Philadelphia 76ers vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 4/7/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Thursday, April 7, 2022

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: SN

Scotiabank Arena is the location where the Toronto Raptors (46-33) will play the Philadelphia 76ers (49-30) on Thursday.

The 76ers stepped onto the hardwood against the Pacers and earned the victory with a final of 131-122 in their last game. Philadelphia finished the contest having earned a 54.0% field goal percentage (47 out of 87) and made 23 of 40 shots from beyond the arc. From the charity stripe, the 76ers made 14 of 18 shots for a percentage of 77.8%. In regard to getting rebounds, they compiled a total of 35 with 5 of them being of the offensive variety. They also recorded 34 assists in this contest while forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 9 steals. In the matter of defense, Philadelphia allowed 47.9% from the floor on 45 out of 94 shooting. Indiana distributed 48 dimes and had 29 steals in this game. Moreover, Indiana collected 32 rebounds (16 offensive, 16 defensive) and got 3 blocked shots. Indiana ended up shooting 95.2% from the free throw line by converting 20 of 21 tries. They knocked down 12 of 40 shots from beyond the arc. Regarding personal fouls, the 76ers ended up finishing with 14 and the Pacers accumulated 16 personal fouls.

Joel Embiid is one player who was a contributor in this game. Embiid finished shooting 60.0% from the floor and also recorded 2 assists. He saw the court for 39 minutes and grabbed 13 rebounds. He accumulated 45 points on 18 of 30 shooting.

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Philadelphia enters this one with a record of 49-30 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 109.5 pts per contest (19th in basketball) while connecting on 46.4% from the floor. The 76ers are shooting 36.4% on 3-pointers (914 of 2,513) and 82.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Philadelphia is pulling in 42.4 boards per game and is sitting with 1,857 assists on the year, which has them ranked 23rd in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They lose possession via turnover 12.5 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.3 fouls per game.

On defense, the 76ers have forced 13.2 turnovers per game while drawing 19.5 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 34.4% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 8th in the NBA in points per game allowed (107.0). The 76ers defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 45.7% (3,129 of 6,844) and they concede 44.4 rebounds per contest as a group. They rank 7th in basketball in allowing assists with 1,856 relinquished this year.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Raptors walked away with a victory by a final of 118-108 when they faced the Hawks. The Raptors corralled 40 defensive boards and 20 offensive boards totaling 60 for this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while getting 6 steals in this contest. The Hawks were called for 7 fouls in the matchup which got the Raptors to the free throw line for a total of 31 attempts. They were able to bury 21 of the free throw attempts for a percentage of 67.7%. With regard to shots from 3-point land, Toronto made 9 out of their 35 attempts (25.7%). Overall, the Raptors went 44 for 101 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 43.6%. The Raptors allowed the Hawks to knock down 43 out of their 94 attempts from the floor which had them sitting at 45.7% in this game. They finished 37.8% from 3-point land by hitting 14 of 37 and ended up shooting 8 out of 12 at the charity stripe (66.7%). When discussing cleaning up the glass, Toronto permitted Atlanta to pull down 33 in all (10 on the offensive side).

Pascal Siakam pitched in for the Raptors for this game. Siakam recorded 31 points in his 40 mins on the hardwood and tallied 6 dimes in the game. He converted 12 of 23 in this matchup for a field goal rate of 52.2%, and had 13 rebounds.

Toronto has a record of 46-33 on the season. On the offensive side of the court, the Raptors are shooting 44.5% from the floor, which ranks them 25th in basketball. Toronto has accumulated 8,640 points for the campaign (109.4 per contest) and they grab 45.5 boards per contest. They are dishing out assists 22.0 times per contest (29th in basketball) and they are turning it over 12.5 times per contest. The Raptors commit 19.7 fouls per contest and they go 75.5% from the charity stripe.

The Toronto defense surrenders 35.2% on shots from 3-point land (970 of 2,753) and opponents are making 78.8% of their free throw shots. They concede 25.2 assists and 44.1 boards per game, which is ranked 20th and 14th in the league. The Raptors on the defensive end are ranked 7th in the league in PPG surrendered with 106.9. They are forcing 15.8 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.1% from the field (17th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto

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