Toronto Raptors (13-18) vs. New York Knicks (18-13)
December 21, 2022 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: New York Knicks -1.5; Over/Under: +220
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The Toronto Raptors and the New York Knicks collide at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night.
The Toronto Raptors have been in terrible form as they’ve lost nine of their last 11 games and they will be hoping to arrest a six-game slide after falling just short to the 76ers in a 104-101 overtime road loss on Monday. Pascal Siakam led the way with 38 points, 15 rebounds and six assists while OG Anunoby and Chris Boucher each scored 13 points. As a team, the Raptors shot just 42 percent from the field and 11 of 40 from the 3-point line as they clawed their way back from a 14-point deficit in regulation, only to come up short in overtime where they managed just two points.
Meanwhile, the New York Knicks have been in great form as they are aiming to build on their season-high eight-game win streak after blowing past the shorthanded Warriors in a 132-94 home win last night. Immanuel Quickley led the team in scoring with 22 points on six of 10 shooting off the bench, Jalen Brunson added 21 points with five assists while Quentin Grimes chipped in with 19 points. As a team, the Knicks shot 51 percent from the field and 17 of 40 from the 3-point line as they got off to a quick start and outpaced the Warriors for three quarters, before they let loose in the fourth quarter where they outscored the Warriors by 32-13 to make it a complete blowout.
Looking at the betting trends, the Raptors are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 road games, 1-5 ATS in their last six games against a team with a winning record and 1-5 ATS in their last six games overall. The Knicks are 3-1-1 ATS in their last five home games, 19-6-1 ATS in their last 26 games playing on zero days rest and 7-0 ATS in their last seven games overall.
Head to head, the Raptors are 1-4 ATS in the last five meetings in New York.
The Raptors will be shorthanded again as Precious Achiuwa is still out and Gary Trent Jr is questionable, while the Knicks are only missing Obi Toppin who is still out with that knee injury. The Raptors haven’t been able to build any momentum lately and they took another shot to the gut after falling just short to the 76ers in overtime on Monday. The Knicks are playing their best basketball of the season and they just made light work of the shorthanded Warriors last night, so they will be full of confidence coming into this one. I keep waiting for the Raptors to snap out of their funk and string together some wins, but they are only 2-8 ATS in their last 10 road games, so I’ll stick with the Knicks to stay hot at home.
