Can Raptors Beat Sixers in Back-to-Back Road Games?
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00:02 A back to back for the Raptors after a big win at home yesterday up in Toronto.
00:08 They won and beat the Bucks by 19 points.
00:11 Tonight they're on the road in Philadelphia booked as an eight and
00:15 a half point underdog.
00:17 The Sixers in a game without James Harden,
00:20 although all of their games have been without James Harden this year.
00:23 And at least he is gone from the organization.
00:26 The 76ers Donnie two and one so far this year an eight and
00:30 a half point favorite at home tonight.
00:31 How do you see this game playing out?
00:33 >> Yeah, Sixers have always been a good home team, but
00:35 also sometimes it's not about who you play Ben, but when you play him, right?
00:39 You just saw an unbelievable performance for
00:40 the Raptors yesterday playing at home.
00:42 But yet they're gonna now go on the road against the rested Philadelphia 76ers.
00:46 The anticipated starting lineup for those Sixers typically will be this season.
00:50 Maxi Melton, the Ubra, Harris and Indeed.
00:52 That's a pretty formidable front five here.
00:54 Even as the trade goes down, we'll see if some of those guys might be available here
00:57 like Rodney Cummington, a three and D guy to come off the bench.
01:01 But you can't say to yourself, okay, the Raptors won't be in play.
01:04 The back to back games a little bit easier to handle Ben in the beginning of
01:07 the season, let's just say January and February.
01:09 We're in the teeth of that season and
01:11 just looking to try to make that final playoff run.
01:13 I think the Philadelphia 76ers should win.
01:16 But again, it's not just about winning basketball games.
01:18 It's by winning by margin and that's when by close to 10 points here,
01:21 even though the Raptors played last night.
01:23 I probably lean towards the points with the Raptors as long as I'm getting
01:26 a starting lineup that I anticipate and nobody's gonna sit out in a back to back.
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