Toronto Raptors vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction, 3/20/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Philadelphia 76ers

Date: Sunday, March 20, 2022

Location: Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, PA

TV: SN

The Philadelphia 76ers (43-26) are welcoming the Toronto Raptors (39-31) at Wells Fargo Center on Sunday.

The Raptors faced the Lakers and took a loss by a score of 128-123 in their last contest. Toronto ended with a 50.5% field goal percentage (49 of 97) and knocked down 12 of their 37 3-pointers. At the charity stripe, the Raptors made 13 of their 20 shots for a percentage of 65.0%. When talking about grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 46 with 16 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 25 assists for this contest as well as forcing the other team into 4 turnovers and earning 8 steals. With respect to the defense, Toronto allowed the other team to shoot 49.0% from the field on 47 of 96 shooting. Los Angeles earned 43 assists and had 33 steals in this game. In addition, Los Angeles collected 30 boards (13 offensive, 17 defensive) and got 2 blocks. Los Angeles ended up shooting 71.4% at the charity stripe by knocking down 15 of 21 attempts. They also buried 19 out of their 43 shots from long range. In reference to personal fouls, the Raptors finished with 19 and the Lakers finished the game with 13 personal fouls.

Scottie Barnes is one player who came through for this contest. He walked away with 31 points on 14 of 21 shooting. He played 42 minutes played and collected 17 boards. Barnes went 66.7% from the field and distributed 6 assists.

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Toronto enters this one with a mark of 39-31 so far this year. They are averaging 109.0 pts per contest (19th in the league) while connecting on 44.4% from the floor. The Raptors are connecting on 35.2% on three-point shots (839 of 2,386) and 75.3% from the free throw line. As a team, Toronto is pulling down 45.2 boards per contest and has tallied 1,530 dimes for the year, which ranks 28th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are turning it over 12.6 times per game and as a squad are committing 19.7 personal fouls every game.

Defensively, the Raptors have forced 16.0 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.3 fouls. They are giving up 35.3% on 3-point attempts and they are ranked 10th in the league in points per game allowed (107.5). The Raptors are giving up a FG percentage of 46.3% (2,739 of 5,916) and they relinquish 44.3 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They rank 19th in the NBA in allowing assists with 1,764 conceded for the year.

When they last stepped on the court, the 76ers walked away with a victory by a final of 111-101 against the Mavericks. When it comes to how they rebounded, Philadelphia allowed Dallas to collect 29 overall (11 on the offensive side). They shot 37.5% from beyond the arc by going 12 out of 32 and finished the game at 15 out of 21 from the free throw line (71.4%). The 76ers permitted the Mavericks to convert 37 of 80 tries from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 46.3% for this game. In all, the 76ers walked away from this one shooting 37 for 75 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 49.3%. Regarding shots from downtown, Philadelphia made 16 out of 38 attempts (42.1%). They were able to make 21 of them for a percentage of 91.3%. The Mavericks were called for 12 personal fouls for the game which got the 76ers to the charity stripe for a total of 23 shots. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while recording 9 steals in this matchup. The 76ers corralled 33 defensive boards and 5 offensive rebounds totaling 38 in this game.

James Harden ended up being a major contributor for the 76ers for the contest. Harden had 24 points in his 42 minutes on the court and earned 12 dimes in this contest. He converted 6 out of 14 for the contest for a rate of 42.9%, and accounted for 7 rebounds.

Philadelphia has a win-loss record of 43-26 on the season. The 76ers are responsible for committing 19.5 fouls per game and they go 82.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 23.1 times per game (24th in the league) and they turn the ball over 12.4 times per game. Philadelphia has accounted for 7,500 pts this season (108.7 per game) and they average 42.2 rebounds per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the 76ers are hitting on 46.1% from the field, which ranks them 15th in the NBA.

The 76ers on the defensive side of the court are 7th in the league in PPG allowed with 106.7. They are able to force 13.2 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 45.5% from the field (13th in basketball). The Philadelphia defense allows 34.3% on 3-pointers (784 of 2,285) and their opponents are converting on 77.1% of their foul shots. They have conceded 23.3 dimes and 44.7 rebounds per game, which is 7th and 20th in the NBA.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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