Philadelphia 76ers vs New York Knicks Prediction, 3/10/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs New York Knicks

Date: Sunday, March 10, 2024

Location: Madison Square Garden in New York, NY

TV: MSG

The New York Knicks (36-26) are hosting the Philadelphia 76ers (35-27) at Madison Square Garden on Sunday.

The 76ers faced the Grizzlies and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 115-109 in their last contest. Regarding fouls, the 76ers ended up finishing with 21 while the Grizzlies recorded 14 fouls. They also converted 13 of their 37 attempts from 3-point land. Memphis ended up going 87.0% from the charity stripe by converting 20 of their 23 tries. Furthermore, Memphis pulled down 54 rebounds (15 offensive, 39 defensive) and had 9 blocked shots. Memphis distributed 21 assists and had 3 steals in the game. When talking about defense, Philadelphia allowed the other team to shoot 45.1% from the floor on 41 of 91 shooting. They also recorded 25 assists for this game as well as forcing 15 turnovers and getting 11 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they compiled 47 with 17 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the 76ers converted 18 of 21 tries for a percentage of 85.7%. Philadelphia ended with a 38.2% FG percentage (39 out of 102) and knocked down 13 out of their 35 shots from downtown.

Kelly Oubre Jr. is a guy who came through in the game. Oubre ended up going 33.3% from the field and dished out 1 assist. He played 34 minutes and also collected 4 rebounds. He finished with 25 points on 7 out of 21 shooting.

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Philadelphia comes into this matchup with a win-loss record of 35-27 this season. They are turning it over 11.8 times per contest and as a unit they commit 20.9 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Philadelphia is pulling in 43.0 rebounds per contest and has racked up 1,545 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 26th in the league in terms of passing. The 76ers are hitting 36.1% on three-point shots (719 of 1,994) and 83.2% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 116.8 points per outing (13th in the NBA) on 46.9% from the floor.

On defense, the 76ers are able to force 14.4 turnovers per game while drawing 19.3 personal fouls. They currently rank 11th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,626 surrendered for the campaign. The 76ers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 47.4% (2,558 of 5,395) and they relinquish 44.3 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 35.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 14th in the league in points per game allowed (113.8).

In their last game, the Knicks took a loss by a final score of 116-100 against the Hawks. The Knicks recorded 23 defensive boards and 17 offensive rebounds totaling 40 for the contest. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 8 steals for the matchup. The Hawks were called for 13 personal fouls for this contest which took the Knicks to the charity stripe for 11 attempts. They were able to knock down 8 of them for a percentage of 72.7%. With respect to shots from beyond the perimeter, New York buried 16 out of their 52 tries (30.8%). When the final whistle blew, the Knicks finished the game shooting 38 out of 99 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 38.4%. The Knicks allowed the Hawks to convert 44 out of 87 tries from the floor which had them shooting 50.6% for the contest. They shot 32.3% from 3-point land by going 10 of 31 and ended up shooting 18 out of 23 from the free throw line (78.3%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, New York permitted Atlanta to grab 51 overall (13 offensive).

Donte DiVincenzo pitched in for the Knicks for the contest. DiVincenzo tallied 21 points in his 39 mins on the hardwood and tallied 6 assists for this contest. He made 7 of 24 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 29.2%, and earned 4 rebounds.

New York has a mark of 36-26 on the campaign. The Knicks commit 17.8 personal fouls per game and they hit 78.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 24.0 times per game (29th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 13.2 times per contest. New York has scored 7,020 points on the campaign (113.2 per game) and they collect 45.7 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Knicks are shooting 46.3% from the floor, which ranks them 25th in the NBA.

The Knicks on the defensive end are ranked 4th in the league in PPG given up with 109.8. They have forced 13.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 47.4% from the floor (16th in the NBA). The New York defense allows 37.3% on shots from beyond the arc (803 of 2,155) and opponents are knocking down 75.8% of their shots from the free throw line. They give up 26.0 dimes and 40.6 total boards per game, ranking them 9th and 2nd in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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