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The Capitals and Rangers are set to face off at 7:00 ET on MSG2. The Rangers will host the game at Madison Square Garden in New York, NY. The over/under for this game is set at 6 goals, and the Rangers are the home favorites against the Capitals in a Metropolitan division matchup.<h3>WASHINGTON CAPITALS VS NEW YORK RANGERS BETTING PICK</h3>The Pick: New York Rangers -1.5This game will be played at Madison Square Garden at 7:00 ET on Wednesday, December 27th.<h3>WHY BET THE NEW YORK RANGERS:</h3><ul><li>With the Rangers being favored by 1.5, our NHL analytics models has this one playing out 4-3 in favor of the Rangers.</li><li>Take the Rangers on the moneyline</li><li>On the spread, we like Capitals (+1.5)</li></ul><h3>Do the Capitals Have What it Takes on the Road?</h3>Through 31 games, the Capitals have achieved an overall record of 17-9-5. When on the road, Washington holds a 8-5-2 record, while they are 9-4-3 when playing at home. They are currently positioned 4th in the Eastern Metropolitan division and 7th in the Eastern conference.When it came to the puck line, Washington heads in with a 14-17 record. On the road, their mark is 7-8 and their overall home performance is 7-9 vs. the puck line. For the season, Washington's games have finished with an average of 5.3 goals per game. Their average over/under line for the season is 6.1. Overall, the Capitals have an over/under record of 9-21-1.In their last three games away from home, the Capitals have a straight up record of 2-1 while going 1-2 vs the spread. The team's offense averaged 2 goals per game in these contests.For their offensive performance, the Capitals come in averaging 2.4 goals per game this season, which is 31st in the NHL. In the category of shots on goal per game, they are 32nd in the league. The Capitals went 5-3 in games where they had more shots than their opponents. However, in games with fewer shots on goal, their record was 12-6.Washington's leading goal scorer is Dylan Strome. So far this season, he has 13 goals, placing him 45th in the NHL. Strome also comes into the game with 7 assists.In terms of defense, the Rangers head into the game ranked 24th in goals allowed. On average, opponents are taking 29.5 shots per game against New York. So far, they are 14th in shutouts, achieving 2 shutouts.Heading into this matchup vs. New York, goalie Darcy Kuemper has started 16 games in this season. His current record is 8-6, and his save percentage stands at 0.6530612244897959%.<h3>Can the Rangers Offense Score Enough at Home?</h3>Through 32 games, the Rangers have achieved an overall record of 23-8-1. When on the road, New York holds a 12-4-1 record, while they are 11-4-0 when playing at home. This record has them sitting 1st in the Eastern Metropolitan division and 1st in the Eastern conference.Against the puck line, New York is 15-17. Their road puck line record so far is 10-7 while sitting 5-10 at home against the puckline. Games involving New York have an average of 6.2 goals per game this season. Their average over/under line is 6.1. In terms of their over/under performance, the Rangers come in with a record of 15-15-2.Across their last three home contests, New York has been good against the puck line posting a mark of 2-1. Their overall mark in these games was 2-1, while averaging 2 goals per game.On offense, the Rangers are averaging 3.3 goals per game which is 13th in the NHL. In terms of shots on goal per game, they are 22nd in the league. In terms of the Rangers' offense during power plays, they are 2nd in power play goals and 23rd in shorthanded goals.New York's leading scorer is Artemi Panarin. So far, he has 18 goals which is 8th in the NHL. Panarin also comes into the game with 26 assists.In terms of defense, the Rangers head into the game ranked 24th in goals allowed. On average, opponents are taking 29.5 shots per game against New York. So far, they are 14th in shutouts, achieving 2 shutouts.Entering the game, goalie Igor Shesterkin has started 20 games this season. His current record stands at 13-7, and his save percentage is 0.8469387755102041%.

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The Philadelphia 76ers won't last long in the playoffs unless they figure out a way to get things pointed in the right direction without Ben Simmons. From that standpoint maybe it's good that they are getting some minutes for their role players as they approach the post-season.

Meanwhile, <a href="http://bangthebook.com/sportsbooks/betanysports">BetAnySports </a>customers are well aware that the Toronto Raptors are one of the most well-prepared teams in the league. Whether they can make another dramatic romp toward an NBA title, however, remains to be seen.

The Sixers, off a disappointing loss to the Phoenix Suns, will come back without a day of rest to face off against the Raptors in an NBA game that is slated to get underway at 6:30 PM ET on Wednesday. It takes place at the Field House, which of course, is at the ESPN Wide World of Sports complex near Orlando.

Bad news came Philadelphia's way when it was revealed that Ben Simmons' knee injury was going to take him out of action for the remainder of the season. Clearly, coach Brett Brown has to be able to shuffle the deck to find something advantageous.

Not in the way of making excuses, but there were some mitigating circumstances surrounding Philly's 130-117 loss to the Suns on Tuesday. For one thing, they were facing a highly-motivated Phoenix squad that has made the most of its opportunity in the bubble, winning all seven of its appearances.

In addition to that, the Sixers had something of a skeleton crew on hand. Tobias Harris, who came into the bubble leading the NBA in minutes played, sat out, as did Al Horford, Joel Embiid and Josh Richardson. Those guys constitute the best of what the Sixers have left.

Philadelphia surrendered 55% shooting to Phoenix, but there were some bright spots, especially in the backcourt.. Alec Burks had 23 points, while Raul Neto had 22. Shake Milton pitched in with seven assist without a turnover. The general consensus is that the Sixers will have to shoot more threes without Simmons in the lineup. And they hit 15 of 33 from beyond the arc (45.6%).

Toronto has won five of its six games since the restart began. Monday's performance was more than commendable, as the Raptors beat Milwaukee (albeit without Giannis Antetokounmpo) 114-106. In that game, they held the Bucks to just two fast break points, while chalking up 21 second-chance points.

BetAnySports patrons who follow the NBA closely know that Milwaukee allows its opponents to shoot as many triples as they want, and the Raptors only hit 30% against them. But Toronto is the toughest team to shoot against from beyond the arc, allowing only 33.5%, and they have the second-best defensive rating in the NBA, surrendering the fewest points as well.

The reason we mention all of this is that if form holds, the Raptors and Bucks will once again meet in the East finals, where, in terms of styles, the defending champs may have an edge.

No final injury information had been released, but it's quite possible that the 76ers could be playing people like Embiid, Richardson and Harris in the back end of this back-to-back. Toronto kept Serge Ibaka, Kyle Lowry and Fred VanVleet - all key members of the rotation - on the sidelines for their Monday game.

We're not fully confident in what the Sixers are going to be able to do with a lineup that isn't quite what coach Brown had in mind going into the bubble. But we appreciate the reliability of the Raptors, at least at one end of the floor. They can shut down the long-range game of Philadelphia and they won't be easy to deal with inside either. We'll lay the points with Toronto.

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