Philadelphia 76ers (21-16, fifth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (24-16, fourth in the Eastern Conference)
Toronto; Monday, 7:30 p. m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: 76ers -3; over/under is 220.5
BOTTOM LINE: The Toronto Raptors welcome the Philadelphia 76ers after their recent overtime win against them, finishing at 116-115.
The Raptors hold a record of 21-11 in games within the Eastern Conference. They are leading the conference with an average of 19.3 fast break points per game, with RJ Barrett contributing around 4.0.
The 76ers have performed well within their division, going 7-4 so far. They currently sit fourth in the Eastern Conference and lead with an average of 12.5 offensive rebounds per game, thanks to Andre Drummond’s average of about 3.4.
This season, the Raptors hit an average of 11.7 three-pointers per game-just slightly less than the 12.2 they give up to opponents each game. The Philadelphia team averages 117.2 points per game which is higher than the Raptors’ defensive rate of allowing just 112.3 points.
These teams will meet for the fourth time this season after Toronto’s last win against Philadelphia on January 11th, where they edged out with a score of 116-115 in overtime. Scottie Barnes was outstanding with his performance scoring 31 points while Tyrese Maxey led Philadelphia with an impressive tally of 38 points.
TOP PERFORMERS: For Toronto, Barnes has been averaging about 19.4 points along with grabbing around 8.4 rebounds and providing about 5.3 assists per game. Immanuel Quickley has been contributing for Philadelphia too, averaging around 18.5 points and pulling down approximately three rebounds while hitting shots at a rate of about36.4% across his last ten games.
Maxey stands out for Philadelphia as he averages approximately30.9 points along with6.8 assists and1.9 steals per contest while VJ Edgecombe is making roughly2.2 three-pointers throughout his last ten appearances.
LAST10 GAMES: Raptors:7 -3 , putting up116.2points ,46.1rebounds ,29.2assists ,9.1steals and5.2blocks every outing while shooting at45.3% fromthe field. Their opposition has averaged112.1points eachgame.
76ers:5 -5 , scoring onaverage117.7points ,43.0rebounds ,22.7assists ,10.0steals and6.7blocks eachgame shooting at46.1% fromthe field. Their opponents have scored on average115.7points duringthis span.
INJURIES: Raptors: Jakob Poeltl(out back), Chucky Hepburn(out knee), Brandon Ingram(out thumb), RJ Barrett(out ankle), Ja’Kobe Walter(day to day hip).
76ers: Joel Embiid(out knee), Paul George(out knee).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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