The San Antonio Spurs (25-40) host the Toronto Raptors (34-30) Wednesday for an 8:30 p.m. ET tip-off at AT&T Center. Below, we look at the Raptors vs. Spurs odds and lines, and make our expert NBA picks, predictions and bets.
Toronto is 2-5 straight up (SU) and 1-6 against the spread (ATS) since the All-Star break including three straight losses to the Detroit Pistons, Orlando Magic and Cleveland Cavaliers.
San Antonio is 2-4 SU but 3-3 ATS following the All-Star Game and snapped a four-game losing skid its last time out against the Los Angeles Lakers with a 117-110 victory Monday.
The Raptors crushed the Spurs 129-104 in Toronto Jan. 4 as 7-point favorites in their first meeting. However, San Antonio was without All-Star PG Dejounte Murray.
Raptors at Spurs odds, spread and lines
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- Money line: Raptors -135 (bet $135 to win $100) | Spurs +110 (bet $100 to win $110)
- Against the spread (ATS): Raptors -2.5 (-107) | Spurs +2.5 (-115)
- Over/Under (O/U): 227.5 (O: -115 | U: -107)
Raptors at Spurs key injuries
Raptors
- SF OG Anunoby (hand) out
- PG Fred VanVleet (knee) questionable
Spurs
- None
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Raptors at Spurs odds, lines, picks and predictions
Prediction
Raptors 113, Spurs 106
Money line
BET the RAPTORS (-135) for 1 unit because Toronto All-Star PG Fred VanVleet should return to action Wednesday and the Raptors are a different team with him on the floor.
Furthermore, Toronto is 14th in net rating and San Antonio is 16th but the Raptors perform much better against middle-of-the-pack teams.
Toronto is 13-8 SU versus teams in the middle-10 of net efficiency with a plus-3.8 adjusted net rating (ranked seventh) and a plus-2.4 ATS margin (ranked eighth) according to CleaningTheGlass.com (CTG).
While San Antonio is 5-14 SU in those spots with a minus-6.7 adjusted net rating (ranked 26th) and a minus-2.6 ATS margin (ranked 24th), per CTG.
The Raptors are also 6-3 SU and ATS as road favorites whereas the Spurs are 2-14 SU and 5-11 ATS as home underdogs.
The play is to BET the RAPTORS (-135) until they reach -145 or higher at which point I’d take Toronto’s spread.
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Against the spread
PASS unless Toronto’s ML gets too expensive then I’d lay up to 4 points with the Raptors. Not only does Toronto win outright in these spots but it also covers here too.
Plus the Raptors are 12-4 ATS as 1-to-4.5-point favorites while the Spurs are 4-14 ATS when being spotted that many points.
Over/Under
LEAN to the UNDER 227.5 (-107) only because the Toronto side is by my favorite play in this game.
However, this total opened up at 224.5 and has been steamed all the way up due to a flood of money on the Over. I’d prefer to fade such heavy line movement rather than follow it.
Both of these teams rank 22nd or worse in free-throw attempt rate, 3-point attempt rate and true shooting percentage.
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