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Toronto Raptors vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Toronto Raptors and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be gunning for a victory on Friday when they meet at Crypto.com Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -1-point favorites versus the Raptors, while the game's total opened at 224.
In their last action, Los Angeles was a 112-103 winner at home against the Grizzlies. They covered the +1.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (215) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
In their last action, Toronto was a 108-100 loser on the road against the Clippers. They failed to cover the +2.5-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (208) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Toronto:
Team record: 32-35 SU,33-34 ATS
Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
Toronto is 3-7 ATS in its last 10 games on the road
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Los Angeles:
Team record: 32-34 SU,32-32-2 ATS
LA Lakers is 6-2 ATS in its last 8 games
LA Lakers is 6-2 SU in its last 8 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of LA Lakers's last 8 games
Next up:
Toronto home to Denver Tuesday, March 14
Los Angeles home to New York Sunday, March 12