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Toronto Raptors vs. New York Knicks
The Toronto Raptors and the New York Knicks will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Madison Square Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Knicks as -2-point favorites versus the Raptors, while the game's total opened at 217.5.
Last time out for New York, they were a 137-127 winner as they battled the Hawks at home. The Knicks covered in the match as a +1.5-point underdog, while 264 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
The Raptors were a 114-103 winner in their most recent outing at home against the Nets. They covered the -4.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (217) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Toronto:
Team record: 25-34 SU,26-33 ATS
Current Streak: won 4 straight games.
Toronto is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games
Toronto is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games
New York:
Team record: 33-27 SU,38-21-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 8 straight games.
New York is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
New York is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of New York's last 6 games
Next up:
Toronto home to Cleveland Monday, April 26
New York home to Phoenix Monday, April 26