Philadelphia 76ers vs. Toronto Raptors – 8/12/20 NBA Pick, Odds, and Prediction
Toronto Raptors at Philadelphia 76ers 8/12/20: NBA Basketball free preview, analysis, prediction, odds and pick against the spread.
2020-08-12 18:30:00 EDT
The Philadelphia 76ers and Toronto Raptors meet Wednesday in NBA action at the HP Field House.
The Philadelphia 76ers look for a statement victory after splitting their last 12 games. The Philadelphia 76ers are averaging 110.2 points on 46.6 percent shooting and allowing 108 points on 46.2 percent shooting. Joel Embiid is averaging 23.6 points and 11.8 rebounds while Tobias Harris is averaging 19.6 points and 6.9 rebounds. Ben Simmons is the third double-digit scorer and Josh Richardson is dishing three assists. The Philadelphia 76ers are shooting 36.3 percent from beyond the arc and 75.3 percent from the free thitem line. The Philadelphia 76ers are allowing 35.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 45.5 rebounds per game.
The Toronto Raptors look to stay hot after winning nine of their last 10 games. The Toronto Raptors are averaging 112.6 points on 45.7 percent shooting and allowing 106.4 points on 42.8 percent shooting. Pascal Siakam is averaging 23.1 points and 7.4 rebounds while Kyle Lowry is averaging 19.5 points and 7.5 assists. Fred VanVleet is the third double-digit scorer and Norman Powell is grabbing 3.6 rebounds. The Toronto Raptors are shooting 37.2 percent from beyond the arc and 80.3 percent from the free thitem line. The Toronto Raptors are allowing 33.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 45.2 rebounds per game.
The Raptors are 2-5 ATS in the last 7 meetings in Philadelphia. The under is 3-1-1 in the last 5 meetings in Philadelphia and 3-0-1 in the last 4 meetings.
The Philadelphia 76ers are still undermanned with a banged up Joel Embiid, Tobias Harris and Al Horford, and now they’re on the end of a back to back. These are the worst spots for a banged up team to be in, as it puts a lot of stress on tired legs. The Toronto Raptors are expected to have Kyle Lowry and Fred VanVleet for this contest and they’ve won five of the last seven meetings against the 76ers. It’s impossible for me to get behind the 76ers with no Ben Simmons and banged up players across the board. This isn’t an attractable betting option right now.
I’ll lay the reasonable number with the Raptors.
