The Philadelphia 76ers are the No. 4 seed in the NBA's Eastern Conference heading into their best-of-seven opening round playoff series against the Toronto Raptors. Game 1 is set for Saturday night at 6 p.m. in Philadelphia.
The 76ers are 4.5-point home favorites to win the opener and their betting odds to win that series are set at -175 as solid favorites.
When it comes to the NBA futures odds to win this season's world title, the Phoenix Suns are the favorite in the Western Conference and the Milwaukee Bucks have the best odds on any team in the East. Philadelphia is fifth on the list at +650 odds.
Given the fact that the Sixers are in the mix as one of the top five teams in the running, the big question for bettors is how far can this team go in this year's NBA playoffs. Joel Embiid has played well enough to garner serious MVP consideration. If James Harden has enough gas left in the tank to play at a high level for the next two months, that could be enough to carry Philly all the way to the NBA Finals. From there, anything can happen in one final best-of-seven series.
The betting odds for the 76ers' run in this year's playoffs offer some excellent value at +300 to make the Eastern Conference Finals. However, getting past the Bucks in that series could be too tall of a task.
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