The Philadelphia 76ers and the Toronto Raptors will meet on the court at Air Canada Centre on Sunday in a battle of division rivals.
When: 7:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 9, 2014
Where: Air Canada Centre, Toronto, Ontario
TV: 7 p.m. ET, NBATV, CSN Philadelphia, Sportsnet (Toronto)
PREDICTION: Raptors 107, 76ers 95
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Oddsmakers currently have the Raptors listed as 13-point favorites versus the 76ers, while the game’s total is sitting at 201½.
Toronto has been one of the most efficient offensive teams in the league in large part because of outstanding guard play from DeRozan (22.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, 2.5 assists) and Lowry (18.5 points, six assists, 4.8 rebounds). The backcourt play is also the key to Toronto’s average of 9.3 turnovers, the lowest in the league. Power forward Amir Johnson is nursing an ankle injury, but the Raptors have some depth inside with Jonas Valanciunas (11.2 points, 7.6 rebounds) and Patrick Patterson, James Johnson and Tyler Hansbrough all capable of giving the team quality minutes in the post.
Toronto won its last outing, a 103-84 result against the Wizards on November 7. The Raptors covered in that game as a -4-point favorite, while the 187 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Team record: 5-1 SU,5-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Toronto is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Toronto is 5-1 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto’s last 7 games
Toronto is 3-5-2 ATS in its last 10 games at home
Things have gone from very bad to much worse for Philadelphia thanks to injuries to star point guard Michael Carter-Williams (shoulder), rookie center Joel Embiid (foot) and power forward Nerlens Noel (ankle), among others. The short-handed lineup has left third-year guard Tony Wroten (22.5 points, seven assists) carrying the load for the offensive, and he has topped 20 points in five of six games including four straight. Although they haven’t broken through yet, the Sixers have been close the past two games, losing to Orlando on a buzzer-beater Wednesday and falling to Chicago 118-115 on Friday.
In their last action, Philadelphia was a 118-115 loser at home against the Bulls. They covered the +10-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (233) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Team record: 0-6 SU,3-3 ATS
Current Streak: lost 6 straight games.
Philadelphia is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games
Philadelphia is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
Philadelphia is 2-18 SU in its last 20 games on the road
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia’s last 7 games on the road
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