Scottie Barnes the Raptors bet worth your dollar

The Detroit Pistons will face off against the Toronto Raptors in an Eastern Conference matchup on Wednesday. Detroit is 11-53 overall and 6-26 at home, while Toronto is 23-42 overall and 10-23 on the road. This is their third meeting of the season with the home team winning the first two matchups. Most recently, the Pistons defeated the Raptors,…

The Toronto Raptors take on the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday, marking their third and final meeting this season. The rebuilding squads split their first two matchups 1-1, so Wednesday's contest will decide their season series. In their first matchup in Toronto on Nov. 19, the Raptors blew out the Pistons 142-113. However, Detroit got revenge on…

The NBA is filled with talent all across the board. From benchwarmers to starters, from rookies to veterans, there is no shortage of talented basketball players. Given the massive talent pool there is in the NBA, today, we are going to break down the top 10 players in the NBA that are under the age of 25. These hoopers are the future of the…

The Cleveland Cavaliers are riding an 8-game winning streak. The Toronto Raptors look for a win after splitting their last 6 games. Let's preview this game and give out a Cleveland Cavaliers vs Toronto Raptors prediction. The Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Bucks, Clippers, Pistons, Grizzlies, Spurs, Kings, Wizards and Nets during this streak. The…

Welcome to the latest edition of the Sporting News' NBA Prop-A-Shot, our weekly live betting blog that helps you boost your bankroll. Today is all about the new-look Raptors, Immanuel Quickley and newly minted All-Star Scottie Barnes on the road against the Hornets. From a betting standpoint, we have already identified plenty of value. Let's…

Jakob Poeltl's second stint with the Raptors hasn't been quite what the team envisioned, but our NBA picks think he could create plenty of value for bettors tonight against the Hornets. To say things have not gone well for the Toronto Raptors lately is putting it nicely. The Raptors enter tonight's game with the Charlotte Hornets having lost 12 of…

The Detroit Pistons, losers of 28 straight, can set the league record for most consecutive defeats when they host the Toronto Raptors tonight. The pregame narrative: Toronto has dropped nine of its past 12 games and is on the second leg of a back-to-back after falling to the Boston Celtics yesterday. One team will be leaving Little Ceasers Areana…

The Toronto Raptors vs Detroit Pistons matchup is one of the six NBA games scheduled for Saturday. This will be the second matchup between the two teams this season, with the last meeting being on Nov. 19, a game that Toronto won 142-113. On that note, let's take a look at the Toronto Raptors vs Detroit Pistons preview, including the prediction,…

Scottie Barnes has taken the leap and is one of the lone surefire success stories for an imperfect Toronto Raptors team that may be scrambling to reach the play-in. Still, it's wise to target Scottie against a weary Cavs team coming off a late loss. The schedule breaks in favor of the Toronto Raptors tonight, even if they have to go on the road for…

Scottie Barnes has been a rebounding machine to start the season but is fetching a rebounding total of just 7.5 against the lowly Pistons on Sunday. We break down his chances in our Pistons vs. Raptors betting picks below. The Detroit Pistons' trips to face the Toronto Raptors are no longer about Dwayne Casey. Now they're just about two teams…

The Washington Wizards will look to snap their two-game losing streak on the second night of a back-to-back when they play the Toronto Raptors. The Raptors are back home after wrapping up a four-game road trip, where they went 2-2. The last time we saw the Raptors at home, they defeated the Milwaukee Bucks 130-111 on Nov. 1. The Wizards are trying…

Pascal Siakam and the Toronto Raptors will travel to the city of Brotherly Love on Thursday night to play Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers. These two teams played each other last week in Toronto, where the Sixers won 114-107 behind excellent performances from Tyrese Maxey (34 points, six rebounds, seven assists) and Embiid. The Raptors…

Watching the next wave of NBA stars progress year after year is one of the best parts of being a fan, and the 2023-24 season brings us another crop of young talent looking to make a jump. For this exercise we're looking for players who could soon cement themselves as "stars," with the only criteria being that they haven't yet made an All-Star game…

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 injury-plagued Toronto Raptors look to win their second straight game with Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers coming to town Monday night. The Raptors are still dealing with injuries to some of their key players with star power forward Pascal Siakam (abductor), last year's Rookie of the Year in Scottie Barnes (knee) and Canadian guard…

The Detroit Pistons will be at home to face the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday. These Central Division foes have had their battles through the years, but at the moment, their franchises are in very different positions. The Pistons are developing their young core, and after winning their opener, they've dropped six of seven, sitting at 2-7 entering…

In a peculiar scheduling quirk, the Toronto Raptors face the Miami Heat on Monday for the second time in three nights at FTX Arena. The pregame narrative: Toronto fell, 112-109, in Miami on Saturday night in a chippy contest. Miami's Caleb Martin will serve a one-game suspension for "instigating an on-court altercation" in Saturday's matchup. The…

The Toronto Raptors head into the 2022-23 NBA season with so much upside, but they also don't (yet) have that true superstar to capture everyone's imagination. Pascal Siakam earned Third Team All-NBA honors last season and reigning Rookie of the Yeart Scottie Barnes could be that guy, but for now, neither are quite there yet. Here we will discuss…

There are 13 games on the schedule on Wednesday night after the league got Tuesday night off. With teams well rested, expect some exciting performances from their players. We keep tabs on the continuing brilliance of Luka Doncic as his Dallas Mavericks take on the Orlando Magic. Jamal Murray seems to be finding his form as his Denver Nuggets take…

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 2021-22 NBA regular season has concluded, and we've moved into the playoffs. However, we have to settle some business before the NBA playoffs. Voters have cast their votes for the NBA awards, including MVP and Rookie of the Year. There isn't an official date for the NBA awards, but we'll have at least a month to speculate on who will win each…

Pickswise provides exclusive sports betting content to MLive.com, including picks, analysis, tools, games and sportsbook offers to help bettors get in on the action. Please wager responsibly. The Pistons are coming off a 134-120 win over the Magic, while the Cavaliers are coming off a 119-116 overtime win over the Nuggets on Friday night. The…

The Toronto Raptors have one of the league's best rookies in Scottie Barnes, as he has helped this team defy many of their preseason doubters from the moment he stepped on the floor. While he's been a firm contender for Rookie of the Year all season long, Cleveland Cavaliers standout Evan Mobley has tons of momentum going for him. In tandem with…

There's been a trend in recent years for the NBA Rookie of the Year to not just be the best player among their class but to also be a contributor to a playoff team. Four of the last five players to win the award have been on playoff (or play-in) teams: LaMelo Ball last season, Ja Morant the year before, Ben Simmons in 2018 and Malcolm Brogdon in…