Philadelphia 76ers vs Miami Heat Prediction, 4/7/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Miami Heat

Date: Monday, April 7, 2025

Location: Kaseya Center in Miami, FL

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

Kaseya Center is where the Miami Heat (35-42) will try to defeat the Philadelphia 76ers (23-54) on Monday.

The 76ers faced the Bucks and ended up losing by a score of 126-113 in their last game. Philadelphia finished the game having earned a 48.3% FG percentage (43 of 89) and converted 12 of their 39 shots from beyond the perimeter. From the free throw line, the 76ers buried 15 of their 19 tries for a percentage of 78.9%. Pertaining to grabbing boards, they collected 40 with 11 of them being offensive. They also dished out 30 assists in the matchup while forcing 11 turnovers and earning 8 steals. When it comes to defending, Philadelphia allowed the other team to go 56.1% from the floor on 46 of 82 shooting. Milwaukee earned 32 assists and had 7 steals in this matchup. On top of that, Milwaukee snagged 40 rebounds (8 offensive, 32 defensive) and earned 4 blocks. Milwaukee finished the game at 66.7% at the charity stripe by knocking down 18 of their 27 attempts. They knocked down 16 of 31 attempts from distance. When talking about fouls, the 76ers walked away with 18 and the Bucks recorded 14 fouls.

Adem Bona is a player who came through in this contest. He totaled 28 points on 13 out of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 35 minutes and also grabbed 6 rebounds. Bona finished the game at 86.7% from the field but finished the game without an assist.

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Philadelphia will take the court with a record of 23-54 for the campaign. They are averaging 109.6 points per contest (26th in the league) while hitting 45.5% from the field. The 76ers are connecting on 34.3% on shots from distance (977 of 2,848) and 78.3% from the free throw line. As a unit, Philadelphia is snagging 39.4 rebounds per game and has accumulated 1,786 dimes so far this year, which ranks 29th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are losing possession via turnover 13.6 times per contest and as a group are committing 19.1 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the 76ers are forcing 16.1 turnovers every game and they draw 18.7 fouls. They are ranked 26th in the league in giving up assists with 2,190 surrendered so far this season. The 76ers are giving up a shooting percentage of 49.0% (3,263 of 6,664) and they concede 45.2 rebounds per game as a team. They are surrendering 38.0% on three-point shots and they rank 21st in basketball in PPG allowed (115.8).

The last time they took the court, the Heat went home defeated by a final of 110-108 when they played the Grizzlies. When discussing how they attacked the glass, Miami allowed Memphis to get 49 in all (12 on the offensive side). They went 42.1% from distance by hitting 16 of 38 and walked away from this one shooting 14 of 17 at the charity stripe (82.4%). The Heat permitted the Grizzlies to convert 40 out of 85 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 47.1% for the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Heat shot 39 out of 95 from the floor which had them shooting 41.1%. Concerning shots from beyond the perimeter, Miami buried 14 of 33 attempts (42.4%). They were able to make 16 of those for a rate of 84.2%. The Grizzlies had 18 personal fouls in this contest which got the Heat to the free throw line for a total of 19 shots. They also turned it over 11 times, while recording 11 steals for the game. The Heat were able to pull down 32 defensive rebounds and 15 offensive boards for a total of 47 in this contest.

Tyler Herro ended up having an impact for the Heat for the contest. He converted 12 of 23 in the game for a field goal rate of 52.2%, and had 9 rebounds. Herro earned 35 points in his 37 mins of playing time and had 4 dimes in this contest.

Miami has a win-loss mark of 35-42 so far this season. As an offense, the Heat are connecting on 46.3% from the field, which is 18th in the league. Miami has 8,455 points so far this season (109.8 per game) and they average 43.0 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 26.3 times per game (15th in the NBA) and they turn it over 13.8 times per game. The Heat commit 15.6 fouls every game while shooting 79.3% from the free throw line.

The Miami defense allows 35.9% on shots from beyond the arc (1,054 of 2,936) and their opponents are knocking down 77.8% of their free throw shots. They give up 26.4 dimes and 44.7 boards per game, which is ranked 15th and 20th in the league. The Heat are ranked 7th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 109.8. They are able to force 13.9 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.5% from the floor (13th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Miami

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