Toronto Raptors vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction & Betting Tips - NBA

Prediction published on 28/04/2019, 10:34  by Steve Ashfield | Modified on 28/04/2019 at 11:39 in Basketball Predictions

Toronto Raptors have the lead in the NBA Eastern Conference semi-final after winning the first of a seven-match series 108-95. Kawhi Lennard was in fantastic form in that match scoring 45 points, the most any Philadelphia player could manage was 17. Toronto won the Eastern Conference Atlantic Division with a 58-24 record winning 26 out of 41 on their travels. That record saw them seeded second for the Eastern Conference play-offs and they faced Orlando Magic in the first round. They lost the first match by three points but won the next four to progress to these semi-finals with three of the wins being by a margin of over 15 points. 

Philadelphia 76ers need to win to get back level in this semi-final. They are no strangers to their opponents having finished second behind them in the Atlantic Division with a 51-31 record. Three of their four games against Toronto in the regular season were lost and they are already 1-0 down in this semi-final. Philadelphia are seeded third and beat the Brooklyn Nets 4-1 in the first round after losing the first match. The tip here is for Orlando to win the match and go 2-0 up in the series.