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Brooklyn Nets vs. Toronto Raptors
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Tuesday when the Brooklyn Nets and the Toronto Raptors meet at Scotiabank Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Raptors as -6-point favorites versus the Nets, while the game's total opened at 218.5.
Toronto won its last outing, a 133-97 result against the Nets on February 28. The Raptors covered in that game as a -3-point favorite, while the 230 combined points took the game OVER the total.
The Nets were a 133-97 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Raptors. They failed to cover the +3-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (230) made winners of OVER bettors.
Brooklyn:
Team record: 32-30 SU,23-37-2 ATS
Brooklyn is 5-11-1 ATS in its last 17 games
Brooklyn is 3-14 SU in its last 17 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Brooklyn's last 5 games
Toronto:
Team record: 33-27 SU,34-25-1 ATS
Toronto is 10-4 ATS in its last 14 games
Toronto is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games
Toronto is 10-4 SU in its last 14 games
Next up:
Brooklyn home to Miami Thursday, March 3
Toronto home to Detroit Thursday, March 3