Philadelphia 76ers vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 1/27/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Saturday, January 27, 2024

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: Altitude

The Philadelphia 76ers (29-14) are en route to Ball Arena on Saturday where they will meet the Denver Nuggets (31-15).

The 76ers stepped onto the hardwood against the Pacers and went home with a loss by a final score of 134-122 in their last contest. Philadelphia ended having earned a 48.3% field goal percentage (42 of 87) and converted 7 out of their 29 3-pointers. From the free throw line, the 76ers knocked down 31 of their 43 shots for a rate of 72.1%. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they collected 31 with 6 of them being offensive. They also distributed 24 assists for the game while forcing the opposition into 21 turnovers and earning 13 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Philadelphia allowed 57.0% from the floor on 53 out of 93 shooting. Indiana dished out 35 dimes and had 6 steals for this contest. On top of that, Indiana grabbed 55 rebounds (12 offensive, 43 defensive) and had 6 blocked shots. Indiana finished the game at 76.2% from the free throw line by converting 16 of their 21 attempts. They also made 12 out of their 28 shots from 3-point land. With respect to personal fouls, the 76ers ended up with 20 while the Pacers recorded 33 personal fouls.

Joel Embiid is one guy who was a factor for this contest. Embiid went 55.0% from the floor and totaled 3 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 31 mins and grabbed 7 boards. He totaled 31 points on 11 of 20 shooting.

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Philadelphia enters this one with a mark of 29-14 so far this year. They have an average of 119.8 points per outing (5th in the NBA) while connecting on 47.6% from the field. The 76ers are connecting on 36.7% on 3-pointers (502 of 1,368) and 83.4% from the charity stripe. As a team, Philadelphia is pulling in 43.4 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,091 assists on the year, which ranks 25th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They cough up possession 12.0 times per contest and as a group they are committing 20.6 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end of the court, the 76ers are forcing 14.9 turnovers per game and they draw 20.3 personal fouls. They surrender 33.9% from beyond the arc and they rank 8th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (112.0). The 76ers are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.5% (1,759 of 3,783) and they surrender 44.1 boards per contest as a basketball team. They are 6th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,101 relinquished for the campaign.

For their last game, the Nuggets took a loss by a score of 122-84 when they played the Knicks. Regarding attacking the glass, Denver allowed New York to grab 44 in all (12 offensive). They shot 39.5% from 3-point land by going 15 out of 38 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 20 from the free throw line (85.0%). The Nuggets permitted the Knicks to convert 45 out of their 85 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.9% for this game. When the game finished, the Nuggets shot 34 out of 84 from the floor which had them shooting 40.5%. Regarding shooting from beyond the arc, Denver converted 5 out of 26 attempts (19.2%). They were able to knock down 11 of those for a clip of 84.6%. The Knicks earned 14 fouls in this game which took the Nuggets to the charity stripe for a total of 13 attempts. They also coughed it up 19 times, while earning 2 steals in this matchup. The Nuggets pulled down 27 defensive boards and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 for the contest.

Nikola Jokic was important for the Nuggets in this game. Jokic scored 31 points in his 27 minutes on the hardwood and accounted for 3 assists for the contest. He converted 13 out of 18 in this contest for a rate of 72.2%, and had 11 rebounds.

Denver has a record of 31-15 so far this year. The Nuggets are committing 18.7 personal fouls every game and they shoot 75.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 28.9 times per contest (4th in the NBA) and they cough up possession 12.8 times per contest. Denver has tallied 5,298 points this year (115.2 per contest) and they collect 43.9 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Nuggets are connecting on 49.7% from the field, which ranks 4th in the league.

The Nuggets defensively are ranked 5th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 111.1. They have forced 12.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.8% from the floor (13th in the league). The Denver defense gives up 36.1% on shots from 3-point land (523 of 1,449) and opponents are knocking down 78.5% of their foul shots. They concede 25.6 dimes and 41.7 boards per game, which has them ranked 8th and 6th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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