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Toronto Raptors vs. New York Knicks
The Toronto Raptors and the New York Knicks will both be gunning for a victory on Saturday when they meet at Madison Square Garden.
Oddsmakers opened the Knicks as -7.5-point favorites versus the Raptors, while the game's total opened at 230.
Last time out for New York, they were a 113-109 winner as they battled the Wizards at home. The Knicks failed to cover in the match as a -12-point favorite, while 222 combined points moved the game UNDER for totals bettors.
In their last action, Toronto was a 116-110 loser at home against the Bulls. They failed to cover the +2-point spread as underdogs, while the combined score (226) was profitable news for UNDER bettors.
Toronto:
Team record: 16-26 SU,20-21-1 ATS
Toronto is 1-5 SU in its last 6 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of Toronto's last 12 games
Toronto is 4-2 ATS in its last 6 games on the road
New York:
Team record: 25-17 SU,23-18-1 ATS
New York is 7-3 ATS in its last 10 games
New York is 8-2 SU in its last 10 games
The total has gone UNDER in 9 of New York's last 10 games
Next up:
Toronto home to Memphis Monday, January 22
New York at Brooklyn Tuesday, January 23