Toronto Raptors vs New York Knicks Picks and Odds Dec 10
Toronto Raptors vs New York Knicks Betting Preview
WagerTalk NBA handicapper Andy Lang offers his Toronto Raptors vs New York Knicks betting preview for Friday, December 10. At the time of posting, the Raptors are holding steady as a 1.5-point home favorite over the visiting Knicks, with the total sitting at 207.5 points.
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Toronto Raptors vs New York Knicks Predictions
- Toronto Raptors -1.5 vs New York Knicks
- Total: 207.5 Points
- The Knicks have lost each of their last nine trips to Toronto
- The over has cashed in each of the Raptors’ last five games.
The Knicks started in San Antonio on Tuesday and stopped off in Indiana for a quick 20 point loss and will end up in Toronto on Friday as the have been racking up the frequent flyer miles along with the losses the last 10 days. The Raptors are looking to get back on the winning side after a loss to OKC, but they’ve lost 8 out of 12 so let’s figure out how to profit off these two struggling Eastern Conference foes.
Both these teams have performed about how I expected coming into this season…no consistency from either team, both around .500 or worse, both towards the bottom in pace of play, both well below .500 ATS and both without a real identity. If we’re trying to isolate specific weaknesses in each team I can point to Toronto’s struggles to defend the shooting guards and small forwards, which could mean good things for Fournier and Barrett, but depending on them is not something I would like to do very often.
The Knicks just struggle with putting everything together night after night. They are 19th in scoring and 17th in opponent scoring, and what seems to be happening is they don’t do anything at an elite level which means they don’t have anything to lean on when games get close, and what we are starting to see is cracks in their defense. Opponents have put up 109 or more in five straight games, and I think that trend may continue on Friday.
The Knicks are looking tired, and that is flaring up on the defensive end and the Raptors just gave up 110 points at home to a bad Thunder team. So with those factors in play, I’m looking to play the over. They played earlier this season to a 113-104 final where both teams got scoring contributions across the board and I think this game goes a similar route. This may not be an exciting game to watch, but I’ll expect both teams to score over 100 points and get over the total.
OFFICIAL PLAY: OVER 207.5
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Toronto Raptors vs New York Knicks from The GoldSheet
Toronto took the first meeting against New York this season, a 113-104 victory at Madison Square Garden back on Nov. 1, when Raptor F OG Anunoby had a career-high 36 points. Toronto also outrebounded the Knicks 48-41, held a +8 turnover edge and made 93% of its FTs. That was the first Raptor cover in New York since 2019, but the Knicks are 0-9 SU in last 9 visits to the Scotiabank Arena, with the Raptors covering the last 8 of those. Tough ask for a NY squad that’s lost 4 of last 5 SU with HC Tom Thibodeau seeing his defense shredded (29th in efficiency last 5) but must note Anunoby unavailable this time around (5 straight overs as well). Play the Over.
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