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Pascal Siakam's been on a tear of late, and a tired, leaky Hawks defense won't be much resistance to the Raptors' All-NBA hopeful. See why our NBA picks are backing another big night from him. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports The Toronto Raptors and Atlanta Hawks both had Top-6 expectations heading into this season - but as they meet tonight at…

The Charlotte Hornets will travel North of the border to take on the Toronto Raptors in a Thursday night NBA matchup at the Scotiabank Arena. With that said, it's a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Hornets-Raptors prediction and pick, laid out below. Charlotte has weathered some injury storms, falling to an 11-31 record,…

It's been a rough go for Toronto this season, and Fred VanVleet's offensive woes have been brought upfront. However, our NBA betting picks believe FVV will have plenty of shots to project him Over his points total against Portland. The Portland Trail Blazers continue their trip East with a stop north of the border, taking on the Toronto Raptors for…

The Los Angeles Lakers are nearing a coaching hire after firing Frank Vogel shortly after the regular season, and each of the three candidates represent a different path philosophically for the Lakers. Per Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Lakers have three finalists in Terry Stotts, Darvin Ham and Kenny Atkinson. The next step will be in-person…

The Milwaukee Bucks will travel to take on the Toronto Raptors in a Wednesday night NBA matchup at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. With that said, it's a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Bucks-Raptors prediction and pick, laid out below. Milwaukee has gone 24-13 this season, good for third place in the Eastern Conference.…

After a weak Tuesday, the NBA is back with a respectable 12-game slate for Wednesday. Below, I'll handicap and give picks for the Bucks-Raptors, Hawks-Kings, and Heat-Lakers. You can listen to the audio versions of these handicaps on my recently launched NBA Hoops At Lunch show on the OutKick Bets podcast feed. I'm looking at the total in the first…

There were high expectations for the Atlanta Hawks coming into the 2022-23 campaign after an Eastern Conference Finals appearance two seasons ago and notable roster additions this past offseason. However, the team has been mediocre so far and is nowhere near having championship contender status. On top of that, the Hawks were in the headlines for…

Kawhi Leonard has greatly improved his passing ability, and increasing defensive pressure has led to him racking up assists lately. Against a stout Celtics defense tonight, our free NBA picks love the value on the Claw to keep passing - to great success. The story of the modern NBA turns on the rise of the superstar wing, and that rise will be on…

The improbable turnaround of the Boston Celtics continues with a game against the Toronto Raptors at the Scotiabank Arena on Monday. Boston leads their season series 2-1 against the Raptors and could clinch it with another win. Behind their stifling defense and evolving offense, nobody's been hotter than the Celtics (47-28) in the last few months.…

Hockey players used to come from places like Moose Jaw and Medicine Hat and Prince Albert. Now they come - some of the biggest stars, it seems, some of the most explosive players - from Scottsdale and Phoenix and suburban Los Angeles. When Tage Thompson scored five goals the other night for the Buffalo Sabres, bringing his total to 21 in 26 games…

If the wheels haven't come all the way off yet for the slumping Toronto Raptors, they're certainly wobbling ahead of tonight's matchup with the in-form Philadelphia 76ers. The Raptors have lost five in a row and were always second-best last night against a Steph Curry-less Golden State Warriors team, losing 126-110 despite 27 points from Pascal…

The Toronto Raptors are, uh, not doing so great at the moment. Whether it's straight up or against the spread, the Raps are struggling. It won't get any easier against the red-hot Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers tonight, either. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports If the wheels haven't come all the way off yet for the slumping Toronto Raptors,…

It feels like meteors are raining down on the Toronto Raptors right now. A little over two weeks ago, the team started getting healthy and strung together impressive wins over the Dallas Mavericks and the Cleveland Cavaliers. Since then, the sky has started to fall. The Raps have dropped five of their last seven games straight up and against the…

This season has been frustrating for Toronto who has had to deal with injury after injury. However, one man has been a constant star for this team when healthy, and our NBA betting picks are riding with Siakam to have a big game against the Kings. It feels like meteors are raining down on the Toronto Raptors right now. A little over two weeks ago,…

It's time to start talking about the Toronto Raptors. While a number of teams in the East have staked their claim as the conference's best at different points in the season, it's impossible not to think that these Raptors are getting scorching hot at the right time. The end result of this latest hot stretch? The Raptors have seen their shrink…

Basketball. NBA. Regular season rooklyn Nets vs Toronto Raptors Stadium: Barclays Center (New-York) 03.12.2022 03:30 Odds Bet Type Bookmaker Claim Bonus! Odds1,83 Bet TypeTotal Under 223.5 Bookmaker Bet Now! Brooklyn has won three games in a row and will now take on Toronto at Barclays Center. Will Kevin Durant and company be able to extend their…

A big test lies ahead for second-year head coach Billy Donovan and the Chicago Bulls, who are squaring up to face a rapidly-improving Toronto Raptors team led by head coach Nick Nurse on Jan. 26. Donovan and the Bulls do host the Raptors at home at the United Center, as they look to build on what could be their first two-game winning streak in a…

