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Toronto Raptors vs. Philadelphia 76ers
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Monday when the Toronto Raptors and the Philadelphia 76ers meet at Wells Fargo Center.
Oddsmakers opened the 76ers as -6.5-point favorites versus the Raptors, while the game's total opened at 220.5.
In their last action, Philadelphia was a 131-111 winner at home against the Raptors. They covered the -4.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (242) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Toronto lost its last outing, a 131-111 result against the 76ers on April 16. The Raptors failed to cover in that game as a +4.5-point underdog, while the 242 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Toronto:
Team record: 43-32 SU,42-32-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 3 straight games.
Toronto is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Toronto is 14-5 SU in its last 19 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games
Philadelphia:
Team record: 46-28 SU,36-37-1 ATS
Philadelphia is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games
Philadelphia is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Philadelphia's last 5 games
Next up:
Toronto home to Philadelphia Wednesday, April 20