Philadelphia 76ers vs. Miami Heat Prediction, Preview, and Odds – 3-1-2023

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This Wednesday, the (39-21) Philadelphia 76ers will travel to Miami, FL to take on the (33-29) Miami Heat. Tipoff will be at 7:30 PM EST inside the Miami-Dade Arena. This will be the second meeting between these two teams this regular season, as the Heat took down the Sixers, 101-99 on Monday night.

The 76ers are coming into this after falling to this same Miami Heat team, as they struggled on the offensive end of the court. They will have to be more aggressive in this one if they want to bounce back on the road.

The Miami Heat are entering this game after defeating the 76ers on the road. They will be looking for back-to-back wins in this one. Miami will have to stay solid on the defensive end of the court if they want to pick another win at home.

This game was written/published before last night's results.

The Philadelphia 76ers are currently in third place in the Eastern Conference standings, as they are four games back from the first-place Milwaukee Bucks. On offense, they are scoring 113.9 points per game and they have shot 48% from the field. This is the 16th most points scored per contest and the 10th-highest team shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Sixers have the ninth-highest adjusted offensive efficiency rating in the NBA. Joel Embiid continues to lead the way on the offensive end of the court, as they are scoring 33 points per game on 53.2% shooting from the field. Philadelphia has also shown that they can get extremely hot from behind the arc. They are shooting 38.3% from deep, which is the fourth-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. The 76ers have also been stellar at the charity stripe, as they have knocked down 83% of their shots at the line. This is the highest free-throw shooting percent age in the NBA, as they can't miss out on these free points and still expect to win these games.

On defense, the 76ers are allowing 110.2 points per game and they have shot 47% from the floor. This is the third least amount of points surrendered per game and the 13th-lowest shooting percentage allowed. According to dunksandthrees.com, the 76ers have the eighth-lowest adjusted defensive efficiency rating in the NBA. Philadelphia has also shown that they will consistently close out on open jump shooters. They are forcing their opponents to shoot 34.5% from behind the arc, which is the fourth-lowest three-point shooting percentage allowed. They will have to crash the offensive and defensive glass as well. They are averaging 40.6 rebounds per game, which is the 28th most.

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