Philadelphia 76ers vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 3/5/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Tuesday, March 5, 2024

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

The Philadelphia 76ers (35-25) are traveling to Barclays Center on Tuesday where they will go up against the Brooklyn Nets (24-36).

The 76ers played the Mavericks and earned the victory with a final of 120-116 in their last contest. Concerning fouls, the 76ers ended up walking away with 19 while the Mavericks recorded 18 fouls. They also converted 16 of 41 shots from distance. Dallas finished shooting 87.0% from the free throw line by burying 20 of their 23 attempts. On top of that, Dallas collected 45 boards (12 offensive, 33 defensive) and got 5 blocks. Dallas recorded 20 dimes and had 6 steals in the matchup. In terms of the defense, Philadelphia allowed the other team to shoot 46.5% from the field on 40 out of 86 shooting. They also distributed 26 assists in the matchup in addition to forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and earning 10 steals. With respect to getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 42 with 13 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the charity stripe, the 76ers made 29 of 31 tries for a percentage of 93.5%. Philadelphia ended having earned a 45.5% field goal percentage (40 of 88) and made 11 of 37 shots from beyond the arc.

Tobias Harris is a guy who was a contributor for the game. Harris ended up going 57.9% from the floor and distributed 1 assist. He played for 35 mins played and grabbed 5 rebounds. He left the arena with 28 points on 11 of 19 shooting.

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Philadelphia will play this contest with a win-loss mark of 35-25 so far this season. They are turning it over 11.8 times per game and as a group are committing 20.8 fouls every game. As a unit, Philadelphia is snagging 43.0 boards per game and has accumulated 1,495 assists for the campaign, which has them ranked 26th in basketball in terms of passing. The 76ers are shooting 35.9% on shots from distance (694 of 1,931) and 83.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 117.1 points per game (11th in the league) while going 47.0% from the field.

On defense, the 76ers are forcing 14.4 turnovers per game while drawing 19.5 fouls. They give up 35.3% on 3-point attempts while they are 14th in basketball in opponents PPG (113.8). The 76ers defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 47.4% (2,476 of 5,220) and they relinquish 44.1 rebounds per game as a group. They are ranked 10th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,580 surrendered so far this season.

The last time they took the court, the Nets went home victorious with a score of 114-102 against the Hawks. The Nets pulled down 33 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 45 in the game. They also coughed it up 10 times, while recording 6 steals for this game. The Hawks committed 19 fouls in this matchup which got the Nets to the charity stripe for 22 tries. They were able to knock down 17 of the free throw tries for a rate of 77.3%. When discussing shots from distance, Brooklyn converted 15 out of 32 tries (46.9%). At the conclusion of this game, the Nets finished shooting 41 for 88 from the floor which had them shooting 46.6%. The Nets permitted the Hawks to convert 37 out of 87 tries from the field which had them shooting 42.5% for the matchup. They finished 32.4% from distance by going 11 out of 34 and ended up shooting 17 of 23 at the free throw line (73.9%). Regarding attacking the glass, Brooklyn permitted Atlanta to snag 42 overall (12 offensive).

Mikal Bridges was important for the Nets for the game. Bridges tallied 38 points in his 39 minutes of playing time and tallied 2 assists in the matchup. He converted 14 out of 26 in the game giving him a rate of 53.8%, and had 5 rebounds.

Brooklyn has a mark of 24-36 on the season. The Nets are responsible for committing 19.3 fouls per game and they connect on 75.8% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 26.6 times per game (14th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 12.7 times per contest. Brooklyn has totaled 6,730 points on the year (112.2 per contest) and they collect 44.4 rebounds per game. In terms of offensive execution, the Nets are hitting on 45.8% from the floor, which ranks them 27th in the league.

The Nets on the defensive end are ranked 15th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 114.3. They are forcing 12.5 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.9% from the floor (10th in the league). The Brooklyn defense concedes 37.9% on three-point shots (793 of 2,093) and opponents are knocking down 81.0% of their free throw shots. They allow 25.3 dimes and 44.6 total boards per game, which is ranked 7th and 22nd in the NBA.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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