New York Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 1/5/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Friday, January 5, 2024

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Odds/Point Spread: New York (+5)

The Philadelphia 76ers (23-10) host the New York Knicks (19-15) at Wells Fargo Center on Friday. Philadelphia opens as 5-point favorites from oddsmakers. The over/under is set at 232.

The Knicks faced off with the Bulls and notched a win by a score of 116-100 in their last contest. With respect to personal fouls, the Knicks ended up with 17 while the Bulls totaled 17 personal fouls. They also buried 13 out of their 32 shots from beyond the arc. Chicago walked away from this one shooting 81.3% at the free throw line by converting 13 of their 16 shots. Moreover, Chicago grabbed 39 boards (11 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 7 rejections. Chicago doled out 24 assists and had 9 steals for the matchup. When it comes to defense, New York allowed the other team to go 41.6% from the floor on 37 of 89 shooting. They also distributed 29 dimes for this game while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and getting 6 steals. In relation to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 52 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Knicks converted 9 of 11 attempts for a rate of 81.8%. New York walked away from the game with a 51.7% field goal percentage (46 of 89) and converted 15 of their 38 3-pointers.

Julius Randle is one guy who was a contributor in this matchup. He ended up with 35 points on 13 out of 23 shooting. He was on the court for 39 minutes and also pulled down 6 boards. Randle ended up going 56.5% from the floor and distributed 4 dimes.

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New York heads into this game with a record of 19-15 so far this year. They turn it over 13.3 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 18.6 fouls every game. As a unit, New York is snagging 45.4 boards per game and has tallied 809 dimes on the season, which has them ranked 29th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Knicks are connecting on 37.5% on three-point shots (440 of 1,172) and 77.0% from the charity stripe. They average 115.3 points per game (14th in the league) while going 46.6% from the field.

Defensively, the Knicks are able to force 13.1 turnovers per game while drawing 20.8 fouls. They currently rank 14th in the NBA in giving up assists with 882 surrendered this year. The Knicks defensively are allowing a shooting percentage of 47.8% (1,419 of 2,971) and they relinquish 40.7 boards per contest as a group. They give up 37.7% on 3-point attempts and they rank 12th in the league in points per game allowed (113.3).

In their last game, the 76ers got the victory with a final of 110-97 against the Bulls. The 76ers were able to pull down 37 defensive boards and 6 offensive rebounds totaling 43 in this matchup. They also turned the ball over 17 times, while getting 9 steals for the matchup. The Bulls had 21 personal fouls in this contest which took the 76ers to the charity stripe for 30 attempts. They were able to bury 22 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 73.3%. In regard to shooting from downtown, Philadelphia buried 12 of 30 attempts (40.0%). At the conclusion of this game, the 76ers ended up shooting 38 for 80 from the floor which had them sitting at 47.5%. The 76ers permitted the Bulls to knock down 37 of 96 attempts from the field which had them shooting 38.5% in the game. They finished 18.9% from distance by hitting 7 of 37 and finished the contest at 16 of 23 from the free throw line (69.6%). With respect to rebounding, Philadelphia permitted Chicago to get 51 in all (19 on the offensive side).

Joel Embiid ended up having an impact for the 76ers for this contest. He converted 10 out of 20 in the matchup for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 15 rebounds. Embiid scored 31 points in his 31 mins on the court and added 10 dimes in the matchup.

Philadelphia has a mark of 23-10 on the campaign. On the offensive side of the court, the 76ers are shooting 48.1% from the floor, which ranks 11th in the league. Philadelphia has scored 3,982 points this season (120.7 per game) and they collect 44.2 rebounds per game. They are earning an assist 25.5 times per contest (21st in the league) and they cough up possession 12.7 times per contest. The 76ers are committing 20.6 fouls per game and they hit 84.2% from the free throw line.

The 76ers are ranked 4th in the league in PPG given up with 110.5. They have forced 14.7 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.1% from the floor (8th in basketball). The Philadelphia defense allows 34.0% on shots from distance (365 of 1,075) and their opponents are connecting on 78.1% of their free throw attempts. They surrender 25.4 assists and 43.0 boards per game, which is 10th and 12th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York (+5)

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