Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 2/20/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Boston Celtics vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Thursday, February 20, 2025

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Wells Fargo Center is the location where the Philadelphia 76ers (20-33) will take on the Boston Celtics (38-16) on Thursday.

The Celtics stepped onto the hardwood against the Heat and took home the win by a score of 103-85 in their last contest. When discussing personal fouls, the Celtics ended up walking away with 11 and the Heat recorded 10 personal fouls. They also knocked down 11 of 45 tries from downtown. Miami ended up going 92.3% from the free throw line by converting 12 of their 13 tries. In addition, Miami snagged 51 boards (12 offensive, 39 defensive) and added 5 blocked shots. Miami recorded 21 assists and had 2 steals in the game. In the matter of the defense, Boston allowed their opponent to shoot 33.7% from the field on 31 of 92 shooting. They also doled out 24 assists in this matchup while forcing the opposition into 4 turnovers and having 4 steals. Concerning getting rebounds, they earned 52 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Celtics knocked down 8 of 8 tries for a percentage of 100.0%. Boston finished the game having earned a 45.9% FG percentage (39 out of 85) and buried 17 out of their 53 shots from beyond the arc.

Jayson Tatum is one player who was a major contributor in this contest. He notched 33 points on 13 of 26 shooting. He saw the court for 38 mins and also collected 8 rebounds. Tatum finished the game shooting 50.0% from the field and also totaled 2 assists.

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Boston steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 38-16 so far this year. They currently have an average of 117.2 points per contest (6th in the league) while going 46.0% from the floor. The Celtics are hitting 36.8% from downtown (958 of 2,602) and 79.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Boston is collecting 44.9 rebounds per contest and has accounted for 1,395 dimes on the campaign, which is 14th in basketball in terms of passing. They turn it over 11.7 times per game and as a group they commit 16.4 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end, the Celtics have forced 13.3 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 18.6 fouls. They rank 4th in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,290 relinquished this year. The Celtics are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 45.0% (2,179 of 4,840) and they surrender 44.4 boards per game as a group. They are conceding 35.2% from beyond the arc and they are 5th in basketball in PPG allowed (108.2).

The last time they took the hardwood, the 76ers went home defeated by a final of 106-103 when they faced the Raptors. Regarding how they cleaned up the glass, Philadelphia permitted Toronto to get 49 in total (10 offensive). They finished shooting 33.3% from behind the 3-point line by connecting on 11 of 33 and ended up going 19 of 23 from the free throw line (82.6%). The 76ers permitted the Raptors to bury 38 of their 82 tries from the field which had them shooting 46.3% for this contest. When the final whistle blew, the 76ers went 37 out of 91 from the floor which had them shooting 40.7%. Concerning 3-point attempts, Philadelphia knocked down 9 out of 38 tries (23.7%). They were able to knock down 20 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 83.3%. The Raptors committed 20 fouls for this game which took the 76ers to the charity stripe for 24 tries. They also turned the ball over 14 times, while recording 10 steals in the matchup. The 76ers earned 32 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive boards for a total of 46 for the contest.

Joel Embiid was important for the 76ers for the game. Embiid scored 27 points in his 38 minutes of playing time and had 4 dimes for the matchup. He made 8 of 19 in this game for a field goal rate of 42.1%, and added 12 rebounds.

Philadelphia has a win-loss record of 20-33 for the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the 76ers are connecting on 45.6% from the floor, which is ranked 21st in basketball. Philadelphia has scored 5,796 points this year (109.4 per game) and they grab 39.0 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 23.0 times per contest (29th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.5 times per game. The 76ers commit 19.8 fouls per contest and they hit 78.6% from the free throw line.

The 76ers on defense are ranked 17th in basketball in points given up per game with 113.2. They are forcing their opponents into 16.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 48.7% from the field (30th in basketball). The Philadelphia defense allows 37.0% on 3-point attempts (728 of 1,968) and opponents are connecting on 79.5% of their free throw shots. They have conceded 27.5 dimes and 44.5 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 23rd and 19th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Boston

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