Phoenix Suns vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 1/6/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Monday, January 6, 2025

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Phoenix Suns (15-17) are on their way to Wells Fargo Center on Monday where they will compete against the Philadelphia 76ers (13-19).

The Suns took the court against the Grizzlies and ended up losing by a score of 117-112 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Suns walked away with 13 and the Grizzlies finished the game with 18 fouls. They buried 15 of 44 shots from distance. Memphis ended up going 66.7% from the charity stripe by knocking down 22 of their 33 attempts. In addition, Memphis collected 41 rebounds (10 offensive, 31 defensive) and had 2 blocks. Memphis distributed 21 assists and had 3 steals for this contest. Concerning defending, Phoenix allowed the other team to go 42.6% from the field on 40 out of 94 shooting. They also doled out 25 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 24 turnovers and earning 16 steals. Concerning grabbing boards, they earned 58 with 15 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Suns converted 19 of their 25 tries for a percentage of 76.0%. Phoenix walked away from the contest with a 45.7% FG percentage (42 of 92) and buried 9 of 30 3-point attempts.

Kevin Durant is a guy who came through in this game. Durant ended up going 57.9% from the field and totaled 6 assists. He was on the hardwood for 39 minutes and collected 10 boards. He ended up with 29 points on 11 of 19 shooting.

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Phoenix will enter this game with a mark of 15-17 so far this season. They turn it over 14.2 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 18.1 fouls per game. As a team, Phoenix is snagging 42.8 boards per contest and has totaled 860 dimes for the season, which ranks 15th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Suns are connecting on 37.6% on shots from beyond the arc (458 of 1,219) and 79.4% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 112.2 points per game (15th in basketball) while going 46.7% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Suns are forcing their opponents into 13.0 turnovers per game and they draw 19.6 personal fouls. They rank 13th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 856 surrendered on the campaign. The Suns defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 46.8% (1,332 of 2,844) and they relinquish 44.0 boards per game as a squad. They are giving up 36.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they are ranked 18th in the league in opponents PPG (114.0).

The last time they took the court, the 76ers walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 139-105 when they faced the Warriors. The 76ers recorded 34 defensive boards and 8 offensive rebounds totaling 42 in this matchup. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 6 steals for this contest. The Warriors earned 21 personal fouls for this game which got the 76ers to the charity stripe for a total of 34 tries. They were able to knock down 28 of the free throws for a clip of 82.4%. In regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Philadelphia converted 9 of 31 attempts (29.0%). When all was said and done, the 76ers ended up going 34 for 81 from the floor which had them at 42.0%. The 76ers permitted the Warriors to bury 53 of 87 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 60.9% for the contest. They went 56.4% from distance via 22 out of 39 and walked away from this one shooting 11 of 15 at the charity stripe (73.3%). Regarding team rebounding, Philadelphia permitted Golden State to get 43 in total (15 on the offensive side).

Joel Embiid was important for the 76ers in the matchup. Embiid recorded 28 points in his 31 mins of playing time and had 2 assists in this contest. He converted 8 of 19 in this matchup giving him a field goal percentage of 42.1%, and earned 14 rebounds.

Philadelphia has a win-loss mark of 13-19 for the campaign. The 76ers are committing 20.3 personal fouls every game and they go 78.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 21.7 times per contest (30th in basketball) and they are giving up possession 14.3 times per contest. Philadelphia has totaled 3,429 points for the campaign (107.2 per contest) and they collect 39.6 rebounds per game. As an offense, the 76ers are connecting on 44.7% from the floor, which is ranked 25th in the league.

The Philadelphia defense allows 35.9% from downtown (426 of 1,186) and their opponents are knocking down 80.7% of their foul shots. They give up 26.3 assists and 43.8 boards per game, which ranks them 18th and 13th in the league. The 76ers on the defensive side of the court are 12th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 111.3. They are able to force 17.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 48.2% from the floor (27th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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