Toronto Raptors (38-30) vs. Los Angeles Clippers (36-35)
March 16, 2022 10:30 pm EDT
The Line: Los Angeles Clippers 2.5; Over/Under: +220
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The Toronto Raptors and the Los Angeles Clippers duke it out at the Crypto.com Arena on Wednesday night.
The Toronto Raptors have been in fine form as they’ve won six of their past nine games overall and they will be eager to build on their current four-game win streak after beating the Lakers in a 114-103 road win on Monday. Gary Trent Jr. led the team with 28 points, Pascal Siakam added 27 points with 11 rebounds and five assists while Scottie Barnes tallied 21 points with nine rebounds and five assists. As a team, the Raptors shot just 40 percent from the field and 10 of 37 from the 3-point line as they came out firing and jumped out to an early 28-point lead which was hardly challenged for the entire game. Fred VanVleet will be hoping for a better performance as he shot just three of 14 from the field and two of 12 from the 3-point line.
Meanwhile, the Los Angeles Clippers have been in a rut as they’ve lost four of their last six games overall and they will be hoping for a better showing after coming up short to the Cavaliers in a 120-111 overtime road loss on Monday. Ivica Zubac led the team with 24 points, 14 rebounds and four assists, Amir Coffey added 19 points while Terance Mann chipped in with 18 points, 10 rebounds and four assists. As a team, the Clippers shot 43 percent from the field and 12 of 36 from the 3-point line as they rallied back from a nine-point fourth quarter deficit to extend the game, only to come up short in overtime where the Cavaliers closed the game on a 10-2 run to snatch the game from them.
Looking at the betting trends, the Raptors are 4-0 ATS in their last four games, 21-6 ATS in their last 27 games against a team with a winning record and 4-0 ATS in their last four games overall. The Clippers are 4-1 ATS in their last five home games, 5-2 ATS in their last seven games as an underdog and 10-4 ATS in their last 14 games overall.
Head to head, the under is 14-4 in the last 18 meetings in Los Angeles and the Raptors are 5-2 ATS in the last seven meetings in Los Angeles.
The Raptors will again be shorthanded as OG Anunoby is listed as doubtful while Fred VanVleet is listed as questionable. The Clippers are still missing Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Norman Powell and Jason Preston. The Raptors are coming into this meeting as the team in better form, they would’ve taken plenty of confidence from their dominant win over the Lakers in their last outing and they didn’t have to travel for this one as they’re still at the crypto.com Arena. I wouldn’t be shocked if the Clippers got the win here, but I feel better taking the Raptors in this spot.
