The Toronto Raptors and the Los Angeles Clippers duke it out at the Intuit Dome on Monday night.
Toronto Raptors Betting Preview
The Toronto Raptors have been in a rut as they’ve dropped three of their past four games overall and they will be hoping to avoid a third straight defeat after last night’s 131-125 road defeat to the Lakers. Scottie Barnes led the team with 29 points, six rebounds and five assists on 11 of 20 shooting, RJ Barrett added 22 points with 10 rebounds and five assists on nine of 18 shooting while Jamison Battle chipped in with 20 points off the bench. As a team, the Raptors shot 43 percent from the field and 17 of 54 from the 3-point line, but they allowed the Lakers to get off to a flyer and just left themselves too much ground to make up after falling behind by as many as 26 points before they exploded for 43 points in the fourth quarter to make it interesting.
Los Angeles Clippers Betting Preview
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Clippers have been in terrible shape as they are now on a five-game losing streak after getting routed by the short handed Warriors in a 124-112 road defeat last night. Rui Hachimura led the team with 24 points on 10 of 16 shooting, Kobe Sanders added 16 points off the bench while Darius Garland chipped in with 15 points and seven assists. As a team, the Clippers shot 44 percent from the field and 14 of 39 from the 3-point line as they got off to a quick start with 37 points in the first quarter to take the early lead, but they couldn’t maintain that pace and just had no answer for the Warriors’ Yaxel Lendeborg who torched them for a game-high 37 points on 13 of 19 shooting.
Toronto v Los Angeles Free Prediction
The Raptors are still missing Kawhi Leonard and Jakob Poeltl, while the Clippers have ruled out Brandon Ingram, Bradley Beal, Max Strus and Jordan Miller once again. The Raptors played some great basketball at the end of last night’s game against the Lakers, but a sloppy start meant that they just had too much ground to make up, but I expect the Raptors to get off to a stronger start against this slumping Clippers squad who are also playing their second game of a back to back set. I still think the Raptors are clearly the better team despite last night’s loss and I think they bounce back with a comfortable win and cover in this one.