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Atlantic Division rivals face off when the Toronto Raptors (11-16, 12-14-1 ATS) travel to take on the Philadelphia 76ers (19-8, 19-8 ATS) on Friday night. The Raptors currently sit back in 12th in the Eastern Conference, while Philly is currently the 3-seed. Toronto hosted the Nuggets in their last matchup, losing 113-104 at home as 4.5-point dogs. The 76ers just won at home against the Timberwolves 127-113 as 4.5-point favorites. These teams have met twice already, with the 76ers winning on the road and at home. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:00 EST from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.
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The Toronto Raptors have fallen to 12th in the Eastern Conference, and currently sit in last place in the Atlantic Division. They still have solid young talent, but need to start winning more games before they dig themselves in too deep a ditch to get out of. Toronto has lost six of their last eight, and now must head to Philadelphia to play a team that has already beaten them twice. Scottie Barnes played well in their last game, he had 30 points, ten rebounds and five assists in the loss.
The team is led by their two-way forwards Pascal Siakam and Scottie Barnes. Siakam is the top scorer by a hair, he averages 21.0 PPG to go with 6.7 RPG and 4.9 APG. Siakam had a 27-8-8 game in their most recent win over Charlotte. Barnes had the big game against Denver, he is close to averaging a double-double with 20.6 PPG and 9.2 RPG, while adding another 5.7 APG. Barnes has scored 20 or more in his last six gam es, with a high of 31 against the Hornets. OG Anunoby is a glue-guy on the wing, he defends and is hitting 37.2% of his threes. Anunoby averages 14.7 PPG on the year. Dennis Schroder also averages 14.7 PPG, but leads the team with 6.8 APG. Jakob Poeltl is a solid big man, he adds 10.6 PPG and 8.1 RPG.
Gary Trent Jr. is the top scorer off the bench with 10.8 PPG. Precious Achiuwa and Malachi Flynn have played the most bench minutes with Trent Jr. recently. Toronto currently ranks 22nd in the NBA in offensive efficiency, and their defense ranks 16th in efficiency according to dunksandthrees.com. The Raptors play at the 23rd fastest tempo in the league.
Injury Report: None reported that will impact the depth chart