76ers vs Lakers Game Breakdown & Projections – Fri, Mar 22nd 2024

Alright, sports junkies, get ready for a clash of titans tonight as the Philadelphia 76ers, boasting a decent 38W-31L record, are gearing up to invade the Los Angeles Lakers’ turf at the Crypto.com Arena. It’s a 10:30PM EST showdown, so grab your favorite beverage and settle in. The Sixers, who’ve been trailing a whopping 17 games in the East, are looking to bounce back from their recent stumble against the Suns. Meanwhile, our Lakers, just 6.5 games behind in the West, are riding high on their recent demolition of the Hawks. The stakes are high, with the over/under locked at a hefty 225.0, the Sixers are the underdogs at 8.5, while the Lakers are strutting in with a confident -8.5 line. The closing bell’s about to ring, and it’s time to see if the Sixers can ‘ring’ in a victory, or if the Lakers will ‘lakes’ them out of the park!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: March 22, 2024 10:30PM EST

Location: Crypto.com Arena, Los Angeles

Vegas Odds

	PHI ML	LAL ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+290	-380	223.0	8.5/-8.5
Recent	+250	-300	225.0	7.0/-7.0
Difference	-40	+80	+2.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

17W-15L

28.6% Win Probability

LAST 10

6W-4L

HOME

25W-11L

71.4% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
11/27/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	19	34	27	14		94	Over
11/27/23	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	32	36	30	40		138	Over
01/15/23	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	33	24	29	27		113	Push
01/15/23	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	32	26	25	29		112	Push
12/09/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	20	39	24	37	2	122	Over
12/09/22	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	31	30	32	27	13	133	Over
03/23/22	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	27	34	32	33		126	Over
03/23/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	30	22	39	30		121	Over
01/27/22	Los Angeles Lakers LAL	22	26	20	19		87	Under
01/27/22	Philadelphia 76ers PHI	32	22	34	17		105	Under

76ers Vs Over/Under

Lakers Vs Over/Under

76ers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
03/20	vs PHX	102-115L	40	33	9	95
03/18	@ MIA	98-91W	46	23	12	85
03/16	@ CHA	109-98W	41	25	15	81
03/14	vs MIL	105-114L	30	20	11	79
03/12	vs NYK	79-106L	31	17	8	81
03/10	vs NYK	79-73W	47	20	13	80
03/08	@ NOP	95-108L	42	21	10	88
03/06	@ MEM	109-115L	47	25	11	102
03/05	vs BRO	107-112L	38	25	12	82
03/03	vs DAL	120-116W	42	26	8	88

Lakers Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
03/18	@ ATL	136-105W	48	39	8	90
03/16	@ GSW	121-128L	39	32	9	92
03/13	vs SAC	107-120L	38	25	14	79
03/10	@ MIN	120-109W	56	29	19	83
03/08	@ MIL	123-124L	38	27	5	90
03/06	@ SAC	120-130L	34	25	14	82
03/04	@ OKL	116-104W	55	29	20	80
03/02	@ DEN	114-126L	31	33	7	89
02/29	@ WAS	134-131W	45	30	11	102
02/28	vs LAC	116-112W	39	28	15	87

Starting Lineups

Philadelphia 76ers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Mo Bamba C	17.5	18.2	13.2	33%	15.2
Nicolas Batum PF	14.2	17.1	16.3	70%	17.6
Kyle Lowry SG	28.2	21.9	19.9	83%	21.0
Tyrese Maxey PG	46.9	37.1	40.6	100%	39.0
Kelly Oubre Jr. SF	33.9	32.5	28.0	80%	26.9

Los Angeles Lakers	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Anthony Davis C	55.7	50.8	50.6	100%	50.9
Rui Hachimura SF	22.6	23.4	22.2	70%	23.4
LeBron James PF	51.1	55.0	49.4	100%	49.8
Austin Reaves SG	34.5	32.7	32.5	100%	32.8
D’Angelo Russell PG	34.9	43.7	39.4	100%	38.6

76ers Notable Injuries

Jeff Dowtin (PG/SG): Avg: 5.6pts, 1.2reb, 2.6ast, 13.9 minutes. Last game: 03/20/24. Impact: 1.8
Ricky Council IV (SF): Avg: 5.9pts, 1.7reb, 0.4ast, 9.3 minutes. Last game: 03/20/24. Impact: 1.5

Lakers Notable Injuries

Cam Reddish (SG/SF): Avg: 6.3pts, 2.2reb, 1.0ast, 22.0 minutes. Last game: 03/08/24. Impact: 1.5
Harry Giles III (C): Avg: 2.8pts, 1.4reb, 0.3ast, 4.6 minutes. Last game: 03/18/24. Impact: 0.5
Maxwell Lewis (SF/PF): Avg: 0.3pts, 0.1reb, 0.2ast, 3.3 minutes. Last game: 03/18/24. Impact: 0.1

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Anthony Davis	LAL	Pts	24.5	26.0	+1.5	20%	20%	33%	33%	PHI	-2.8	#4
Austin Reaves	LAL	Pts	15.5	17.0	+1.5	60%	60%	53%	53%	PHI	-2.3	#3
Tyrese Maxey	PHI	Reb	3.5	3.9	+0.4	40%	30%	47%	47%	LAL	-0.1	#14
Rui Hachimura	LAL	Ast	0.5	1.1	+0.6	100%	80%	73%	73%	PHI	-0.8	#8

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76ers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#4	#8	#8	#5	-8.5%
PF	#25	#29	#18	#27	10.0%
PG	#6	#2	#21	#6	-11.9%
SF	#24	#30	#8	#26	11.3%
SG	#3	#26	#4	#5	-7.8%

Lakers Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#20	#21	#30	#29	12.0%
PF	#26	#12	#24	#23	4.9%
PG	#15	#25	#23	#23	7.2%
SF	#23	#24	#30	#27	12.3%
SG	#22	#14	#13	#17	1.9%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

101.4

119.5

Rebounds per Game

40.7

41.8

Assists per Game

24.0

29.3

Steals per Game

8.1

5.8

Blocks per Game

5.7

5.0

Shots per Game

88.2

3-Pointers Made per Game

12.6

12.9

2-Pt Percentage per Game

48.0

58.4

3-Pt Percentage per Game

35.1

40.9

Turnovers per Game

10.8

11.9

Fouls per Game

19.5

14.2

Recent Trends

Nicolas Batum (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 36.8% to 33.0, 24.1 min average previous 3 games.
Robert Covington (SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 38.8% to 10.8, 17.6 min average previous 3 games.
Jarred Vanderbilt (C): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 47.1% to 16.4, 31.0 min average previous 3 games.