Looking for Toronto Raptors vs. New Orleans Pelicans free NBA picks & NBA odds? NBA betting sees the Raptors taking on the Pelicans on Wednesday, November 30th, 2022 at Smoothie King Center. Cappers Picks provides complimentary expert handicapping picks on all NBA basketball matchups so stay tuned for more FREE daily NBA hoops predictions like this…

Andrew O'Connor-Watts previews Tuesday's NBA game between the Warriors and Mavericks, including betting odds and a prediction. The Dallas Mavericks host the Golden State Warriors in a rematch of last season's Western Conference Finals. Both teams are in the midst of season-high streaks with the Warriors winning three straight and the Mavericks…

Before Gary Trent Jr. buried a couple of three-pointers in a game for just the third time this month, snapping a rough streak of poor shooting, I was starting to wonder something that would have been laughable on media day: Is it possible that Trent might have to opt in to his contract with the Raptors for a bit north of $18 million. Trent had been…

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On Monday, Scottie Barnes came off the bench for the first time during the regular season in the Toronto Raptors' 100-88 home win over the Cleveland Cavaliers. For the 2021-22 Rookie of the Year, the feeling was different. "It was a little different, for sure. It was all right," Barnes said after the win on how it felt to come off the bench. "I…

The Raptors (that actually played) lost by 45 two nights ago in Cleveland, and though they're getting some reinforcements tonight, they remain far from whole - making it an easy decision to fade them against Philly. Read more in our NBA betting preview. Does a 45-point loss count if your team's roster more closely resembles that of a pickup game at…

Toronto will play yet again with several key rotation players missing while Cleveland has injury problems of its own. With so much missing personnel, our NBA betting picks don't see either team racking up the points tonight. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports The Toronto Raptors are still pretty banged up, but thanks to O.G. Anunoby and Fred VanVleet,…

The Toronto Raptors are still pretty banged up, but thanks to O.G. Anunoby and Fred VanVleet, they got a much-needed victory over the weekend against Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks. Can the shorthanded Raps carry that momentum over into Monday night's matchup against a Cleveland Cavaliers team that is also missing bodies? I break down the…

Andrew O'Connor-Watts previews Sunday's NBA game between the Mavericks and Bucks, including betting odds and a prediction. The Dallas Mavericks will play the Milwaukee Bucks in a battle of two MVP candidates in Luka Doncic and Giannis Antetokounmpo. The Mavericks find themselves on a back-to-back following a 105-100 loss to a depleted…

Both teams come into this one looking to avoid a three-game losing streak but unfortunately, one team must walk away with this honor. Anyone on the Mavs not numbered 77 can't seem to hit a jump shot while the Raptors are running out of healthy bodies to put on the court every night. Let's take a look at some of the plays we are eying for the game…

The 76ers won Game 3 in thrilling fashion with as Joel Embiid hit a buzzer-beater three in overtime to secure the win and (more importantly) cover Sixers -2. Now, Philadelphia is in position to close out the series and sweep the Raptors in Toronto. Will game 4 be a reenactment of 66 million years ago as the 76ers send the dinosaurs to extinction?…

The Miami Heat will cross the border to take on the Toronto Raptors in a Wednesday night NBA matchup at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. With that said, it's a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Heat-Raptors prediction and pick, laid out below. Miami has gone 7-7 this season, including a current three-game winning streak.…

It was a meteor that took out the dinosaurs. For the Toronto Raptors, it's injuries and illness. To make matters worse, they must deal with the dreaded Dwayne Casey curse as they visit the Detroit Pistons Monday night. After a strong start to the season, Toronto has lost three of its last four thanks to injuries - most notably to All-NBA forward…

A medium-sized, seven-game slate of NBA action comes our way on Monday night. You know there is some value to be found somewhere, and we are going to find it. The BetQL NBA model has been finding value, too, going 38-11-4 (77.6 percent) over the past seven days on 4-star and better bets. BetQL subscribers can see more betting trends and all of our…

Fred VanVleet has been shooting himself back into a rhythm with Pascal Siakam sidelined, and the Raptors' long-range gunner will have the green light again against a sad Rockets defense. See why our NBA picks like a big night from him. Photo By - USA TODAY Sports The Toronto Raptors not only play an exciting brand of basketball, but they are coming…

A rematch of Sunday's epic showdown will take place later Monday night, as the Toronto Raptors hit the road instead to the Windy City to battle it out with the Chicago Bulls on the hardwood. Join us for our NBA odds series, where we reveal our Raptors-Bulls prediction and pick. On Sunday, the 6-4 Raptors were able to take care of business versus…

After a narrow defeat at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks on Friday, Toronto is back home where they'll take on the Chicago Bulls. The pregame narrative: Both Toronto and Chicago are better at keeping the ball out of the basket than putting it in, the Raptors match up well with the Bulls' best players and Nick Nurse's squad has been adept at…

