Philadelphia 76ers vs Miami Heat Prediction, 4/4/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Miami Heat

Date: Thursday, April 4, 2024

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: Bally Sports Sun

Kaseya Center is where the Miami Heat (42-33) will compete against the Philadelphia 76ers (41-35) on Thursday.

The 76ers stepped onto the hardwood against the Thunder and walked away with a win by a score of 109-105 in their last contest. When it comes to fouls, the 76ers walked away with 20 while the Thunder finished the game with 18 fouls. They made 13 out of their 39 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Oklahoma City ended up shooting 81.8% at the charity stripe by making 18 of their 22 attempts. Furthermore, Oklahoma City had 43 boards (12 offensive, 31 defensive) and earned 4 blocked shots. Oklahoma City dished out 30 dimes and had 10 steals for the matchup. In terms of the defense, Philadelphia allowed 42.5% from the field on 37 out of 87 shooting. They also doled out 27 dimes for this game in addition to creating 14 turnovers and getting 8 steals. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they compiled 42 with 9 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the 76ers converted 23 of their 25 shots for a percentage of 92.0%. Philadelphia wrapped up the game having earned a 46.2% field goal percentage (36 of 78) and knocked down 14 of their 30 three-point attempts.

Kelly Oubre Jr. is one guy who was a factor for this contest. Oubre shot 50.0% from the floor and dished out 2 assists. He was on the hardwood for 37 mins and grabbed 6 rebounds. He had 25 points on 8 of 16 shooting.

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Philadelphia comes into this game with a mark of 41-35 so far this year. They average 114.3 points per contest (15th in the league) on 46.4% from the field. The 76ers are connecting on 36.2% on shots beyond the perimeter (905 of 2,497) and 82.6% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Philadelphia is pulling down 42.1 boards per game and is sitting with 1,874 dimes on the year, which ranks 24th in the league in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 11.7 times per contest and as a team they are committing 20.5 personal fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the 76ers are forcing 14.3 turnovers per game while drawing 18.7 personal fouls. They concede 35.5% on shots from distance and they rank 9th in the NBA in PPG from their opponents (112.1). The 76ers defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.2% (3,094 of 6,557) and they surrender 43.6 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 16th in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,003 surrendered on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Heat went home victorious with a score of 109-99 when they played the Knicks. The Heat collected 32 defensive boards and 7 offensive boards totaling 39 in this matchup. They turned it over 17 times, while earning 5 steals in the matchup. The Knicks committed 17 fouls for the contest which took the Heat to the charity stripe for a total of 21 attempts. They were able to convert 20 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 95.2%. When discussing shooting from 3-point land, Miami buried 17 out of their 38 attempts (44.7%). In all, the Heat shot 36 for 74 from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.6%. The Heat permitted the Knicks to make 35 out of 76 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 46.1% for this contest. They went 35.3% from behind the 3-point line via 12 out of 34 and finished the contest at 17 of 21 from the free throw line (81.0%). When discussing how they attacked the glass, Miami allowed New York to collect 30 in total (7 on the offensive glass).

Terry Rozier pitched in for the Heat for the contest. He knocked down 10 of 15 for this contest for a field goal percentage of 66.7%, and added 5 rebounds. Rozier scored 34 points in his 35 mins of playing time and accumulated 3 dimes for this game.

Miami has a record of 42-33 for the year. The Heat have committed 17.3 fouls per contest and they hit 81.5% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 25.7 times per contest (21st in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 12.3 times per contest. Miami has scored 8,241 pts on the year (109.9 per contest) and they pull in 41.5 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Heat are shooting 46.4% from the floor, which is 23rd in basketball.

The Miami defense gives up 35.8% on shots from beyond the arc (983 of 2,747) and opponents are knocking down 77.3% of their shots from the free throw line. They surrender 26.6 dimes and 42.3 boards every game, which has them ranked 14th and 10th in the league. The Heat on the defensive end are ranked 4th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 108.4. They are forcing 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 46.9% from the floor (11th in the NBA).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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