 8, 2024

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Wells Fargo Center is the location where the Philadelphia 76ers (35-27) will try to defeat the New Orleans Pelicans (37-25) on Friday.

The Pelicans faced the Raptors and earned the victory with a final of 139-98 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Pelicans finished with 19 and the Raptors accumulated 11 fouls. They made 13 of 44 attempts from long range. Toronto walked away from this one shooting 59.1% when shooting free throws by knocking down 13 of their 22 attempts. Furthermore, Toronto grabbed 45 boards (11 offensive, 34 defensive) and earned 5 rejections. Toronto totaled 21 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. When discussing defense, New Orleans let their opponent shoot 38.7% from the floor on 36 of 93 shooting. They also distributed 38 assists for the contest while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 9 steals. With respect to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 62 with 17 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Pelicans converted 9 of 11 attempts for a percentage of 81.8%. New Orleans ended the game having earned a 50.5% FG percentage (53 out of 105) and made 24 of their 49 shots from beyond the arc.

Trey Murphy III is a player who had an impact in this matchup. He ended up walking away with 34 points on 11 of 17 shooting. He was on the court for 29 mins and totaled 6 rebounds. Murphy finished shooting 64.7% from the floor and totaled 1 assist.

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New Orleans heads into this game with a mark of 37-25 on the year. They are averaging 116.6 points per contest (14th in basketball) while connecting on 48.8% from the floor. The Pelicans are shooting 38.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (772 of 2,021) and 76.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, New Orleans is snagging 44.7 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,681 dimes this season, which has them ranked 11th in the league in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 13.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 19.0 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Pelicans have forced 14.2 turnovers per game and they draw 18.9 personal fouls. They currently rank 18th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,665 surrendered for the year. The Pelicans defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 46.1% (2,515 of 5,459) and they relinquish 42.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They relinquish 34.5% on 3-point shots and they are 8th in the league in points per game from their opponents (111.5).

The last time they took the hardwood, the 76ers went home defeated by a final of 115-109 against the Grizzlies. The 76ers earned 30 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive boards totaling 47 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 11 steals for this contest. The Grizzlies committed 14 fouls for the contest which took the 76ers to the free throw line for 21 attempts. They were able to bury 18 of them for a percentage of 85.7%. In regard to 3-point shots, Philadelphia knocked down 13 of 35 attempts (37.1%). When the final whistle was blown, the 76ers walked away from this one shooting 39 out of 102 from the floor which had them sitting at 38.2%. The 76ers permitted the Grizzlies to make 41 of their 91 tries from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.1% for the contest. They finished shooting 35.1% from beyond the arc by going 13 out of 37 and ended up going 20 out of 23 from the charity stripe (87.0%). When discussing attacking the glass, Philadelphia permitted Memphis to collect 54 in all (15 on the offensive side).

Kelly Oubre Jr. ended up being a major contributor for the 76ers in the matchup. Oubre totaled 25 points in his 34 minutes on the court and accumulated 1 assist for the matchup. He buried 7 out of 21 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 33.3%, and accumulated 4 rebounds.

Philadelphia has a win-loss mark of 35-27 on the campaign. The 76ers are committing 20.9 fouls every game and they shoot 83.2% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 24.9 times per contest (23rd in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 11.8 times per contest. Philadelphia has scored 7,244 pts this year (116.8 per contest) and they pull down 43.0 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the 76ers are connecting on 46.9% from the floor, which ranks them 20th in basketball.

The Philadelphia defense gives up 35.4% on three-point shots (733 of 2,072) and their opposition makes 79.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 26.2 assists and 44.3 rebounds every game, which ranks them 12th and 19th in basketball. The 76ers on defense are ranked 14th in the league in PPG given up with 113.8. They are able to force 14.4 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 47.4% from the floor (17th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New Orleans

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