Philadelphia 76ers vs Miami Heat Prediction, 11/18/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Miami Heat

Date: Monday, November 18, 2024

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Philadelphia 76ers (2-9) are traveling to Kaseya Center on Monday where they will play the Miami Heat (4-6).

The 76ers stepped onto the hardwood against the Cavaliers and took a loss by a final of 114-106 in their last contest. Philadelphia finished the contest with a 44.6% field goal percentage (41 of 92) and made 14 out of their 43 shots from 3-point land. At the charity stripe, the 76ers knocked down 10 of their 11 shots for a rate of 90.9%. With regard to pulling down rebounds, they collected 45 with 12 of them being on the offensive end. They also recorded 24 dimes for the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In relation to defending, Philadelphia let their opponent shoot 49.4% from the field on 42 out of 85 shooting. Cleveland earned 25 assists and had 8 steals in the game. Moreover, Cleveland snagged 46 rebounds (9 offensive, 37 defensive) and earned 2 blocked shots. Cleveland finished 82.4% from the free throw line by knocking down 14 of 17 tries. They knocked down 16 of their 40 shots from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the 76ers finished with 13 and the Cavaliers totaled 14 personal fouls.

Jared McCain is one guy who was a major contributor for this contest. McCain finished the game shooting 46.2% from the field and totaled 10 assists. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins and snagged 2 rebounds. He scored 34 points on 12 out of 26 shooting.

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Philadelphia heads into this contest with a mark of 2-9 for the year. They lose possession by turning the ball over 14.2 times per contest and as a group they commit 21.8 fouls every game. As a unit, Philadelphia is pulling in 40.0 rebounds per game and has earned 232 assists on the campaign, which is 30th in basketball in terms of passing. The 76ers are connecting on 32.3% from downtown (132 of 409) and 76.4% from the free throw line. They average 106.2 points per contest (29th in basketball) while shooting 43.0% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the 76ers have forced 17.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 20.9 personal fouls. They give up 37.3% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 20th in basketball in PPG allowed (114.2). The 76ers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 49.3% (450 of 913) and they concede 45.3 boards per game as a team. They are currently ranked 12th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 295 relinquished so far this year.

In their last game, the Heat walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 123-121 when they faced the Pistons. The Heat were able to collect 31 defensive boards and 12 offensive boards for a total of 43 in the game. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 14 steals in this game. The Pistons were called for 19 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Heat to the charity stripe for a total of 13 shots. They were able to knock down 10 of those for a rate of 76.9%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, Miami buried 17 of their 45 tries (37.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Heat finished shooting 47 out of 101 from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.5%. The Heat permitted the Pistons to convert 43 out of their 92 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.7% in the game. They shot 36.1% from distance by going 13 of 36 and finished the contest at 24 out of 28 from the charity stripe (85.7%). In reference to attacking the glass, Miami allowed Detroit to collect 56 overall (15 on the offensive side).

Tyler Herro was important for the Heat for the matchup. Herro scored 40 points in his 42 mins of playing time and totaled 8 dimes for the matchup. He made 14 out of 27 in the matchup giving him a rate of 51.9%, and accumulated 5 rebounds.

Miami has a mark of 4-6 for the campaign. The Heat commit 17.9 fouls per game and they connect on 74.4% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 25.4 times per contest (18th in the NBA) and they are giving up possession 13.1 times per contest. Miami has tallied 1,102 points on the campaign (110.2 per game) and they collect 43.0 boards per contest. As an offense, the Heat are hitting on 44.4% from the floor, which is 23rd in basketball.

The Heat are ranked 10th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 111.2. They are able to force 16.1 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.3% from the field (13th in basketball). The Miami defense gives up 36.5% on 3-pointers (142 of 389) and their opposition makes 80.4% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have relinquished 25.8 dimes and 47.0 boards per contest, which is 14th and 28th in the league.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami

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