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The Toronto Raptors play the Philadelphia 76ers in a battle of Eastern Conference heavyweights on Tuesday night at the Well Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
Losses To Playoff Teams
The Toronto Raptors have settled at 2nd place in the East after the Bucks have gone 9-1 SU in their last 10 games and the Raptors only 6-4 SU over the same period. Toronto is just 2-3 SU in their last five games played and have lost four out of their last five games against teams which would make the playoffs if the postseason was to start today.
The Raptors are the 7th best scoring team in the league at 113.8 points per game. Toronto is ranked 16th in both passing and rebounding at 24.2 assists and 45.1 boards per contest. They are also the 10th in scoring defense with just 108.5 opponent points per game allowed.
Toronto Raptors vs Philadelphia 76ers 2/5/19
Moneyline Odds: Raptors +163, 76ers -183
Odds from betonline.ag as of 2/5/19
Glad To Be Home
The Philadelphia 76ers are glad to be home after going 2-2 on a four-game road trip. And why not? The Sixers are just 13-14 away from home but are an impressive 21-5 at their home floor. The Sixers went flat in their last road game and they fell to the Sacramento Kings just two days after a big win over the defending champs Golden State Warriors in Oakland.
The Sixers are the #4 top scoring team in the league at 115.5 points per game. They are ranked 2nd in passing at 27.5 assists per game and 5th off the glass with 47.4 rebounds per outing. Philadelphia’s scoring defense of 112.0 points per game is ranked 12th overall in the NBA.
Who Wins?
The Raptors are 6-4 SU in their last 10 games played and are 2-3 SU in their last five on the road. The Sixers are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games overall and are 3-1 SU in their last five games played at home. Head to head, the Raptors are 7-3 SU in their last 10 games against the Sixers and also 7-3 SU in their last 10 meetings played in Philadelphia.
The Sixers are playing well as of late and easily have the better form over the Raptors these days. Philly is coming off a sorry loss to the Kings and would want to bounce back right away. With Embiid, Butler and Simmons all healthy, I think the Sixers have a good shot here. Philly is 7-2 SU in their last nine games at the Well Fargo Center and have won four of six overall.
We all like the plus money on Toronto but as we said earlier, this is no longer the same team that was dominant at the start of the season. They are still elites, no doubt about that. But if Embiid, Butler and Simmons come to play on Tuesday night, it’s got to be a win for the Sixers.
I’m picking the Philadelphia 76ers to beat the Toronto Raptors on 2/5/19.
Other Bets To Make
Toronto is 4-6 ATS in their last 10 games played and the Raptors are 1-4 ATS in their last five road games. Philadelphia is 5-5 ATS in their last 10 games overall. The Sixers are 2-2 ATS in their last four home games. Head to head, the Raptors are 6-4 ATS in their last 10 games versus the Sixers.
Toronto Raptors vs Philadelphia 76ers 2/5/19
Spread Odds: Raptors +4.5 (-110), 76ers -4.5 (-110)
Odds from betonline.ag as of 2/5/19
The Raptors are 5-11 ATS in their last 16 games against the East and are only 2-10 ATS in their last dozen road games. The Sixers are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games after an ATS loss, 4-1 ATS in their last five games against the Atlantic Division and 4-0 ATS in their last four Tuesday games. The home team has won eight out of the last nine meetings and has covered in the last five meetings. The Sixers have won at home by an average winning margin of 10 points per game. The line is reasonable enough to back the Sixers.
Prediction: 76ers -4.5
The under is 6-4 in the last 10 games played by the Raptors but the over is 4-1 in Toronto’s last five road games. The total has gone under in seven out of the last 10 games played by the Sixers. Head to head, the over is 7-3 in the last 10 encounters between these two squads.
Toronto Raptors vs Philadelphia 76ers 2/5/19
Over/Under Odds: Over 228.5 -110, Under 228.5 -110
Odds from betonline.ag as of 2/5/19
The under is 6-2 in the last eight overall games for both teams. But these teams are in the Top 10 in scoring and have big-time scorers in their line-ups. The over is 6-2 in the last 8 meetings between these divisional rivals and the over is also 7-1 in their last 8 meetings in Philadelphia. 228.5 looks too much but these teams want to make a statement against each other. We should see an offensive display here.
Prediction: Over 228.5
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