LiontipsPhiladelphia vs Toronto. Prediction and Betting Tips for NBA
Command Analysis
Doc Rivers' men put up a great performance in the first game of the series. They took control since the first minutes of the match. Tyrese Maxey and Tobias Harris attacked the basket from any positions. Their scoring abilities brought a victory to their team. Maxey scored 38 points, collected four rebounds and gave two assists. Harris scored 26 points. He also tallied six rebouns and four assists.
We should note that Joel Embiid underperformed in the first match. Cameroonian player looked well on defense, collecting 15 rebounds, but failed to capitalize on the offense. Embiid scored only 19 points. But Philadelphia still earned a 131:113 victory.
In the first match of the series Toronto's main problem was their 3-point shots. Canadian club made way less three-point shots than their opponents. Nick Nurse's men attempted 11 less threepointers in comparision with their opponents. Only 19 three-point shots hit the target, Sixers scored ten shots more.
Scottie Barnes and Fred VanVleet completely failed the game. These players failed to beat the 20-point mark. It surely affected the visitors' performance. Raptors will try to perform better in the second game.
Trends
СтавкаToronto: total over 104,5 points
Raptors managed to beat the total in 3 of 4 latest matches
СтавкаPascal Siakam: total over 25,5 points
Siakam averages 30,3 points per game in matches against the Sixers
Tip and bets
In the second match the Raptors will probably perform better than in the first one. Nick Nurse is an experienced head coach. He will probably avoid mistakes in the second game. Visitors lost the previous match due to a terrible 3-point shooting. But today is the other day, so the Raptors will probably have more chances.
Canadian club won two matches at Pennsylvania in the current season. We are expecting a better performance from Nick Nurse's team today.
Our prediction - Handicap (+9,5) points to Toronto
In the previous match opponents scored 242 points combined. Opponents are unlikely to change the strategy this time. Raptors are not so great on defense. Teams should be able to beat the total of 213,5 points.
Our second bet is on total over 213,5 points
