Philadelphia 76ers vs. Toronto Raptors - NBA Playoffs Game 1 - Predictions, Betting Lines, Odds and Trends

The Philadelphia 76ers are 4.5-point favorites heading into Game 1 of the opening round of the NBA Playoffs against the Toronto Raptors at Wells Fargo Center on Saturday, starting at 6:00 PM ET. The matchup has a point total of 217.

76ers vs. Raptors Predictions

76ers vs. Raptors Betting Odds

76ers vs Raptors Betting Information
Favorite	Spread	Total
76ers	-4.5	217 points

76ers vs. Raptors Last 10 Games

Philadelphia covered the spread three times in its past 10 contests while putting up a 6-4 record straight-up in those games.
Philadelphia and its opponents have hit the over in seven of those 10 games.
The past 10 76ers games averaged 9.8 more points (226.8) than this matchup’s point total.
The 76ers’ per-game scoring average across their last 10 games is 8.9 points higher than their season-long average.
Toronto is 8-2 overall and 6-4-0 against the spread over its past 10 games.
The final scores of the last 10 Toronto games have surpassed the set total five times.
The past 10 Raptors games averaged 2.4 more points (219.4) than this matchup’s over/under.
Over the last 10 games, the Raptors are scoring 114.7 points per game compared to their 109.4 season average.

76ers vs. Raptors Betting Trends

Philadelphia has covered the spread 38 times over 82 games with a set spread.
In games this season when favored by 4.5 points or more, the 76ers are 15-23 against the spread.
This season, Philadelphia’s games have hit the over 39 times.
The 76ers make 46.6% of their shots from the field this season, which is 0.4 percentage points higher than the Raptors have allowed to their opponents (46.2%).
In games Philadelphia shoots better than 46.2% from the field, it is 32-14-1 against the spread and 41-6 overall.
Toronto has put together a record of 46-35-1 against the spread this year.
In games they were an underdog in by 4.5 points or more so far this season, the Raptors have gone 9-7 against the spread.
Games involving Toronto have hit the over 41 times this season.
This season, Toronto has a 22-8 record against the spread and a 23-7 record overall in games the team collectively shoots over 45.8% from the field.

76ers vs. Raptors Over/Under Trends

A total of 43 Philadelphia games this season have gone over Saturday’s total of 217 points.
In Toronto’s 82 games this season, 47 have finished with more combined scoring than Saturday’s total of 217.
Together, the two teams combine for 219.3 points per game, 2.3 points more than the point total of 217 for this matchup.
The 214.4 points per game these two teams allow their opponents to score on average this season are 2.6 fewer than the 217 over/under in this contest.
This season, the average total for 76ers games is 217.6 points, 0.6 more than the over/under of 217 points for this contest.
The over/under for this matchup is 0.8 points more than the average over/under in Raptors’ games this season (216.2 points).

76ers Team Leaders

Joel Embiid: 30.6 PTS, 11.7 REB, 1.1 STL, 1.5 BLK, 49.9 FG%, 37.1 3PT% (93-for-251)
Tobias Harris: 17.2 PTS, 48.2 FG%, 36.7 3PT% (101-for-275)
Tyrese Maxey: 17.5 PTS, 48.5 FG%, 42.7 3PT% (132-for-309)
Georges Niang: 9.2 PTS, 43.7 FG%, 40.3 3PT% (156-for-387)
Matisse Thybulle: 5.7 PTS, 1.7 STL, 1.1 BLK, 50.0 FG%, 31.3 3PT% (45-for-144)

Raptors Team Leaders

Pascal Siakam: 22.8 PTS, 8.5 REB, 5.3 AST, 1.3 STL, 49.4 FG%, 34.4 3PT% (75-for-218)
Fred VanVleet: 20.3 PTS, 6.7 AST, 1.7 STL, 40.3 FG%, 37.7 3PT% (242-for-642)
Scottie Barnes: 15.3 PTS, 7.5 REB, 1.1 STL, 49.2 FG%, 30.1 3PT% (58-for-193)
Gary Trent Jr.: 18.3 PTS, 1.7 STL, 41.4 FG%, 38.3 3PT% (209-for-545)
Chris Boucher: 9.4 PTS, 46.4 FG%, 29.7 3PT% (68-for-229)