Atlanta Hawks at Toronto Raptors Free NBA Picks - Odds and Predictions

Atlanta Hawks at Toronto Raptors Free NBA Picks - Odds and Predictions

Keith F
Date: December 29, 7:30 pm
Location: Air Canada Centre
TV: TSN2

Betting Odds

Point Spread: Toronto -11.5
Total: 216.5

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The Atlanta Hawks will travel to the Great White North to face off with the Toronto Raptors at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Ontario for an Eastern Conference collision. Tip-off is scheduled for 7:35 PM ET and set to be aired on both FSN and TSN2. This conference series has been one that has been quite well-balanced. Each team has won three of the previous six outings between the two combatants. Most recently, Toronto were the victors when they hosted the Hawks on Thanksgiving weekend and defeated them 112-78 in a crushing defeat.
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Atlanta Hawks at Toronto Raptors Overview<br />
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The Hawks come in off their second consecutive win as they took down the Washington Wizards at home on Wednesday. The Hawks have now covered in their third straight game and for the fifth time in the previous six fixtures. Toronto has lost two in a row after winning six straight before that. On Wednesday, the Raps were handed an ugly 124-107 loss on the road at Oklahoma City.
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Atlanta at Toronto NBA Key Betting Trends<br />
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The two teams are comparable in the wins and losses when it comes to going against the spread.
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The Hawks come in at 19-14-1 ATS whilst the Raptors are 19-14 ATS.
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Though the two records are nearly identical, the overall bodies of work of both outfits is far contrasting.
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Toronto owns one of the best records in the Eastern Conference at 23-10 SU whilst Atlanta sits among the worst at 9-25 SU. What is of most importance is the notion of home court advantage.
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Toronto has always been known as a tough team to beat in the Air Canada Centre and this season they may have taken the cake.
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The Raptors are 12-1 SU at home. Atlanta is 3-14 SU on the road.
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Public Money<br />
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In this market we saw the line open half of a point higher to indicate an early lean on Atlanta but analytics argue otherwise. 83% of the cash and 67% of the tickets are in on the Raptors in this market. On the Money Line, Atlanta comes in as a +525 road dog while the Raptors require serious juice as a -833 home favorite. In Over/Under markets, the number sits at 216.5 after moving upward by two points thanks to action on the Over. 94% of the cash and 83% of the tickets are with the Over in this market to confirm these revelations.
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Atlanta Hawks at Toronto Raptors Pick

As we have championed previously, when you back the Raptors in the Air Canada Centre you will pay to do so. Given the fact Toronto has been virtually unbeatable in the Great White North, you can rest assured this is gospel. When the Raps are hosting one of the East’s worst teams which a poor road record, this circumstance is magnified. Very simply, the point spread is hyper-inflated and we can take advantage of a clear-cut overlay. Take the points.

Free Pick: Take Atlanta +11
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