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New York Knicks vs. Toronto Raptors
The New York Knicks and the Toronto Raptors will meet on the court at Scotiabank Arena on Friday in a battle of division rivals.
Oddsmakers opened the Raptors as -2.5-point favorites versus the Knicks, while the game's total opened at 221.
The Raptors were a 104-101 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Bucks. They failed to cover the -5.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score (205) made winners of UNDER bettors.
New York was a 117-114 winner in its last match at home against the Spurs. They failed to cover the -10.5-point spread as favorites, while the total score of 231 sent OVER bettors to the payout window.
New York:
Team record: 18-14 SU,17-13-2 ATS
New York is 11-5 ATS in its last 16 games
New York is 11-5 SU in its last 16 games
The total has gone OVER in 7 of New York's last 9 games
Toronto:
Team record: 14-18 SU,16-16 ATS
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
Toronto is 1-6 ATS in its last 7 games at home
Next up:
New York home to Milwaukee Monday, January 9
Toronto home to Portland Sunday, January 8