Philadelphia 76ers vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 1/4/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Saturday, January 4, 2025

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

Barclays Center is the location where the Brooklyn Nets (13-21) will try to defeat the Philadelphia 76ers (13-19) on Saturday.

The 76ers stepped onto the hardwood against the Warriors and went home with a loss by a final score of 139-105 in their last contest. When talking about personal fouls, the 76ers finished with 21 and the Warriors finished the game with 21 personal fouls. They buried 22 of 39 tries from distance. Golden State finished 73.3% from the free throw line by making 11 of 15 tries. Moreover, Golden State grabbed 43 rebounds (15 offensive, 28 defensive) and had 6 rejections. Golden State totaled 26 assists and had 8 steals in this contest. Concerning the defense, Philadelphia allowed the other team to go 60.9% from the floor on 53 of 87 shooting. They also dished out 21 assists in this game while forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and earning 6 steals. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they compiled 42 with 8 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the 76ers converted 28 of 34 attempts for a percentage of 82.4%. Philadelphia ended the contest having earned a 42.0% FG percentage (34 out of 81) and knocked down 9 of their 31 three-point attempts.

Joel Embiid is one guy who was a factor for the game. Embiid finished the game at 42.1% from the field and earned 2 dimes. He was on the court for 31 mins played and also snagged 14 rebounds. He scored 28 points on 8 out of 19 shooting.

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Philadelphia will enter this matchup with a record of 13-19 this year. They are turning it over 14.3 times per game and as a group they commit 20.3 fouls on a nightly basis. As a team, Philadelphia is collecting 39.6 boards per game and has accounted for 694 dimes for the year, which is 30th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The 76ers are connecting on 33.8% on 3-pointers (384 of 1,137) and 78.3% from the free throw line. They have an average of 107.2 points per outing (27th in the league) while hitting 44.7% from the floor.

On the defensive end, the 76ers are forcing their opponents into 17.3 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.2 personal fouls. They are ranked 11th in the NBA in allowing assists with 843 relinquished on the campaign. The 76ers are allowing a shooting percentage of 48.2% (1,292 of 2,682) and they concede 43.8 rebounds per contest as a unit. They give up 35.9% on three-point shots and they are 12th in the league in PPG from their opponents (111.3).

In their last game, the Nets walked away with a victory by a final of 113-110 when they played the Bucks. When discussing rebounds, Brooklyn allowed Milwaukee to grab 39 in all (5 offensive). They finished 29.7% from 3-point land via 11 of 37 and walked away from this one shooting 19 of 28 at the free throw line (67.9%). The Nets allowed the Bucks to bury 40 out of their 90 attempts from the floor which had them shooting 44.4% for this game. When all was said and done, the Nets finished the game shooting 38 out of 88 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.2%. Regarding 3-pointers, Brooklyn buried 12 out of 39 attempts (30.8%). They were able to make 25 of those for a percentage of 89.3%. The Bucks committed 16 fouls in the game which got the Nets to the free throw line for a total of 28 attempts. They also turned the ball over 16 times, while recording 6 steals in this matchup. The Nets snagged 26 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds totaling 39 for this contest.

Cameron Johnson was important for the Nets for this contest. Johnson racked up 26 points in his 39 mins of playing time, but didn't record an assist. He knocked down 10 of 16 for the matchup for a field goal percentage of 62.5%, and accumulated 5 rebounds.

Brooklyn has a record of 13-21 on the year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Nets are shooting 45.2% from the field, which ranks 22nd in the league. Brooklyn has 3,677 points for the campaign (108.1 per game) and they pull in 39.3 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 25.4 times per contest (18th in basketball) and they turn it over 15.4 times per contest. The Nets are committing 21.5 fouls every game and they hit 81.4% from the free throw line.

The Nets on the defensive end are ranked 16th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 113.2. They are able to force 15.2 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 48.6% from the field (29th in the NBA). The Brooklyn defense concedes 37.6% on shots from 3-point land (461 of 1,226) and their opponents are knocking down 76.6% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 27.0 assists and 42.5 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 22nd and 7th in basketball.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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