Im on the 76ers -5 in Toronto vs the Raptors for these reasons:

- Nick Nurse back home to coach against his former team, they are no doubt going to win this game, the question is by how much? I like the matchups that can be exploited by the 76ers, even without Joel and PG available. Tyrese Maxey has lead the charge well, especially in the season opener vs Milwaukee where they lost by less than 20, but everyone on the roster for the 76ers that played more than 23 minutes, scored 10+ points.

- Raptors team is not bad, but they don’t play defense and can be held down by a defensive minded team like Philadelphia is. They allowed a non-lethal 3pt shooting Cavaliers team to shoot 46% from deep.

- The veterans of Philly are also defensively sound enough to keep this game from being close, with The Raptors team being so young and lacking talent, I don’t see why the 76ers don’t win by 10 points here.

Official Play: 76ers -5

Side Bet: Under 219.5

Hail Mary: Grady Dick Under 15.5 points