Toronto Raptors vs Boston Celtics
Stadium: Scotiabank Arena (Toronto)
16.01.2025 03:30
Prediction for the NBA match which will take place on January 16. Who will turn out to be stronger? Check the team conditions! Several betting options are available.
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The Raptors also played their last game at home and unexpectedly managed to beat Golden State. The Warriors couldn't count on Draymond Green, but Steph Curry was in good health. Nevertheless, Darko Rajakovic's team survived until the end, where they were stronger - 104:101. Scotty Barnes was the top scorer for the Canadiens with 23 points; center Jakub Pöltl had a double-double with 13 points and 13 rebounds.
This win was only the ninth for Toronto since the start of the championship, with 31 losses. The Raptors are 13th in the Eastern Conference standings, ahead of only Charlotte and Washington.
Boston Celtics
Celtics are second in the East and are second only to Cleveland. The team played their previous game at home against the last team in the Western Conference, New Orleans, and unexpectedly ran into problems. Leading by one point, Boston gave the ball to the opponent, but CJ McCollum did not score a shot for the victory. The result was 120:119. The Celtics still brought the balance of victories to 28-11.
Interestingly, before that Boston lost to Sacramento at home at TD Garden with a double-digit score difference - 97:114. Overall, the reigning champion has six defeats in the last 13 games.
H2H Meetings
Boston beat Toronto twice at home this season - 125:71 and 126:123 (114:114) in overtime.
Since December 2022, Toronto has only one win over Boston with 12 losses.
Expert Betting Tips
We should not forget that Boston, being one of the best offenses this season, is also high on defense - currently on the sixth line with a 108.7 points per game average. So to the Celtics' victory in the upcoming game, which is an obvious outcome, we add a total under points scored.
Handicap 2 (+13.5) for 1.87
Total Under 229.5 for 1.91
Total Under 229.5 for 2.01
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