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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Toronto Raptors

A winning streak will be on the line for the Toronto Raptors on Friday when they battle the Los Angeles Lakers at Scotiabank Arena.

Oddsmakers opened the Raptors as -8-point favorites versus the Lakers, while the game's total opened at 225.

In their last action, Toronto was a 103-100 winner on the road against the Clippers. They covered the -2.5-point spread as favorites, while the combined score (203) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.

Los Angeles lost its last outing, a 124-104 result against the Timberwolves on March 16. The Lakers failed to cover in that game as a +8.5-point underdog, while the 228 combined points took the game UNDER the total.

Los Angeles:
Team record: 29-40 SU,28-41 ATS
Current Streak: lost 3 straight games.
LA Lakers is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
LA Lakers is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
LA Lakers is 0-5 ATS in its last 5 games on the road

Toronto:
Team record: 39-30 SU,39-29-1 ATS
Current Streak: won 5 straight games.
Toronto is 5-0 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 5-0 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 9 games

Next up:
Los Angeles at Washington Saturday, March 19
Toronto at Philadelphia Sunday, March 20