Philadelphia 76ers vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 4/23/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Saturday, April 23, 2022

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TNT

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-3)

The Toronto Raptors (48-34) are hosting the Philadelphia 76ers (51-31) at Scotiabank Arena on Saturday in Game 4 of their 1st round series. Philadelphia opens this game as -3-point favorites from oddsmakers. The total has been set at 214.

The 76ers took home the win by a score of 104-101 in OT of Game 3. In relation to personal fouls, the 76ers ended up walking away with 21 and the Raptors totaled 10 personal fouls. They buried 13 of 35 tries from distance. Toronto shot 66.7% at the free throw line by knocking down 12 of their 18 tries. Additionally, Toronto grabbed 23 rebounds (9 offensive, 14 defensive) and had 3 blocked shots. Toronto earned 32 assists and had 23 steals in this game. When discussing defending, Philadelphia allowed the other team to go 44.2% from the field on 38 of 86 shooting. They also distributed 18 assists for the contest in addition to forcing 4 turnovers and having 5 steals. When it comes to grabbing boards, they compiled 46 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. At the free throw line, the 76ers knocked down 15 of 20 shots for a rate of 75.0%. Philadelphia wrapped up the game having earned a 51.4% FG percentage (38 out of 74) and made 13 out of their 31 three-point attempts.

Joel Embiid is someone who played a role for this contest. Embiid finished shooting 60.0% from the floor and recorded 2 assists. He saw the court for 44 minutes played and snagged 13 rebounds. He ended up scoring 33 points on 12 out of 20 shooting.

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Philadelphia enters this contest with a win-loss mark of 51-31 this year. They average 109.9 pts per contest (18th in the NBA) while hitting 46.6% from the field. The 76ers are connecting on 36.4% on 3-pointers (950 of 2,608) and 82.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Philadelphia is grabbing 42.3 boards per contest and has earned 1,945 dimes on the campaign, which is 21st in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 12.5 times per game and as a unit they are committing 19.4 fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the 76ers are forcing 13.3 turnovers per game and they draw 19.4 personal fouls. They give up 34.6% on shots from distance and they are 9th in the league in points per game allowed (107.3). The 76ers are giving up a field goal percentage of 45.8% (3,253 of 7,097) and they surrender 44.2 rebounds per contest as a team. They currently rank 7th in the NBA in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,932 relinquished this year.

In terms of rebounding in Game 3, Toronto permitted Philadelphia to grab 37 in total (9 offensive). They went 41.9% from distance by shooting 13 out of 31 and finished the game at 15 out of 20 at the free throw line (75.0%). The Raptors permitted the 76ers to knock down 38 out of their 74 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 51.4% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Raptors shot 38 out of 86 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 44.2%. Regarding three-point attempts, Toronto buried 13 out of their 35 attempts (37.1%). They were able to bury 12 of the free throws for a percentage of 66.7%. The 76ers were called for 22 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Raptors to the charity stripe for a total of 18 attempts. They also gave up possession of the ball 10 times, while recording 9 steals for this contest. The Raptors were able to pull down 23 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive rebounds for a total of 32 for the contest.

OG Anunoby ended up having an impact for the Raptors in this contest. He buried 8 out of 18 in this contest for a rate of 44.4%, and accumulated 5 rebounds. Anunoby recorded 26 points in his 46 mins of playing time and had 4 assists for this game.

Toronto has a record of 48-34 on the campaign. When it comes to offense, the Raptors are shooting 44.5% from the floor, which has them ranked 25th in basketball. Toronto has totaled 8,970 points on the season (109.4 per game) and they pull down 45.3 boards per game. They are earning an assist 22.1 times per game (29th in the league) and they turn the ball over 12.5 times per game. The Raptors are committing 19.6 fouls per contest while shooting 75.9% from the charity stripe.

The Raptors are ranked 7th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 107.1. They are forcing their opponents into 15.8 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the floor (17th in the league). The Toronto defense gives up 35.4% on shots from 3-point land (1,014 of 2,861) and opponents are connecting on 78.9% of their foul shots. They concede 25.3 dimes and 44.0 rebounds per game, which ranks 20th and 14th in the league.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto (+3) and under 214 points

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