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The Toronto Raptors (9-12) visit the Brooklyn Nets (14-9) Friday for a 7:30 p.m. ET tip-off at Barclays Center. It’s the first meeting between the two this season and they won’t play each other again at least until the second half of the schedule is released for March and beyond. Below, we analyze the Raptors-Nets NBA odds and lines, with picks and predictions.
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Raptors at Nets: Odds, spread and lines
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Money line
: Raptors +155 (bet $100 to win $155) Nets -190 (bet $190 to win $100)Against the spread/ATS: Raptors +4.5 (-110) Nets -4.5 (-110)Over/Under: 240.5 (O: -110 U: -110)Raptors at Nets: Key injuries
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Raptors at Nets: Odds, lines, predictions and picks
Prediction
Raptors 128, Nets 126
Money line (ML)
The RAPTORS (+155) need to be taken with the excellent money line value coming off their 123-108 and 115-102 wins over the Orlando Magic. Of course, the Nets are vastly superior to the Magic, but the Raptors offense is finally getting some consistency and matches up well against Brooklyn’s all-offense, no-defense style.
Sportsbook Lines History
Toronto is No. 1 in 3-point attempts, No. 2 in 3-pointers made and eighth in 3-point shooting percentage. The Nets, who are first in field-goal percentage and second in 3-point percentage, allow the 11th- and seventh-best percentages, respectively, to their opponents.
Brooklyn isn’t yet the juggernaut it was expected to become after acquiring G James Harden from the Houston Rockets. Since that pivotal Jan. 14 day, the Nets are 7-3; they’ve allowed 120-plus points in eight of the 10 games. Both teams want this to be a 3-point chuck-off, but that turns it into more of a coin-flip game for betting purposes.
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Against the spread (ATS)
The RAPTORS +4.5 (-110) are a much better play with the insurance of 4 points in the event of a loss. SG Fred VanVleet had a franchise-record 54 points on 11-for-14 3-point shooting in the last game against the Wizards. While that’s not going to be the new norm for Toronto, his teammates should rally around him for at least the next few games.
Confidence is rising for the 2018-19 NBA champions and the Nets are sleepwalking their way through the regular season on the defensive end. The Raps are a perfect team to take advantage of that.
Over/Under (O/U)
Las Vegas Insider Odds
Brooklyn has hit the Over in nine of its last 10 games to improve to 17-6 against the number for the season.
Five Dimes Sportsbook Lines
Based on the above picks and that hard trend, back the OVER 241.5 (-110) and stop sweating it early in the fourth quarter.
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