Portland Trail Blazers (19-19) vs. Toronto Raptors (16-23)
January 8, 2023 3:30 pm EDT
The Line: Toronto Raptors -3.5; Over/Under: +227.5
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The Portland Trail Blazers and Toronto Raptors meet Sunday in NBA action at the Scotiabank Arena. The Portland Trail Blazers have lost 6 of their last 8 games. The Toronto Raptors have lost 5 of their last 6 games.
The Portland Trail Blazers are averaging 112.4 points on 47.6 percent shooting and allowing 111.9 points on 47.2 percent shooting. Damian Lillard is averaging 27.1 points and 4 rebounds, while Anfernee Simons is averaging 22.4 points and 3 rebounds. Jerami Grant is the third double-digit scorer and Jusuf Nurkic is grabbing 9.8 rebounds. The Portland Trail Blazers are shooting 37.6 percent from beyond the arc and 77.2 percent from the free throw line. The Portland Trail Blazers are allowing 35.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43.4 rebounds per game.
The Toronto Raptors are averaging 111 points on 44.7 percent shooting and allowing 111.3 points on 48.6 percent shooting. Pascal Siakam is averaging 25.7 points and 8.4 rebounds, while Fred VanVleet is averaging 18.8 points and 4.1 rebounds. Gary Trent Jr. is the third double-digit scorer and O.G. Anunoby is grabbing 6 rebounds. The Toronto Raptors are shooting 32.4 percent from beyond the arc and 79.4 percent from the free throw line. The Toronto Raptors are allowing 36.5 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 42.5 rebounds per game.
The Trail Blazers are 0-6 ATS in their last 6 road games and 2-6 ATS in their last 8 games overall. The Raptors are 1-7 ATS in their last 8 home games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games overall. The under is 6-1 in Trail Blazers last 7 overall. The under is 5-2 in Raptors last 7 Sunday games. The Trail Blazers are 4-0 ATS in the last 4 meetings in Toronto and 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings.
The Portland Trail Blazers look nothing like the team from earlier in the year, but the Raptors being favored is a bit strange. The Toronto Raptors aren’t a good team this season, and that includes winning at home by an average of just 1.2 points. You can argue we’re getting free points with the better team. Give me the Trail Blazers.
