Miami Heat vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 3/29/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Miami Heat vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Saturday, March 29, 2025

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

Wells Fargo Center is where the Philadelphia 76ers (23-50) will try to defeat the Miami Heat (31-41) on Saturday.

The Heat stepped onto the hardwood against the Warriors and went home with a win by a final score of 112-86 in their last game. In regard to personal fouls, the Heat walked away with 15 and the Warriors totaled 14 personal fouls. They also buried 9 out of their 38 shots from beyond the perimeter. Golden State finished the contest at 68.8% from the charity stripe by making 11 of 16 tries. On top of that, Golden State pulled down 38 rebounds (14 offensive, 24 defensive) and got 5 rejections. Golden State distributed 20 dimes and had 8 steals for the game. In the matter of the defense, Miami allowed the other team to shoot 39.8% from the floor on 33 out of 83 shooting. They also doled out 26 assists in this contest while forcing 16 turnovers and earning 8 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 42 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Heat made 9 of their 12 attempts for a percentage of 75.0%. Miami wrapped up the game having earned a 55.8% FG percentage (43 of 77) and buried 17 of their 25 shots from distance.

Bam Adebayo is one player who was a major factor for this game. He walked away with 27 points on 9 of 18 shooting. He saw the court for 34 minutes played and collected 8 rebounds. Adebayo ended up going 50.0% from the field and also totaled 1 assist.

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Miami comes into this one with a record of 31-41 on the year. They cough up possession 13.9 times per contest and as a team they commit 15.7 fouls per contest. As a team, Miami is grabbing 42.9 rebounds per contest and has 1,884 assists for the season, which has them ranked 17th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Heat are shooting 36.2% on shots from downtown (976 of 2,697) and 79.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 109.2 pts per game (26th in the league) while going 46.1% from the floor.

On the defensive end of the court, the Heat are able to force 13.7 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 17.1 fouls. They are surrendering 35.9% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 7th in the NBA in PPG allowed (110.3). The Heat defensively are giving up a shooting percentage of 46.5% (2,976 of 6,396) and they relinquish 44.9 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They rank 14th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,909 surrendered for the season.

The last time they took the court, the 76ers took a loss by a score of 119-114 when they played the Wizards. The 76ers collected 34 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 47 for the matchup. They coughed up the ball 5 times, while getting 7 steals in this matchup. The Wizards earned 12 fouls for this game which took the 76ers to the free throw line for a total of 20 tries. They were able to convert 16 of those for a clip of 80.0%. Regarding three-point shots, Philadelphia made 14 of 46 attempts (30.4%). When the final whistle blew, the 76ers walked away from this one shooting 42 out of 98 from the field which had them shooting 42.9%. The 76ers permitted the Wizards to knock down 48 of their 95 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 50.5% in the game. They shot 40.9% from 3-point land by shooting 18 out of 44 and finished the game at 5 out of 12 from the free throw line (41.7%). In reference to how they cleaned up the glass, Philadelphia permitted Washington to pull down 49 in total (13 offensive).

Quentin Grimes ended up being a major contributor for the 76ers in the game. Grimes recorded 22 points in his 33 minutes on the hardwood and had 4 dimes in this game. He made 6 out of 16 in the matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 37.5%, and accumulated 3 rebounds.

Philadelphia has a win-loss record of 23-50 for the campaign. As an offense, the 76ers are shooting 45.5% from the field, which is 22nd in the NBA. Philadelphia has totaled 8,032 pts on the season (110.0 per game) and they pull in 39.3 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 23.0 times per game (28th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.4 times per contest. The 76ers commit 19.2 personal fouls every game and they hit 78.5% from the free throw line.

The Philadelphia defense concedes 37.6% on shots from 3-point land (1,036 of 2,756) and their opponents are connecting on 80.0% of their foul shots. They have allowed 28.4 assists and 45.2 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 24th and 24th in the league. The 76ers are ranked 20th in the league in points per game surrendered with 115.7. They are forcing 16.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 49.0% from the floor (30th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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