76ers vs. Nets NBA Playoffs Game 3 Prediction: Expert Picks, Odds, Stats & Best Bets

The Philadelphia 76ers (54-28) are a 4.5-point favorite against the Brooklyn Nets (45-37) on April 20, 2023. The matchup’s over/under is 209.5.

76ers vs. Nets Odds

• 76ers odds to win: -197
• Nets odds to win: +165
• Spread: 76ers (-4.5)
• Total: 209.5

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Game Time and Information

• When: Thursday, April 20, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET
• Where: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York
• TV: TNT, YES2, and NBCS-PH

Who Will Win 76ers vs. Nets?

76ers and Nets Betting Trends, Records Against the Spread

In games this season they were favored by 4.5 points or more, the 76ers have a 16-17 record against the spread.

In games they have played as at least 4.5-point underdogs this season, the Nets are 13-3 against the spread.

The two teams average a combined 19.1 more points per game, 228.6, than this game’s over/under of 209.5 points.

Philadelphia and Brooklyn have seen its opponents average a combined 13.9 more points per game than the over/under of 209.5 set in this game.

The average total the 76ers have had set in games this season is 16.6 more points than this outing’s point total.

The average point total for Brooklyn this year is 16.4 points higher than this game’s over/under.

So far this season, Philadelphia has compiled a 48-34-0 record against the spread.

The Nets are 43-39-0 against the spread this year.

76ers Stats & Insights

The 76ers are outscoring opponents by 4.3 points per game with a +354 scoring differential overall. They put up 115.2 points per game (14th in the NBA) and give up 110.9 per contest (third in the league).

The 40.9 rebounds per game the 76ers average rank 26th in the NBA. Their opponents record 41.2 per outing.

Philadelphia hits 12.6 three-pointers per game (11th in the league), while its opponents have made 11.6 on average.

The 76ers average 115.5 points per 100 possessions on offense (fourth in the league), and allow 110.3 points per 100 possessions (eighth in the NBA).

During the 2022-23 season, the 76ers score two fewer points per home game on average than on the road (114.2 at home, 116.2 on the road), and are also conceding 2.8 fewer points per home game compared to road games (109.5 at home, 112.3 on the road).

Nets Stats & Insights

The Nets put up 113.4 points per game (19th in league) while allowing 112.5 per contest (eighth in NBA). They have a +70 scoring differential.

Brooklyn pulls down 40.5 rebounds per game (28th in league) while conceding 45.1 per contest to opponents. It is outrebounded by 4.6 boards per game.

The Nets knock down 12.8 three-pointers per game (ninth-most in the league) at a 37.8% rate (fifth-best in NBA), compared to the 11.8 their opponents make, shooting 36.7% from deep.

The Nets rank seventh in the NBA with 114.3 points scored per 100 possessions, and 18th defensively with 112.2 points conceded per 100 possessions.

At home Brooklyn is putting up 113 points per game, 0.7 fewer points than it is averaging away (113.7).

76ers Key Players to Watch

The 76ers get 33.1 points, 10.2 rebounds and 4.2 assists from Joel Embiid.

James Harden contributes with 6.1 boards and 10.7 assists per game in addition to his 21 PPG scoring average.

The 76ers get 2.8 three-pointers per game out of Harden.

De’Anthony Melton picks pockets to the tune of 1.6 takeaways per game, while Embiid records 1.7 rejections per contest.

Nets Key Players to Watch

Mikal Bridges pours in 20.1 points per game. He also contributes 4.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game this season.

This season, Nicolas Claxton has a statline that includes 12.6 points, 1.9 assists and 9.2 rebounds per game.

Spencer Dinwiddie averages 2.3 made threes per game.

The Nets’ defensive effort gets a lift from Bridges’ 1.1 steals and Claxton’s 2.5 blocks per game.

• Pick ATS: Nets (+ 4.5)
• Pick OU:

  Over (209.5)
  

• Prediction:
  76ers 114 – Nets 112