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Toronto Raptors vs. Los Angeles Lakers
The Toronto Raptors and the Los Angeles Lakers will both be trying to pick up a win on Tuesday when they battle at Crypto.com Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -5-point favorites versus the Raptors, while the game's total opened at 230.5.
Los Angeles won its last outing, a 106-103 result against the Clippers on January 07. The Lakers covered in that game as a +4.5-point underdog, while the 209 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
In their last action, Toronto was a 133-118 winner on the road against the Warriors. They covered the +2-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (251) was profitable news for OVER bettors.
Toronto:
Team record: 15-21 SU,17-18-1 ATS
Toronto is 5-2 ATS in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games
Toronto is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
Los Angeles:
Team record: 19-19 SU,17-21 ATS
LA Lakers is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone OVER in 10 of LA Lakers's last 14 games
LA Lakers is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next up:
Toronto at Los Angeles Wednesday, January 10
Los Angeles home to Phoenix Thursday, January 11