Toronto Raptors vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, Pick and Preview, March 12 (3/12): NBA

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Odds

Time	9:00 p.m. EST
Raptors money line	+220
Raptors spread	+6.5
Nuggets money line	-270
Suns spread	-6.5
Over / under	223.5

 

2021-2022 season stats

	Toronto Raptors	Denver Nuggets
Record	36-30	40-27
Road / home record	19-15	20-12
Streak	W2	L1
Points per game	108.55	111.04
Points allowed per game	107.29	108.22
Rebounds per game	44.89	44.82
Rebounds allowed per game	44.57	42.70
Over / under record	34-32	36-31

 

Preview

The Toronto Raptors travel to Denver to take on the Nuggets on Saturday night. This is the second time these teams face off this season, the Nuggets won the last game 110-109 in Toronto.

TORONTO RAPTORS

The Raptors have won their last 2 games and are 19-15 on the road with a 36-30 overall record ranking 3rd in the Atlantic division.

Siakam is shooting 48.1% and averaging 21.6 points for the Raptors. Trent is averaging 18.3 points over the last 10 games for Toronto.

In their last 10 games the Raptors are 5-5, averaging 107.3 points, 45.6 rebounds, 20.8 assists, 7.8 steals and 3.9 blocks per game while shooting 44.2% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 107.9 points.

INJURIES: Anunoby and Flynn are out. 

DENVER NUGGETS 

Denver have won 4 of their last 5 games and are 20-12 at home ranking second in the Northwest Division. They are coming from a lost against the Golden State Warriors.

Jokic is averaging 26.1 points, 13.9 rebounds and 8.1 assists for the Nuggets. Monte Morris is averaging 15.1 points over the last 10 games for Denver.

In their last 10 games the Nuggets are 8-2, averaging 118.4 points, 46.3 rebounds, 28.2 assists, 8.3 steals and 4.0 blocks per game while shooting 49.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.5 points per game.

BETTING TRENDS

Toronto are 4-8 ATS in their last 12 games.

The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games.

Denver are 2-4 ATS in their last 6 games.

Denver are 7-2 SU in their last 9 games at home.

Prediction

The Nuggets have a good record at home but they haven't been profitable covering the spread only 13 of 32 times at home while the Raptors have covered in 20 of 34 games on the road. Denver had slow down a bit the energy in their last 2 games so expect the Raptors to keep this game close enough to cover the spread.

PICK: Raptors +6.5 (-110)

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