The Toronto Raptors put up a season high in points against the Brooklyn Nets on Friday, and Canada’s lone NBA club will look to knock off another squad from the Big Apple when the New York Knicks travel north for a Sunday matchup. Sportsbooks opened the Raps as 9.5-point favorites with a total of 217.
- The total has gone UNDER in the Knicks' last three games.
- The Raptors are 14-3 SU in their last 17 games in January.
- The Knicks are 8-3 ATS in their last 11 games against the Raptors.
The big question in this game will be surrounding the status of Knicks Latvian sensation Kristaps Porzingis. The forward did not play on Thursday when the Knicks defeated the Chicago Bulls 104-89 as he had been battling a sore left Achilles tendon. It was the fourth game the big man missed due to the injury.
Toronto trailed the woeful Brooklyn Nets by one point late in the third quarter before going on a 28-7 run to leave the building with a 132-113 victory. The Dinos played without Patrick Patterson in that game, which caused Lucas Nogueira to make his third start at power forward. The Brazilian had 10 rebounds against the Knicks in the first meeting between the teams on November 12, when the Raptors topped New York 118-107.
New York has been downright brutal when playing away from Madison Square Garden. The Knickerbockers are 1-8 SU in their last nine road games.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The visiting New York Knicks betting line opened this morning as 0-point underdogs in this one at most sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark (including Sportsbook), while the total was hovering around 218 at Sportsbook and other betting odds shops.
Odds Shark computer prediction formulas pick a 114-102 win for the Raptors on Sunday. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NBA matchups here.
New York Knicks vs Toronto Raptors Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
Supporters of the New York Knicks have seen them go 18-22 and 23-17 ATS so far this NBA season, while the Toronto Raptors are at 26-13 and 24-14-1 ATS. In Over/Under totals betting, the Raptors are 26-13, while the New York Knicks are 20-19-1. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Toronto vs New York injuries news.
The Raptors - Knicks betting odds would favor the Raptors if the lines were set according to power rankings. Toronto is rated No. 4 in our latest Odds Shark poll, while the New York Knicks sit at No. 24.
Statistical Matchup
The game also pits Toronto's No. 3-ranked offense averaging 111.21 PPG, against a New York Knicks defense that ranks No. 25 at 108.1 PPG. The Toronto Raptors field goal percentage has averaged 47.03% so far, more than the New York Knicks shooters have achieved on the year, 44.57% per game.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Knicks grabbed a 104-89 win over the Bulls on Thursday, behind a 23-point effort from Carmelo Anthony at Madison Square Garden.
Toronto went on a scoring spree on Friday at Air Canada Centre, running up a big 132-113 victory over the Brooklyn Nets in NBA betting action.
- New York is 2-9 SU in its last 11 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 4 of New York's last 6 games
- New York is 1-8 SU in its last 9 games on the road
- New York is 8-3 ATS in its last 11 games when playing Toronto
- Toronto is 18-7 SU in its last 25 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games
- Toronto is 9-4 ATS in its last 13 games at home
- Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
New York home to Atlanta, Monday, January 16th
Toronto at Brooklyn, Tuesday, January 17th
