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

Prediction published on 22/12/2023, 03:46  by Kennedy Kechula in NBA Predictions

The Philadelphia 76ers will welcome the Toronto Raptors for their next NBA regular season fixture. Philadelphia is riding high in the Eastern Conference and arrives for this match sitting third while the inconsistent Raptors are 12th. The Sixers have compiled a 19-8 record and are two games behind conference leaders Boston. Their record is the fourth-best across both conferences. Nick Nurse's men, who are 11-4 at home, got back to winning ways last time out at home against Minnesota. The Timberwolves are one of the three teams with a better record than Philly and they too couldn’t withstand the Sixers’ home dominance. Philly won 127-113 with Joel Embiid having another monster performance as he dropped 51 points to go with 12 rebounds. It was Embiid’s second 50-point game of the season and was the fourth time in the last five games that he had scored at least 40. The Sixers will have Nicolas Batum out here due to a hamstring injury while Robert Covington is a doubt due to illness.

The Toronto Raptors have lost the last five meetings with the Sixers. With the way they are struggling to win games, this could yet be another defeat for them in this matchup. Darko Rajakovic’s men lost the last time they were in Philly which was back in November by 15 points. Since then they have won only nine times in 21 outings. Toronto fell 113-104 away to the Nuggets last time out. Their 16th loss of the season and eighth in 11 away matches, left them five games below .500. Toronto, who are now a game behind the playoff places, will have the same squad that played in Denver available here. Scottie Barnes and Pascal Siakam top the scorers' chart for Toronto and should again do the heavy lifting here on the offensive end.