The Toronto Raptors (11-13) continue their six-game road trip with a stop in Washington, D.C., to play the Washington Wizards (6-15) Wednesday at Capital One Arena. Tip-off will be at 7 p.m. ET. Below, we analyze the Raptors-Wizards NBA odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
Toronto is 3-1 on the road swing thus far and will wrap it up Thursday against the Boston Celtics. The Raps beat the Memphis Grizzlies 128-113 Monday and covered the spread with ease as 3-point favorites. They’re also 3-1 against the spread on this trip.
Washington is 2-2 straight up and ATS in its last four games, all of which were played on the road. The Wiz returns to the Capital One Arena for the first time since going 1-2 SU and ATS in a three-game homestand from Jan. 29-Feb. 2.
Raptors at Wizards: Odds, spread and lines
Odds via BetMGM; access USA TODAY Sports’ betting odds for a full list. Lines last updated at 10:39 a.m. ET.
- Money line: Raptors -225 (bet $225 to win $100) | Wizards +180 (bet $100 to win $180)
- Against the spread/ATS: Raptors -5.5 (-110) | Wizards +5.5 (-110)
- Over/Under: 232.5 (O: -110 | U: -110)
Raptors at Wizards: Key injuries
Raptors
- SF OG Anunoby (calf) out
Wizards
- C Thomas Bryant (knee) out
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Raptors at Wizards: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Raptors 123, Wizards 113
Money line (ML)
The Raptors (-225) should win this game but the money line figure draws a PASS. It’s too steep of a price to trust with the Raps getting near the end of their road trip and with the Wizards returning home from a four-game swing of their own.
The Raptors rely heavily on 3-point shooting. While they should find success against the Wizards’ 26th-ranked 3-point defense and last-place overall scoring defense (120.1 points per game allowed) we’ll get better value with Toronto while it lays a few points on the spread.
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Against the spread (ATS)
Back the RAPTORS -5.5 (-110) to win by at least 6 points on the road. Each of Washington’s last seven losses was by a double-digit margin and it’s just 2-7 straight up at home.
Both teams score over 113 points per game but the Raptors allow 111.5 PPG defensively to the 120.1 PPG surrendered by the Wizards. Washington is also without its third-leading scorer and second-leading rebounder in Bryant.
Toronto’s also missing a key piece in Anunoby, but PF Pascal Siakam and C Chris Boucher will be able to exploit mismatches against Washington’s bigs.
Over/Under (O/U)
Take the OVER 232.5 (-110). The teams have a combined O/U record of 25-20. Toronto, which has a much better defense, has cashed six straight Over tickets.
Washington has played to four straight Unders, but it was held to 105 or fewer points on offense in each of those.
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