Philadelphia 76ers vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 3/19/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Wednesday, March 19, 2025

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: FanDuel Sports Network

The Philadelphia 76ers (23-45) are on their way to Paycom Center on Wednesday where they will take on the Oklahoma City Thunder (56-12).

The 76ers faced off with the Rockets and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 144-137 in their last contest. Philadelphia finished the game with a 50.5% field goal percentage (48 out of 95) and converted 24 out of their 49 3-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the 76ers made 17 of 25 tries for a percentage of 68.0%. In regard to grabbing rebounds, they earned 35 with 8 of them being offensive. They also doled out 21 assists in this game as well as forcing the opposition into 15 turnovers and getting 8 steals. Pertaining to the defense, Philadelphia let their opponent shoot 47.7% from the field on 51 out of 107 shooting. Houston earned 35 dimes and had 8 steals for this contest. On top of that, Houston snagged 58 boards (23 offensive, 35 defensive) and earned 4 rejections. Houston finished the game shooting 83.3% when shooting free throws by burying 20 of their 24 attempts. They made 22 out of their 53 shots from long range. When talking about personal fouls, the 76ers left the arena with 20 and the Rockets accounted for 27 personal fouls.

Oshae Brissett is someone who came through for the matchup. Brissett went 44.4% from the field and also totaled 2 assists. He played 43 minutes and totaled 5 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 11 points on 4 of 9 shooting.

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Philadelphia comes into this one with a record of 23-45 so far this year. They are averaging 110.0 pts per game (25th in the NBA) on 45.6% from the field. The 76ers are connecting on 34.7% from downtown (867 of 2,501) and 78.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Philadelphia is pulling in 39.4 rebounds per game and has accounted for 1,561 dimes for the year, which has them ranked 30th in the NBA in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.4 times per game and as a basketball team they are committing 19.4 personal fouls per game.

Defensively, the 76ers have forced 16.4 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.1 personal fouls. They are 24th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,897 conceded on the year. The 76ers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 48.8% (2,855 of 5,853) and they surrender 45.2 rebounds per contest as a team. They surrender 37.0% on shots from downtown and they rank 17th in the league in opponents points per game (115.0).

The last time they took the court, the Thunder got the win with a final of 121-105 when they faced the Bucks. The Thunder earned 42 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 50 in the game. They turned it over 10 times, while getting 3 steals in the game. The Bucks committed 23 personal fouls for the contest which got the Thunder to the free throw line for 25 attempts. They were able to knock down 19 of them for a rate of 76.0%. In regard to shooting from 3-point land, Oklahoma City buried 10 of their 29 tries (34.5%). When all was said and done, the Thunder finished 46 out of 89 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.7%. The Thunder allowed the Bucks to make 33 out of 83 tries from the floor which had them at 39.8% in this contest. They finished 38.2% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 13 of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 26 out of 33 at the charity stripe (78.8%). With respect to rebounding, Oklahoma City permitted Milwaukee to get 34 overall (9 on the offensive glass).

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ended up being important for the Thunder in the matchup. Gilgeous-Alexander accumulated 31 points in his 34 minutes on the court and accounted for 8 assists for the game. He knocked down 11 out of 27 in the game giving him a rate of 40.7%, and had 2 rebounds.

Oklahoma City has a win-loss record of 56-12 for the year. When it comes to offense, the Thunder are connecting on 47.9% from the floor, which ranks 8th in the league. Oklahoma City has earned 8,131 pts for the year (119.6 per game) and they collect 44.7 boards per game. They are earning an assist 26.6 times per game (13th in the NBA) and they turn it over 11.8 times per contest. The Thunder are committing 20.2 personal fouls every game and they hit 82.3% from the charity stripe.

The Oklahoma City defense concedes 33.7% from downtown (888 of 2,634) and their opposition knocks down 77.1% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 24.5 dimes and 45.3 total boards per game, which is 4th and 25th in the NBA. The Thunder on the defensive side of the court are 2nd in basketball in PPG surrendered with 107.1. They are forcing 17.3 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 43.6% from the floor (1st in the league).

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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