The Toronto Raptors (42-18) hope to end a three-game losing streak on the road Tuesday night. They take on the Phoenix Suns (24-37), who also have lost three in a row. Tip-off is at 9 p.m. ET at Talking Stick Resort Arena. We analyze the Raptors-Suns odds and lines, with NBA betting advice and tips around the matchup.
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Raptors at Suns: Key injuries
Raptors
- C Marc Gasol (hamstring) out
- PF Dewan Hernandez (ankle) out
- PF Serge Ibaka (knee) questionable
- PG Fred VanVleet (shoulder) questionable
Suns
- SF Kelly Oubre (knee) out
- PF Frank Kaminsky (knee) out
- PF Cam Johnson (back, hip) probable
Raptors at Suns: Odds, lines, picks and betting tips
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Prediction
Raptors 112, Suns 107
Moneyline (ML)
The Raptors (-189) are perhaps not as heavy favorites in this game as they should be, as they enter Tuesday with nearly twice as many wins as the Suns (+155) on the season. They are excellent on the road this season at 19-9, while the Suns have won only 11 games at home all season, fewer than they have on the road.
Phoenix has lost the first three games of their six-game homestand and hasn’t won at home since before the All-Star break. The Raptors are 12-5 this season after a loss and two of those losses have come in their last two games. Phoenix is 17-19 after a loss.
The Suns almost look like they are giving up, since the loss of Oubre for the rest of the season. Taking the RAPTORS (-189) in this game is a slam dunk.
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Line/Against the Spread (ATS)
The RAPTORS (-4.5, -106) come in favored by two possessions. The line is surprisingly small, considering the success of the two teams this season. The Raptors already beat the Suns by 17 points in Toronto. Both teams have lost three in a row and ailed to cover in all three. The Suns have covered the spread in only two of their last nine games and three of their last 14. They are one of the league’s worst teams against the spread at home, going only 11-20 ATS this season at Talking Stick Resort Arena. Toronto is an even 14-14 ATS on the road.
Until the Suns show more than they have the last three games, don’t bet on them. Take the Raptors to win by at least 5 points.
Over/Under (O/U)
The total is set at 224.5 points. Suns games have split the last four games against the projected total, but they have hit the Under in six of eight games overall. They are 16-15 against the O/U at home this season. Five of Toronto’s last six games have gone Under.
The two teams combined for 219 points in their last matchup. Take the UNDER 224.5 (+100) in this game.
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