The NBA regular season has ended and the postseason begins with the play-in tournament. The eighth-seeded Miami Heat visits the City of Brother Love to face the seventh-seeded Philadelphia 76ers tonight. The winner becomes the seventh-seed and gets a first-round contest with the New York Knicks, while the loser plays whoever wins the Hawks/Bulls matchup for the eighth seed. Don’t miss the 76ers VS Heat.

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Predictions and Betting Preview For Philadelphia 76ers VS Miami Heat 

• Venue: Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia.
• Date: Thursday, April 18th, 2024.
• Time: 00:00 am.
• Teams to play: 76ers and Heat.
• NBA Expert Picks: SPREAD -4.5.

Odds by BetMGM and 1XBet.

Betting on the Philadelphia 76ers

• 1XBet Spread: -4.5
• 1XBet Moneyline: 1.558
• 1XBet Over/Under: Over 208.5
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The Philadelphia 76ers ended the year with eight consecutive wins as they beat the Brooklyn Nets in their regular season finale on Sunday afternoon. They finished the regular season 47-35 and were third in the Atlantic Division, 17 matches behind the Boston Celtics for the top spot. On Sunday, the 76ers trailed by one after the opening quarter before outscoring the Nets 33-21 in the second quarter to take an 11-point edge at the half.

On the year, Philadelphia is 15th in the NBA in scoring offence with 114.6 points per game. They are 20th in rebounding as they gather 43 rebounds per contest while they are 24th in assists by delivering an average of 24.9 dimes a night. The 76ers are 9th in the league in scoring offence as they permit an average of 111.5 points a contest.

Betting On The Miami Heat

• 1XBet Spread: +4.5
• 1XBet Moneyline: 2.988
• 1XBet Over/Under: Over 208.5
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Miami Heat struggled this season, although they ended with consecutive wins over the Raptors at home with Sunday’s victory to end the regular season. Miami finished the regular season 46-36 this season and were second in the Southeast Division,  one game behind Orlando Magic for the top spot. Against the Raptors Sunday, the Heat was even after the opening quarter and trailed by one with 7:01 to play in the first half before ending on a 3-11 run to take a 21-point edge at intermission.

Miami enters this game 26th in the NBA in scoring offence with 110.1 points per match this campaign. They are 26th in the league in rebounding with 42.3 boards a contest while the team stands 18th in assists by delivering 25.8 dimes a night. The Heat are 3rd in the league in scoring defense as they permit 108.4 points per game. Miami is 22nd in the league in field goal percentage as they shoot 46.5% from the floor this season. They are 19th in threes per match draining 12.5 triples per contest and the team is 12th in three-point shooting by hitting 37% beyond the arc.

MatchPlug Prediction For Philadelphia 76ers VS Miami Heat

The Philadelphia 76ers will play at home, where they have gone 25-16 on the year and they have tons of momentum going for them entering this contest. Joel Embiid will lead the 76ers to a win and a first-round series matchup with the New York Knicks by emerging victorious here, while the Miami Heat’s offence continues to struggle.

Prediction: Philadelphia 76ers Spread.