The Portland Trail Blazers and Toronto Raptors meet Sunday in NBA action at the Scotiabank Arena. The Portland Trail Blazers look for a win after winning five of their last seven games. The Toronto Raptors need a win after losing four of their last six games.
The Portland Trail Blazers are averaging 108.3 points on 44.6 percent shooting and allowing 112.3 points on 47.6 percent shooting. CJ McCollum is averaging 20.5 points and 4 rebounds, while Norman Powell is averaging 18.6 points and 2.1 assists. Anfernee Simons is the third double-digit scorer and Jusuf Nurkic is grabbing 10.7 rebounds. The Portland Trail Blazers are shooting 35.2 percent from beyond the arc and 77.6 percent from the free throw line. The Portland Trail Blazers are allowing 37.4 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 43.8 rebounds per game.
The Toronto Raptors are averaging 106.8 points on 43.5 percent shooting and allowing 106 points on 45.5 percent shooting. Fred VanVleet is averaging 21.8 points and 6.8 assists, while Pascal Siakam is averaging 21 points and 8.3 rebounds. OG Anunoby is the third double-digit scorer and Gary Trent Jr. is grabbing 2.8 rebounds. The Toronto Raptors are shooting 34 percent from beyond the arc and 75.8 percent from the free throw line. The Toronto Raptors are allowing 35.8 percent shooting from deep and are grabbing 45.1 rebounds per game.
The Trail Blazers are 6-16 ATS in their last 22 road games and 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games overall. The Raptors are 9-1 ATS in their last 10 home games and 16-5 ATS in their last 21 games overall. The over is 5-2 in Trail Blazers last 7 Sunday games. The under is 7-0 in Raptors last 7 overall. The Trail Blazers are 9-3 ATS in the last 12 meetings in Toronto and 5-2 ATS in the last 7 meetings.
Right when you’re ready to give the Toronto Raptors some love, they lose four of their last six games and are shooting 40.5 percent from the field in their last five games. The Portland Trail Blazers are still brutal on the road, but they’ve quietly won five of their last seven tries and look a little better with the return of CJ. The Raptors should be favored here, but this line feels a little steep. Give me Portland and the free buckets.