Toronto Raptors vs Philadelphia 76ers

The Toronto Raptors won at home in their last game. A 108-97 victory against the Charlotte Hornets at Scotiabank Arena gave it three consecutive wins. Jakob Poeltl scored 24 points, Immanuel Quickley 19 and Scott Barnes 18.

The Philadelphia 76ers have lost their previous seven games, the most recent being a 118-95 home loss to the Miami Heat at Wells Fargo Center. Jared Butler had 19 points and 10 assists, Justin Edwards added 17 points, and Adem Bona had 16 points and 10 rebounds.

The Raptors defeated the Sixers 118-105 at Scotiabank Arena in their previous meeting. The Raptors have won three straight against the Sixers. However, they have lost seven of the last ten head-to-head matches.

The 76ers have had a difficult season, marked by injuries and inconsistency. This season began and will end poorly. Philadelphia is now on a six-game losing run, which included a tight 119-114 defeat to the Washington Wizards earlier this week. Quentin Grimes led Philadelphia with 22 points, while Guerschon Yabusele had 21 points and eight rebounds.

The Raptors have had a poor season, but there have been some encouraging signs recently. They are coming off a dominant 108-97 victory against the Charlotte Hornets, their third straight win. Scottie Barnes is the team's all-around motor, averaging 19.5 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 5.9 assists per game while playing good defense with 1.5 steals a game.

The Raptors secured their third consecutive victory on Friday by defeating the Hornets 108-97 at the Scotiabank Arena for their fourth game in a row with scores under 216 points. The recent series of Raptors matches has produced an average total of just 209 points throughout their last four games.

Toronto plans to sit out key scorers Immanuel Quickley and Jakob Poeltl during tonight's match against the Philadelphia 76ers who suffer from declining form.

The March average score for the Raptors reached 110 points per game but Quickley and Poeltl produced 35% of their team's offensive output by scoring 20.4 and 18.1 points each. The reduced offensive performance of RJ Barrett and Scottie Barnes will struggle to bridge the scoring gap against their weak lineup that plays tonight.

Philadelphia enters the match seven games without victory and remains without Tyrese Maxey (finger) while Kelly Oubre Jr.'s (knee) recent arrival extended the team's roster of injured players. The Sixers' entire offensive responsibility belongs to Quentin Grimes while he keeps averaging 27.5 points per game during March.

In their recent six games the 76ers clashed with opposition defense successfully yet their poor scoring output dropped to 107.8 points per game and they face another tough defense matchup tonight against Toronto who maintain the sixth-best defensive rating of 109.3 points allowed throughout March. The Raptors demonstrate one of the top ATS records this season because they have successfully covered the spread in 45 games and pushed once with 28 wins and 1 push.

The Philadelphia basketball team experienced a failed season because three essential players including Joel Embiid and Paul George together with Tyrese Maxey faced multiple prolonged absences from playing. Since his trade from Dallas to the team Grimes has proven a key performer by averaging 22.1 points during his 21 games.