Toronto Raptors - Philadelphia 76ers

10.2.2010 Wednesday NBA

Two hot teams meet each others in a match what is the last match before the break for both teams so it is important for both teams, especially Raptors listed their game before and after the all-star break to be their one of their the most important games.

The schedule favours Raptors. They have had time to rest at home when 76ers arrives to Canada from Minnesota. Normally this would be big advantage for Raptors but in this situation I do not see it like that. At first 76ers had easy win yesterday, they did not need any bigger effort and the second reason is that they have the momentum and this is their last game before the break. Usually when a team gets the spirit on, it is many times better to play many games than having easy schedule because as fast as the momentum comes, as fast it can die.

The results of Raptors have been good but 76ers are the team who have something to prove before the break. They have totally underachieved compared to the predictions before the season, after all this team has potential and they are young. The rotation of 76ers seems to work finally and since Toronto has not the strongest defenses in the league I think if 76ers can stay in the pace (Raptors surely will keep it high) and are able to score with the help of their high confidence we might have a surprise here and the visitors exiting the game with 6 wins in a row.

Pick: Philadelphia 76ers 3.32 3/10