Toronto Raptors (6-5) vs. Boston Celtics (4-6)
November 10, 2021 7:30 pm EDT
The Line: Boston Celtics -2; Over/Under: +212
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The Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics meet Wednesday in NBA action at the TD Garden. The Toronto Raptors look for a win after winning five of their last seven games. The Boston Celtics look for a win after splitting their last eight games.
The Toronto Raptors are averaging 104.7 points on 43.4 percent shooting and allowing 101.8 points on 45.4 percent shooting. OG Anunoby is averaging 20.2 points and 2.8 assists, while Fred VanVleet is averaging 18.9 points and 5.2 rebounds. Scottie Barnes is the third double-digit scorer and Gary Trent Jr. is grabbing 3.1 rebounds. The Toronto Raptors are shooting 33.2 percent from beyond the arc and 76.5 percent from the free throw line. The Toronto Raptors are allowing 35.3 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 46.1 rebounds per game.
The Boston Celtics are averaging 108.8 points on 43.3 percent shooting and allowing 110.2 points on 44.1 percent shooting. Jaylen Brown is averaging 25.6 points and 6.1 rebounds, while Jayson Tatum is averaging 23.6 points and 3.3 assists. Dennis Schroder is the third double-digit scorer and Al Horford is grabbing 9.4 rebounds. The Boston Celtics are shooting 32.2 percent from beyond the arc and 77.9 percent from the free throw line. The Boston Celtics are allowing 33.2 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 45.5 rebounds per game.
The Raptors are 5-0 ATS in their last 5 road games and 1-5 ATS in their last 6 games playing on 2 days rest. The Celtics are 4-11 ATS in their last 15 Wednesday games and 0-4 ATS in their last 4 home games. The under is 5-2 in Raptors last 7 road games. The over is 9-2 in Celtics last 11 home games. The Raptors are 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings in Boston.
The Toronto Raptors already beat the Celtics this season, but the Celtics have won five of the last seven meetings overall. While they haven’t played like it, the Celtics are also the better team here overall and need a feel good victory at home. The Raptors have a little more showing and proving to do to convince me in spots like this. I’ll lay the bucket with the Celtics at home.
