Philadelphia 76ers vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 10/26/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Wednesday, October 26, 2022

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Toronto Raptors host the Philadelphia 76ers at Scotiabank Arena on Wednesday.

The 76ers played the Pacers and notched a win by a score of 120-106 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the 76ers left the arena with 20 while the Pacers accumulated 23 fouls. They converted 12 of their 44 tries from three-point range. Indiana walked away from this one shooting 78.3% at the charity stripe by making 18 of 23 shots. In addition, Indiana grabbed 47 boards (14 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 7 blocks. Indiana earned 27 assists and had 3 steals in this game. Concerning defense, Philadelphia allowed the other team to go 42.2% from the floor on 38 of 90 shooting. They also dished out 25 assists in this game as well as forcing the other team into 13 turnovers and earning 8 steals. In reference to pulling down rebounds, they earned 39 with 7 of them being offensive. When they shot from the free throw line, the 76ers converted 25 of 28 shots for a percentage of 89.3%. Philadelphia finished the contest having earned a 47.5% FG percentage (38 of 80) and converted 19 out of their 43 shots from distance.

James Harden is one player who was a major factor for this contest. He was able to score 29 points on 10 out of 18 shooting. He saw the court for 35 mins played and also grabbed 9 rebounds. Harden finished 55.6% from the field and distributed 11 assists.

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Philadelphia enters this one with a mark of 1-3 on the campaign. They have an average of 107.5 points per contest (24th in the NBA) while hitting 46.2% from the field. The 76ers are shooting 35.6% on three-point attempts (47 of 132) and 83.5% from the free throw line. As a unit, Philadelphia is collecting 38.5 boards per game and has 84 assists this season, which is 13th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They turn it over 11.0 times per game and as a squad are committing 18.5 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the 76ers are able to force 13.0 turnovers every game while drawing 20.8 fouls. They are 22nd in the league in allowing assists to their opponents with 102 conceded this season. The 76ers defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.7% (161 of 345) and they concede 43.5 boards per game as a group. They concede 33.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are 11th in basketball in PPG allowed (109.0).

The last time they took the court, the Raptors walked away with a victory by a final of 98-90 when they played the Heat. In relation to rebounding, Toronto allowed Miami to get 46 overall (8 on the offensive side). They shot 23.5% from 3-point land by connecting on 8 of 34 and ended up going 24 out of 27 at the charity stripe (88.9%). The Raptors allowed the Heat to make 29 out of 83 attempts from the floor which left them shooting 34.9% in the game. When the final whistle blew, the Raptors walked away from this one shooting 34 out of 86 from the field which gave them a percentage of 39.5%. Regarding shots from downtown, Toronto converted 14 of 32 attempts (43.8%). They were able to bury 16 of the free throw tries for a clip of 80.0%. The Heat committed 15 fouls in this contest which got the Raptors to the charity stripe for 20 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 12 times, while earning 6 steals in this contest. The Raptors were able to pull down 42 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive rebounds totaling 52 for the matchup.

Fred VanVleet was important for the Raptors for the matchup. VanVleet tallied 24 points in his 39 minutes of playing time and totaled 9 assists in the game. He made 6 of 16 for the game for a field goal rate of 37.5%, and tallied 4 rebounds.

Toronto has a win-loss mark of 2-2 this year. The Raptors are committing 22.8 fouls per game while shooting 73.5% from the charity stripe. They are dishing out assists 22.5 times per contest (24th in the league) and they turn it over 11.5 times per game. Toronto has 420 points on the season (105.0 per contest) and they grab 42.8 boards per game. On the offensive side of the court, the Raptors are hitting on 43.1% from the field, which is 26th in basketball.

The Raptors defensively are ranked 4th in the league in points allowed per game with 104.0. They have forced 14.5 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.3% from the floor (13th in basketball). The Toronto defense concedes 33.1% on 3-pointers (42 of 127) and opponents are converting on 83.0% of their foul shots. They have conceded 24.5 assists and 43.0 boards per game, ranking them 15th and 9th in the NBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto and under the total points

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