Philadelphia 76ers vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 10/25/2024 Preview and Pick

Game: Philadelphia 76ers vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Friday, October 25, 2024

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

Odds/Point Spread: Philadelphia (-4.0)

The Philadelphia 76ers (47-35 last season) are hitting the road to Scotiabank Arena on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Toronto Raptors (25-57 last year). Toronto opens this game as 4.0-point dogs from oddsmakers. The betting total is set at 219.5.

The 76ers took the court against the Bucks and went home with a loss by a final score of 124-109 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the 76ers walked away with 23 and the Bucks racked up 28 personal fouls. They knocked down 16 of 37 attempts from 3-point range. Milwaukee finished the game shooting 71.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 22 of 31 attempts. Moreover, Milwaukee pulled down 49 rebounds (17 offensive, 32 defensive) and had 9 rejections. Milwaukee distributed 18 assists and had 4 steals for this contest. When discussing defense, Philadelphia allowed their opponent to shoot 53.8% from the floor on 43 of 80 shooting. They also dished out 27 assists for the matchup while forcing 10 turnovers and getting 4 steals. Pertaining to grabbing rebounds, they compiled a total of 46 with 8 of them being of the offensive sort. From the free throw line, the 76ers converted 19 of their 27 shots for a percentage of 70.4%. Philadelphia finished the contest with a 41.8% field goal percentage (41 out of 98) and made 8 of their 31 3-point shots.

Tyrese Maxey is a player who was a major factor in this contest. He ended up walking away with 25 points on 10 out of 31 shooting. He played 39 mins and snagged 6 rebounds. Maxey finished the game at 32.3% from the field and totaled 3 assists.

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Philadelphia heads into this one after finishing with a mark of 47-35 last season. They lost possession by turning the ball over 12.0 times per contest and as a unit committed 20.3 fouls per game. As a basketball team, Philadelphia pulled in 43.0 boards per game and totaled 2,041 dimes last year, which was 24th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The 76ers shot 36.3% on shots from beyond the arc (992 of 2,733) and 82.6% from the charity stripe. They averaged 114.6 pts per game (15th in the NBA) while connecting on 46.4% from the field.

On defense, the 76ers forced 14.6 turnovers per game while drawing 18.5 fouls. They were ranked 10th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,143 conceded last year. The 76ers defense allowed an opponent shooting percentage of 46.8% (3,322 of 7,098) and they conceded 44.5 boards per contest as a group. They relinquished 35.4% on shots from distance while they were 9th in the league in points per game allowed (111.5).

When they last stepped on the court, the Raptors went home defeated by a final of 136-106 when they faced the Cavaliers. In regard to rebounding, Toronto permitted Cleveland to get 57 in total (15 on the offensive side). They went 46.7% from 3-point land by shooting 14 of 30 and ended up going 20 out of 26 from the free throw line (76.9%). The Raptors allowed the Cavaliers to knock down 51 out of 87 attempts from the field which left them with a shooting percentage of 58.6% in the matchup. When this game wrapped up, the Raptors finished shooting 36 out of 86 from the field which had them sitting at 41.9%. In terms of three-point attempts, Toronto converted 12 of their 31 attempts (38.7%). They were able to make 22 of the free throws for a percentage of 75.9%. The Cavaliers earned 16 fouls in this game which got the Raptors to the charity stripe for 29 attempts. They also coughed it up 12 times, while earning 15 steals for the game. The Raptors recorded 29 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 42 for the game.

Chris Boucher ended up being important for the Raptors in the game. Boucher earned 18 points in his 20 mins on the court and accounted for 1 assist for the contest. He buried 5 of 9 for this contest for a field goal rate of 55.6%, and had 2 rebounds.

Toronto had a win-loss mark of 25-57 last year. The Raptors were responsible for committing 18.4 fouls every game and they shot 75.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists was at 28.5 times per game (6th in basketball) and they lost possession via turnover 14.0 times per game. Toronto totaled 9,213 pts last year (112.4 per contest) and they averaged 42.7 boards per game. When it comes to executing on offense, the Raptors shot 47.1% from the floor, which was ranked 16th in the NBA.

The Toronto defense gave up 37.6% on 3-point shots (1,120 of 2,979) and opponents connected on 78.9% of their free throw attempts. They allowed 28.6 assists and 45.2 rebounds per contest, which had them ranked 27th and 26th in those defensive categories. The Raptors were ranked 25th in the league in points allowed per game with 118.8. They forced 13.9 TO's per game and let teams shoot 49.1% from the floor (26th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto (+4.0)

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