NBA: Toronto vs Philadelphia Prediction
The Philadelphia 76ers host the Toronto Raptors at the Wells Fargo Center in Pennsylvania on Friday night. The 76ers are coming off a stinging loss to the New York Knicks, while the Raptors look to break a slump before their season comes off the tracks.
NBA Odds
Toronto Raptors (27-15) at Philadelphia 76ers (8-34)
Date: Friday, January 23, 2014
Time: 7:00 p.m. ET
Venue: Wells Fargo Center
City: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
NBA Gambling O/U Odds: 194.5
NBA Gambling Spread: Raptors -11
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The Raptors will be wrapping up a three-game road trip on Friday night. The team has dropped eight of its last 11 games, the latest a 92-86 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies on Wednesday night.
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That 86-point performance is a season-worst for Toronto, as the team also reached season lows in field goal percentage, knocking down only 31.8 percent of their shots from the field, and 3-point field goal percentage, connecting on only 17.9 percent of their shots from beyond the arc.
The Raptors hope to turn things around against a 76ers team that they’ve beaten six times in a row, including wins in the last two meetings by an average margin of 24 points.
The 76ers come into this game having lost five of their last six games. Their last game was one of their more disappointing efforts in a while, as they fell to the New York Knicks by a score of 98-91.
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They now sit 19 games behind these very Raptors for the top spot in the Atlantic Division. They put their league-worst home record on the line tonight, sitting at 3-17 at the Wells Fargo Center.
The team’s loss to the Knicks certainly can’t be pinned on point guard Michael Carter-Williams, who put up a very impressive stat line against New York, recording 27 points, seven assists, six rebounds, and five steals in that contest.
FREE 4* Raptors vs. 76ers Pick:
The Raptors have won the last two meetings between these teams by comfortable margins, but divisional matchups inside the Atlantic have been close in recent years, so expecting a Toronto team that’s in bad form to build a significant margin against a 76ers team that’s playing some of its best basketball of the year is a fool’s errand.
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Additionally, the Raptors’ defense is light years ahead of its offense, while the 76ers are sneaky good defensively themselves. The 76ers also haven’t reached the 100-point mark in 19 straight games.
NBA Betting Trends:
- The Raptors are 2-8-1 ATS in their last 11 games overall, and 1-3-1 ATS in their last five road games.
- The under is 6-0 in the 76ers’ last six home games, and it is 9-1 in their last 10 games overall.
- The under is 8-0 in the 76ers’ last eight games against Atlantic Division opponents, and it is 4-1 in the Raptors’ last five games against Atlantic Division opponents.
- The under is 5-0 in the Raptors’ last five games, and it is 4-0 in their last four games following a loss.
The play: 76ers +11, Under 194.5
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