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Brooklyn Nets vs. Toronto Raptors
Divisional bragging rights will be on the line on Saturday when the Brooklyn Nets and the Toronto Raptors meet at Scotiabank Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Raptors as -7.5-point favorites versus the Nets, while the game's total opened at 220.
Last time out for Toronto, they were a 112-92 loser as they battled the Clippers at home. The Raptors failed to cover in the match as a +2.5-point underdog, while 204 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
Brooklyn lost its last outing, a 113-108 result against the Hornets on December 11. The Nets failed to cover in that game as a -10-point favorite, while the 221 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Brooklyn:
Team record: 13-11 SU,13-11 ATS
Brooklyn is 5-1 ATS in its last 6 games
Brooklyn is 8-3 SU in its last 11 games
Brooklyn is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Toronto:
Team record: 16-8 SU,13-11 ATS
Toronto is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 15-7 SU in its last 22 games
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Next up:
Brooklyn home to Philadelphia Sunday, December 15
Toronto home to Cleveland Monday, December 16