On Saturday, the Philadelphia 76ers (0-1) will play the Toronto Raptors (1-1) in Canada. It is planned to tip from Scotiabank Arena at 7:30 p.m. ET. Let’s examine the lines at BetMGM Sportsbook for the 76ers vs. Raptors game and provide our professional NBA predictions and picks.
The Sixers fell 118-117 on opening night against the Milwaukee Bucks while covering as 6-point road underdogs Thursday. G Tyrese Maxey led the team is scoring with 31 points while 3 others also had at least 20 points. They’ll lean on him and C Joel Embiid while James Harden‘s situation remains pending.
The Raptors lost Friday in a 104-103 overtime loss to the Chicago Bulls while covering as 2.5-point road underdogs. F Scottie Barnes conceded a shooting foul with 0.1 seconds left in regulation to allow the Bulls to force overtime and Bulls G Alex Caruso hit a game-winning 3-pointer with just 2 seconds left in overtime to send Toronto home with its first loss. Barnes was Toronto’s leading scorer with 22 points.
The Raptors are will be playing in back-to-back games for the first time this season giving the Sixers the advantage of rest. Expect Embiid to return to his MVP-caliber self Saturday against Toronto C Jakob Poeltl who will be no match. While the Raptors are a solid team, Philadelphia showed grit in its opening-night loss coming back from a 9-point deficit with less than 3 minutes left. Expect it to build on that momentum for a road victory.
