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Philadelphia 76ers @ Toronto Raptors -6.5 (-110)
The Milwaukee Bucks handed the visiting Toronto Raptors their first SU/ATS loss of the young season Monday evening. Per Rotoworld though, superstar guard, Kawhi Leonard, is expected to be back on the floor for Toronto Tuesday, after sitting out at Milwaukee. We anticipate the dinos will not only return to their winning ways with their roster intact again, but we forecast the home cover.
Season-to-date record on published
ATS & O/U picks: 9-7
Supporting our thinking, we note that teams, such as Toronto, on the second game of a back-to-back, after winning at least six of their last seven games SU but dropping their last three to five versus the number, have been solid bets, generating about a 14% ROI since 2005 (this cohort is 10-6 ATS in intra-division action).
On the other hand, it has also been profitable to fade teams, like the Hawks, that are facing divisional rivals on the road one day after after completing a perfect two-game home stand. Betting against such scenarios has delivered an 11% ROI since 2005.
Happy betting!!