Toronto Raptors vs Philadelphia 76ers Prediction: Will this meeting end with a victory for the Philadelphia?

New Philadelphia head coach Nick Nurse will meet his former team, the Toronto Raptors, for the first time. Will this meeting end with a victory for the specialist? Let's pick a few bets at once.

Toronto Raptors

The Raptors are now led by Serbian Darko Rajakovic, the second European in history, after Igor Kokoskov, to lead an NBA team. Judging by the results of the preseason and the starting games of the regular season, the renewed Toronto will play slowly and defensively. So, in the first meeting of the regular season, they beat Minnesota 97:94, and in the second game, they lost to Chicago, but only after overtime - 103:104 (93:93).

Philadelphia 76ers

Seventy Sixers, on the contrary, under Nick Nurse, apparently plan to play fast offensive basketball. Philadelphia has only played one game so far in the new league, and it has worked out. On the road against Milwaukee, the 76ers lost almost the entire game but almost took the end, losing by only one point - 117:118.

Separately, we should mention the situation with James Harden, who was suspended from the team's away games because of a conflict with the organization. It is far from a fact that Harden's presence on the floor of Philadelphia is required in home games. Tyrese Maxey and Kelly Oubre, who combined for 58 points against Milwaukee, seem more suited to the Seventy Sixers' style of play than Harden.

Expect Betting Tips

Nick Nurse suggests Philadelphia play fast basketball. Toronto is a low-scoring team, but it's far from certain that the Raptors will be able to implement all their defensive schemes in their meeting with Phila. In addition, the inexperience of coach Rajakovic, who may not be able to find an answer to the decisions of the much more experienced Nurse, is not in favor of Toronto. Let's bet on Philadelphia, as well as TO.