The Toronto Raptors (22-21) host the Portland Trail Blazers (19-26) Sunday for a 6 p.m. ET tip-off at Scotiabank Arena. Below, we look at the Trail Blazers vs. Raptors odds and lines, and make our expert NBA picks, predictions and bets.
Sunday will mark the final game of a six-game road trip for the Trail Blazers who’ve gone 3-2 straight-up (SU) and against the spread (ATS) over that span. Portland upset the Boston Celtics 109-105 as an 8.5-point underdog Friday in its last outing.
Toronto is just 2-4 SU but 4-2 ATS over the last six games, including a 109-105 win versus the Wizards in Washington Friday as a 2-point road favorite.
Portland beat Toronto 118-113 as a 3-point favorite in their first meeting this season (Nov. 15) and it was the Trail Blazers’ fourth straight victory against the Raptors. They’re 3-1 ATS versus the Raptors across those meetings.
Trail Blazers at Raptors odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Trail Blazers +290 (bet $100 to win $290) | Raptors -380 (bet $380 to win $100)
- Against the spread (ATS): Trail Blazers +7.5 (-107) | Raptors -7.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 213.5 (O: -112 | U: -108)
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Trail Blazers at Raptors key injuries
Trail Blazers
- PG Damian Lillard (abdomen) out
- PF Larry Nance Jr. (knee) out
- SF Norman Powell (personal) out
Raptors
- C Khem Birch (nose) out
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Trail Blazers at Raptors odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Trail Blazers 110, Raptors 106
Money line
SPRINKLE on the TRAIL BLAZERS (+290), if at all, because I like Portland plus the points enough to take a stab at its fat money line.
The Trail Blazers have been playing some good basketball recently. It’s largely due to the breakout performance of PG Anfernee Simons who’s averaging 25.7 points per game (PPG) on 49.4% shooting (43.3% from behind the arc) with 7.4 assists per game in January.
Portland SG C.J. McCollum has also balled in his past three games versus Toronto. McCollum is averaging 27.3 PPG on 54.6% shooting (38.1% from 3) and 5.3 assists per game in those contests.
Furthermore, the Trail Blazers have the best clutch net rating at plus-90.6 with a 3-1 SU record over the last seven games. “Clutch” is when a game is within a 5-point margin in the final five minutes. So if this game stays close, I like their odds.
However, my hesitancy with Portland in this spot is due to it having the worst turnover rate over the past seven games and Toronto thriving off of turnovers.
Again, only SPRINKLE on TRAIL BLAZERS (+290) with the plan of betting more on their spread.
Against the spread
Definitely BET the TRAIL BLAZERS +7.5 (-107) heavier than or instead of the money line because Portland has been playing better and I’m betting the hotter team.
The Trail Blazers have a plus-5.8 ATS margin (ranked third) and the Raptors have a minus-1.9 ATS margin (ranked 22nd) over the last two weeks, according to CleaningTheGlass.com (CTG).
Plus this hasn’t been a profitable spot for Toronto who is 4-5 ATS at home versus teams below-.500 and 2-5 ATS when laying between 7.5-9.5 points.
The TRAIL BLAZERS +7.5 (-107) is my favorite wager in this game.
Over/Under
Slight “LEAN” to the OVER 213.5 (-107) for a tiny wager, if at all, because the Over has cashed in six of the past eight Trail Blazers-Raptors meetings and Portland has gone Over the total in five of its last six games versus teams with a winning record.
That said, I don’t like the Over here because most of the market is betting the Over and the Under has cashed in Toronto’s last seven games.
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