After a weak 2-game slate to make way for NFL's Thursday Night Football and Game 5 of the 2022 World Series, the NBA is backed with a stacked 12-game card Friday. Below, I'll go over my NBA locks for November 4th. First of all, I have Toronto power rated higher than Dallas and home court advantage is allegedly less meaningful thus far in…

The Atlanta Hawks will look to be road warriors as they travel to "Hogtown" to square off with the sixth-seeded Toronto Raptors. Join us and take a sneak peek at our NBA odds series, where our Hawks-Raptors prediction and pick will be made. The Atlanta Hawks enter Tuesday evening's culmination as a group who is looking to rule out having to partake…

The Toronto Raptors remain as scattershot and impossible to predict as ever, as they followed up a 20-point loss against a Joel Embiid-less 76ers team with a 30-point win against the Hawks without Fred VanVleet. The latest Toronto Raptors odds suggest that 5-3 is on the horizon. While the San Antonio Spurs were pegged as one of the teams who would…

The NBA's decision-makers respond to 50 different questions in the annual survey. In last season's NBA App GM Survey, the defending champion Milwaukee Bucks were not the favorite to repeat. Instead, the favorite was the Brooklyn Nets - the team that had just lost to the Bucks in Game 7 of the conference semifinals. This year, the Bucks lost in Game…

With the start of the 2022-23 NBA season just a week away, it's time to start looking at win totals for all 30 teams. The offseason wasn't without drama, and big names on the move like Dejounte Murray, Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell are sure to tilt a few games in their new teams' directions. But just how much of an impact will these players have…

The Raptors visit Washington looking to avenge their opening-night humbling by the Wiz. Washington is much-improved this year, especially at home, so the Raps will have their hands full. Find out how it plays out with our Raptors vs. Wizards picks. It may sound a bit like hyperbole, but the Toronto Raptors are getting better with each passing game.…

The Charlotte Hornets were one of the better, surprising stories in the NBA midway through the season. However, over the last five weeks, the Hornets have hit a lull and have lost 11 of their previous 14 games. Their struggles have seen them fall all the way to the #9 seed in the Eastern Conference.

Key Players: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Khris Middleton, Jrue Holiday Prediction: Eastern Conference Title Contender The Antetokounmpo brothers are very good at basketball. pic.twitter.com/AHSczpnr8x Since winning an NBA Championship in 2021, the Milwaukee Bucks have been trying to recapture that magic. They were disappointed when they fell out of the…

As the Philadelphia 76ers' charter bus wiggled around The Citadel campus and down the Avenue of Remembrance, the players and coaches couldn't help but notice an anomaly amid the military features. The sign outside the school's Starbucks on Sept. 27 advertised Open Mic Night. None of the 76ers took part. They were too busy auditioning for a…

The Toronto Raptors decided to stand pat with their roster and not trade for Kevin Durant this offseason, which means that all their hopes are in the hands of Pascal Siakam and Scottie Barnes. The Raptors have All-NBA talent and All-defensive talent on their roster to go with a great coach in Nick Nurse. Is this going to be the season all their…

The Toronto Raptors may have finished in fifth place in the 2021-22 Eastern Conference, but many of the top teams improved to such a shocking degree that Toronto's odds of competing for a championship have taken a hit. Multiple play-in teams have gotten much better. The Atlanta Hawks kicked off the offseason trade frenzy by acquiring Dejounte…

The Dallas Mavericks will take on the Toronto Raptors at 8:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday at American Airlines Center. Dallas is 25-19 overall and 13-8 at home, while Toronto is 21-20 overall and 9-9 on the road. The Mavericks have won nine of their last 10 games following a win over Oklahoma City on Monday. Dallas is favored by 3.5 points in the latest…

As we speed past the halfway point of the 2021-22 NBA season, oddsmakers have released some interesting lines on a a number teams they think have a real shot at making the playoffs, but might be considered "on the bubble" by many fans and analysts. Let's examine five teams that could still be making some noise in mid April. To be clear, teams have…

Fresh off an extremely tight loss to the Denver Nuggets, Pascal Siakam and the Toronto Raptors look to right the ship against the New Orleans Pelicans. We like the Raps to cover in our betting picks as they jumpstart a new winning streak in NOLA. The Toronto Raptors head to the Big Easy to face off against the New Orleans Pelicans tonight. NBA…

The Toronto Raptors started 2022 in grand style by taking down the rival Knicks at home, as Pascal Siakam and the starting lineup were able to get hot on the offensive end. The latest Raptors odds suggest that they'll stay hot against yet another Western opponent. The Raptors will take on Gregg Popovich and the San Antonio Spurs. Toronto will face…

2021-22 Record: 51-31 (1st in Atlantic, 2nd in East) 2021-22 Result: Lost in NBA Finals (2-4 vs. GSW) Key Additions: (G) Malcolm Brogdon, (F) Danilo Gallinari Averaging 36.7 PPG over his last 6 games… relive Jayson Tatum's top plays during that stretch! Tatum and the @celtics visit Steph and the Warriors at 10pm/et on…