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Originally Posted by dead..money
I agree he doesnt have a 7 draw but when we raise he's going to bet-call 96 and better (some chance he breaks 9-6) /'d probably break 9-8 and T-8. This isn't really inducing our opponent to make a mistake
Small number of hands he could break incorrectly, 96532 or similar 96 with a straight draw and a deuce, and he could conceivably break the kind of Eight we presume he has, 87652 for example. He could bet/fold hands with some break equity like 98764 which would be totally fine. Significantly though, if villain does break his hand we get to pat as a favorite, something we can't do under any other circumstances. He's never going to lead the street and then draw, so raising is likely the only way we ever pat our hand after this action.
It's hard to be precise about what an unknown opponent would do, but I've seen players at this level do all of those things.
To be clear, I don't think raising is mandatory, and like RolledUpTrips says, you should mostly be playing this spot to exploit your opponent based on history, but lacking that you can both learn something and achieve something from a raise here.