Wizards To Take On Raptors In Toronto

The Washington Wizards and Toronto Raptors will face off for the third and final regular season meeting between the two squads.

The Raptors are the -5-point favorites in this games. The two teams have clashed twice before earlier in the season. Back on Jan. 31 the Raptors won 120-116. John Wall lead the Wizards valiant fight to win with 28 points and 12 assists. On Nov. 7 Kyle Lowry lead the Raptors to a big win, 103-84, behind his triple-double with 13 points, 10 assists and 11 rebounds. The Wizards are now looking to avoid the sweep.

In their last game, Toronto won 87-82 at home against Los Angeles Clippers. They were 1.5 underdogs in that game and covered. The Wizards also won in their last game against the San Antonio Spurs and covered a -10.5 point spread as underdogs.

The Wizards are 2-9 against the spread in their last 11 games. Washington is 0-5 against the spread on the road. Overall, the Wizards have only covered 22 games this season.

The Raptors are 26-25-1 against the spread this season but have covered only three times over their last 10 games.

Washington will rely on their top defense to win this game. They have only allowed 97.4 points per game. Toronto’s offense is among the league’s best with 105.8 points per game on average.

Washington ranks among the top defensive teams in the league with 97.4 points allowed per game and is 17-0 when holding the opposition to 91 or fewer.

The Raptors lead the Atlantic Division and are in second place in the Eastern Conference. The Wizards are only 2.5 games behind the Raptors in the East.

The total is set at 199 points. The UNDER was hit in both teams’ last games. Washington has sent UNDER bettors to the window in their last five games. The total has gone OVER in six of the Raptors last nine games.