The Golden State Warriors have stolen all the headlines six weeks into the NBA season, but the San Antonio Spurs have quietly gotten off to their best start in franchise history. The Spurs’ 18-4 record ranks as the second-best in the Association, and Tony Parker and company will be looking to make it 19 against the Toronto Raptors north of the border on Wednesday.
- The favorite is 4-1 ATS in the last 5 meetings between the Spurs and Raptors.
- The Spurs are 5-2 ATS in their last 7 games.
- The OVER is 4-1 in the last 5 meetings between the Spurs and Raptors in Toronto.
San Antonio is coming off a massive 119-68 beat down of the lowly Philadelphia 76ers that saw them shoot a sizzling 61.8 percent from the field without key pieces Kawhi Leonard, Tim Duncan and Manu Ginobili. Toronto (13-9 SU) is 3-6 against Western Conference opponents this year but have given the Warriors a run for their money twice during that span.
The Spurs have been a solid bet when facing off against the Raptors in recent meetings, covering the spread four times in their last five against the Dinos.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
The visiting San Antonio Spurs betting line opened this morning as -5-point favorites in this one at most sportsbooks tracked at Odds Shark (including Sportsbook), while the total was hovering around 188 at Sportsbook and other betting odds shops.
Handicapping prediction models run by the computers at Odds Shark pick a 101-93 result in favor of the Spurs. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NBA matchups here.
San Antonio Spurs vs Toronto Raptors Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The San Antonio Spurs will look to vanquish their hosts on Wednesday, as they are 14-8 ATS versus the spread this season, while the Toronto Raptors are 13-8-1 ATS. San Antonio is 7-14-1 against the points scored total betting line, while Toronto is 9-13 versus the line. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and Toronto vs San Antonio injuries news.
According to the betting Power Rankings at Odds Shark, it's the No. 7-rated Toronto Raptors and the No. 2-rated Spurs in this NBA basketball matchup.
Statistical Matchup
Offensively the game matches up Toronto's No. 18-ranked offense (100.68 PPG) against a San Antonio Spurs defense that ranks No. 1 at 88.32 PPG. The Toronto Raptors have averaged 43.73% from the field per game, less than the San Antonio Spurs have managed so far this NBA season (47.57% on average).
Recent Outings Betting Recap
The Spurs blew out Philadelphia on Monday, running up the score in a 119-68 win at Wells Fargo Center.
Toronto got 27 points from Kyle Lowry en route to a 102-93 victory over Los Angeles on Monday at Air Canada Centre.
- San Antonio is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
- San Antonio is 9-1 SU in its last 10 games
- The total has gone UNDER in 8 of San Antonio's last 11 games
- San Antonio is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games on the road
- Toronto is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
- Toronto is 6-3 SU in its last 9 games
- The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 5 games at home
- Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games when playing San Antonio
Next Betting Matchups
San Antonio home to Los Angeles, Friday, December 11th
Toronto home to Milwaukee, Friday, December 11th
