Philadelphia 76ers vs Toronto Raptors Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 15/04/2022, 11:18  by Joseph King | Modified on 15/04/2022 at 18:19 in Basketball Predictions

It’s an exciting time for NBA fans as the playoffs tip off this weekend and we have what should be an excellent series between the fourth seed Philadelphia 76ers and the fifth seed Toronto Raptors. The Sixers have genuine title aspirations after the acquisition of superstar James Harden and with Joel Embiid playing at an MVP level. They finished the season with a record of 51-31, tied with the third seed Bucks and second seed Celtics in the East but fell to fourth due to their tiebreaker results. Philadelphia will face a tough Toronto team that has had their number so far, going 3-1 against them in the regular season. The Raptors finished the regular season with a record of 48-34 and enter the playoffs as one of the league’s hottest teams after winning eight of their last 10. We’ll see if they can extend that to the playoffs where gameplans often take a dramatic shift.

The Raptors have an excellent coach in Nick Nurse and the 54-year-old has a legitimate case for being the best head coach in the league. His excellent adjustments to the opposing team’s gameplan make the Raptors a tough team to put away in a seven game playoff format and oftentimes Toronto will become more dangerous the longer the series carries on. Philadelphia, however, won’t be intimidated despite the 1-3 record against their opponents in the regular season. Star power goes a long way in this league and the Sixers are brimming with just that as they have two of the NBA’ top 10 players on the team. The Raptors, on the other hand, have a very solid group of players but lack what a casual observer might call a superstar. This should be an extremely competitive series but with home court advantage in the first game we like the 76ers to get off to a positive start here.