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(23-10) Toronto Raptors vs. San Antonio Spurs (27-7)
Date: Tuesday, Jan. 3
Time: 8:30PM EST
Venue: AT&T Center – San Antonio, Texas
NBA Moneyline Odds: Off
NBA Betting Odds: SAS 5.5
NBA Betting Total: 212
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Tuesday night NBA sees two competitors from opposite conferences looking to prove they can hang with the consensus No. 1 seeds throughout the year.
The Toronto Raptors are a clear step behind the Cleveland Cavaliers, but they’re arguably the Eastern Conference’s best shot at dethroning the reigning East champs. The San Antonio Spurs are elite in their own right, but they have to prove they can take down the Golden State Warriors before anyone will name them championship favorites.
Luckily for these two franchises, those big-picture stories will take a backseat to an excellent matchup Tuesday night.
*All statistics, rankings and trends are current as of this writing at 8:00 p.m. ET on Monday, Jan. 3.
Toronto Raptors
The Raptors enter this contest as one of the best offensive teams in the NBA. At this point in the process, they are third in scoring per game, posting an average of 111.2 points on a nightly basis.
As impressive as those raw numbers are, they become even more impressive when you consider the fact that this group runs the 11th-slowest pace in the Association. What does that mean?
It means that their offensive efficiency must be off the charts.
Where do they rank in that category, you ask? Try No. 1 in the NBA.
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Defensively, this group isn’t on the same level, but it’s done enough to nicely complement the elite offense.
So far this season, the Raptors are giving up 103.2 points per game. That number is good enough for 11th in the league.
In terms of defensive efficiency, the Raptors are as middle-of-the-pack as it comes as the No. 15 team in the Association.
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San Antonio Spurs
Speaking of balanced teams, the San Antonio Spurs epitomize that theme.
So far throughout the 2016-17 season, this squad is posting a very middle-of-the-pack 105.4 points per night. That number is good enough for 14th in the league.
But as always, you must consider pace — a category in which the Spurs are jsut 26th in the league.
What does that mean? If you read the section above on Toronto, you already know it means this group is absolutely elite on that side of the floor.
When looking at offensive efficiency, only the Raptors, Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets and Cleveland Cavaliers are better.
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As good as San Antonio is on offense, it’s defense where this team consistently makes a name for itself.
On the year, the Spurs are giving up just 98.3 points per contest. That number is good enough for third in the NBA.
All that said, don’t convince yourself that this is only because of the slow pace, which naturally results in fewer possessions.
San Antonio is also elite in terms of defensive efficiency, where it ranks fourth at this point in the process.
NBA Betting Trends:
- Raptors are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 Tuesday games.
- Raptors are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games following a straight up win.
- Raptors are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Spurs are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 home games.
- Spurs are 6-1 ATS in their last 7 when their opponent allows 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Spurs are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 after allowing 100 points or more in their previous game.
- Spurs are 9-2 ATS in their last 11 games overall.
Free Toronto Raptors vs. San Antonio Spurs NBA Prediction:
This game could very well come down to the wire considering how both of these teams play on each side of the floor. That said, recent trends point to the Spurs.
4* Free NBA Betting Pick: SAS ATS
Give this one to the home team, SU and ATS.
NBA Free Score Prediction: San Antonio Spurs 105 – Toronto Raptors 97
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