Raps with two wins in two days against the Sixers?

A close match is expected between the Toronto Raptors and the Philadelphia 76ers, and Wettbasis has a tip. The teams are neighbors in the Eastern Conference standings, sitting in fourth and fifth place. With this interim record after just under half of the regular season, the Canadians and Sixers are on course for the playoffs.

In the case of the home team, this is quite surprising. The squad is average at best, but the chemistry in Coach Darko Rajakovic’s team seems to be just right. On top of that, the pros from Ontario have recently reactivated their home strength. Five of the last six games in front of their own fans ended in victory for the 2019 champions.

Thanks to this home resurgence, the hosts now have a positive record of 13 wins in 21 home games this season. The teams also faced each other last night, with the home team winning in overtime. In the upcoming game between the Toronto Raptors and Philadelphia 76ers, the prediction is once again a win for the hosts – including a handicap of +3.5 points.

In addition, we expect a maximum of eight points from Sandro Mamukelashvili on the home side. The Georgian has been playing very strongly recently, exceeding his season scoring average of 10.6 points in six of the last nine games, but with Scottie Barnes returning to the squad in the last game, he has now been relegated to the role of bench player for the time being.

This will reduce his playing time, and the form of the basketball player, who was born in New York but grew up in Tbilisi, dropped noticeably last night with zero points in 18 minutes on the court. From this perspective, we do not expect above-average scoring results from the forward, who was only picked in the second round at 54th place in the 2021 draft.

Toronto Raptors – Philadelphia 76ers Head-to-head comparison / H2H statistics

The Canadians have not been a good match for Philly for quite some time. Only one of the last seven games against the Raps ended in a win for the 76ers.

Nevertheless, the odds for the upcoming match between the Toronto Raptors and the Philadelphia 76ers are moderately in their favor.

Toronto Raptors – Philadelphia 76ers Tip

The two teams from Toronto and Philadelphia are on a similar level in terms of play. This can also be seen in the Eastern Conference table, where they are ranked directly next to each other in the upper midfield. In addition, they already faced each other last night at the Scotiabank Arena, and the match ended in a very close 116-115 overtime victory for the hosts.

For the next game at Scotiabank Arena, we once again see the home team as slight favorites. The decisive factor for this assumption is home-court advantage. The Canadians have been very consistent in front of their home crowd recently. In addition, their upcoming opponents have won six of the last seven games between the two teams.

Admittedly, the Canadians have recently lost a particularly important player in Brandon Ingram, but the visitors are also currently playing with a depleted squad. Last night, Joel Embiid and Paul George, two players who are normally in the starting five, were missing.

The Sixers appear particularly weak in their playmaking: Philly had only eleven assists – the lowest number of the season! Given this situation, the betting odds for another home win or a narrow defeat for the Raptors by a maximum of three points are considered recommendable for the game between the Toronto Raptors and the Philadelphia 76ers.