Philadelphia 76ers vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 4/28/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Thursday, April 28, 2022

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: NBA TV

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-2)

The Toronto Raptors will go up against the Philadelphia 76ers at Scotiabank Arena on Thursday in Game 6 of their series. Philly leads 3-2. Philadelphia opens this matchup as 2-point favorites from oddsmakers. The total is 209.5.

The 76ers walked away from Game 5 with a loss by a score of 103-88. When discussing fouls, the 76ers ended up with 17 and the Raptors totaled 8 fouls. They made 8 of 31 tries from downtown. Toronto finished shooting 84.6% at the charity stripe by making 11 of 13 tries. Furthermore, Toronto snagged 37 rebounds (3 offensive, 34 defensive) and earned 1 block. Toronto dished out 40 dimes and had 24 steals in this game. With regard to defense, Philadelphia allowed the other team to go 51.2% from the field on 42 of 82 shooting. They also doled out 21 assists in the game in addition to creating 6 turnovers and earning 7 steals. With respect to rebounding, they earned 37 with 8 of them being of the offensive variety. At the charity stripe, the 76ers buried 16 of their 20 shots for a percentage of 80.0%. Philadelphia ended having earned a 38.3% FG percentage (31 out of 81) and made 10 out of their 37 3-point shots.

Joel Embiid is someone who was a factor for the matchup. Embiid finished the contest at 46.7% from the floor and distributed 4 dimes. He was on the hardwood for 40 minutes and also pulled down 11 boards. He scored 20 points on 7 of 15 shooting.

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Philadelphia comes into this game with a record of 51-31 for the season. They average 109.9 points per game (18th in the NBA) while connecting on 46.6% from the floor. The 76ers are shooting 36.4% on 3-pointers (950 of 2,608) and 82.1% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Philadelphia is grabbing 42.3 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,945 dimes this year, which has them ranked 21st in the NBA in terms of passing. They cough up possession 12.5 times per game and as a basketball team are committing 19.4 personal fouls per contest.

Defensively, the 76ers are able to force 13.3 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.4 personal fouls. They are 7th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,932 surrendered for the year. The 76ers defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 45.8% (3,253 of 7,097) and they relinquish 44.2 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 34.6% from beyond the arc and they rank 9th in the NBA in opponents PPG (107.3).

In Game 5, the Raptors collected 37 defensive rebounds and 3 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 in this game. They also turned it over 8 times, while earning 8 steals in this game. The 76ers were called for 15 fouls in the matchup which got the Raptors to the charity stripe for a total of 13 attempts. They were able to make 11 of the free throw attempts for a clip of 84.6%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, Toronto converted 8 of 31 tries (25.8%). Overall, the Raptors walked away from this one shooting 42 for 82 from the floor which had them shooting 51.2%. The Raptors allowed the 76ers to bury 31 out of 81 tries from the field which had them sitting at 38.3% in this matchup. They shot 27.0% from downtown by going 10 out of 37 and finished the contest at 16 out of 20 at the charity stripe (80.0%). In relation to cleaning up the glass, Toronto allowed Philadelphia to pull down 29 in total (8 on the offensive glass).

Pascal Siakam ended up having an impact for the Raptors in this game. Siakam had 23 points in his 44 minutes on the court and totaled 7 assists in this contest. He converted 10 of 17 for the matchup for a rate of 58.8%, and accounted for 10 rebounds.

Toronto has a win-loss record of 48-34 on the year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Raptors are shooting 44.5% from the field, which is 25th in the league. Toronto has 8,970 pts on the campaign (109.4 per contest) and they pull down 45.3 rebounds per contest. They are earning an assist 22.1 times per game (29th in the league) and they cough up possession 12.5 times per game. The Raptors are committing 19.6 personal fouls per contest and they go 75.9% from the free throw line.

The Raptors are ranked 7th in the league in points allowed per contest with 107.1. They are forcing their opponents into 15.8 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.2% from the field (17th in the league). The Toronto defense concedes 35.4% on 3-point shots (1,014 of 2,861) and their opponents are connecting on 78.9% of their free throw shots. They give up 25.3 dimes and 44.0 boards every game, which ranks them 20th and 14th in basketball.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Philadelphia (-2)

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