Date/Time: Tue, Nov 20 / 07:10:00 PM ET, Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia, PAThe NBA Atlantic division takes the spotlight tonight in a courtside battle that has all the ingredients for a perfect betting opportunity for NBA bettors.
The 3-7 Toronto Raptors have won two of their last three, including a 97-86 victory against the Magic on Sunday. And they’ve held their opponents to a 79-point average in those two victories—including a 74-72 win over the Pacers.
Tonight, Toronto will face the Philadelphia 76ers, a franchise that seems to keep churning out win after win after win. They’ve won five of their last six, but bettors looking shouldn’t count on a high scoring game. Philadelphia favors solid defense over getting points on the board. So far this NBA season, they’ve averaged just 88.9 points per game.
Toronto will need to up their defensive game against Philly. The team dropped from a 14th ranked defensive rating in 2011-12 to 23rd this year. Andrea Bargnani’s shot continues to be a bit off, and his start this season has been anything but stellar. Some online sportsbook members might classify it as brutal. In fact, he’s only shooting 35.8 percent from the field.
But against Orlando, he did have one of his better outings, so hopefully some of that past, um, magic will rub off on him. In the last game against Philly earlier this season, Bargnani managed an impressive 23 points.
In their last head-to-head, Philly trailed early on but eventually spun the ball in the other direction and took full control, besting the Raptors at the Air Canada Centre 93-83.
Bettors thinking of taking Toronto as they look at tonight’s odds should note that Philly had claimed five of the last six NBA matchups. And Toronto hasn’t exactly hammered out wins on the road so far this season, winning just one of five games while averaging 91.0 points. That’s 10.2 points below what they net at home.
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Game Odds:
Toronto Raptors: +5.5-110, ML 190
Philadelphia 76ers: -5.5-110, ML -230
Totals: 182.5, o/u -110
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