76ers vs Raptors Odds, NBA Playoff Picks & Series Predictions

Joel Embiid won the NBA scoring title. He is the first center since Shaquille O'Neal to do that. The Philadelphia 76ers haven't made the Eastern Conference Finals in 21 years. They play the Toronto Raptors in a best-of-7 series starting on Saturday.

76ers vs Raptors is a playoff game.

The 76ers are -4.5 for Game 1 against the Raptors. Toronto won three of the four games this season.

The 76ers had the worst against-the-spread mark at home, just 17-24 (41.5%). The Raptors were 25-15-1 ATS on the road.

Pascal Siakam has outplayed Joel Embiid this season.

The No. 4 Sixers have the homecourt advantage and are -180 favorites to advance to the second round. Toronto is +150. The Raptors have outperformed expectations on the road and have a lower playoff stats than the Sixers.

Game 1 is April 16, Toronto at Philadelphia, 6 p.m. ET, ESPN. Game 2 is on April 18, 7:30 p., TNT. The third game is also on TNT, April 20, 8 p,m., and the fourth on NBA TV, 2 p,.m, ET.