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Toronto Raptors vs. Brooklyn Nets
If familiarity breeds contempt, there should be animosity aplenty on Friday when the Toronto Raptors and the Brooklyn Nets meet at Barclays Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Nets as -4-point favorites versus the Raptors, while the game's total opened at 226.
Brooklyn lost its last outing, a 130-108 result against the Pelicans on October 19. The Nets failed to cover in that game as a -3-point favorite, while the 238 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Toronto was a 108-105 winner in its last match at home against the Cavaliers. They covered the -2.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 213 sent UNDER bettors to the payout window.
Toronto:
Team record: 1-0 SU,1-0 ATS
Toronto is 3-6 ATS in its last 9 games
Toronto is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games
Brooklyn:
Team record: 0-1 SU,0-1 ATS
Brooklyn is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games
Brooklyn is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Brooklyn's last 12 games
Next up:
Toronto at Miami Saturday, October 22
Brooklyn at Memphis Monday, October 24