Celtics vs Raptors NBA Handicapping

Courtesy of OddsShark.com

The Boston Celtics and the Toronto Raptors will both be trying to pick up a win on Friday when they battle at Air Canada Centre.

Oddsmakers currently have the Celtics listed as 7-point favorites versus the Raptors, while the game's total is sitting at 177½.

Boston won its last outing, an 88-86 result against the Hawks on April 11. The Celtics failed to cover in that game as a 2.5-point favorite, while the 174 combined points took the game UNDER the total.

The Raptors were a 93-75 loser in their most recent outing at home against the 76ers. They failed to cover the 4.5-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (168) made winners of UNDER bettors.

Boston:
Team record: 34-24 SU, 29-28-1 ATS
Current streak: won 4 straight games.

is 13-2 SU in its last 15 games when playing Toronto
is 9-2 SU in its last 11 games
is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games on the road
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of last 5 games when playing Toronto

When playing on Friday are 7-3
Before playing New Jersey are 7-3
After playing Atlanta are 8-2
After a win are 8-2

Toronto:
Team record: 20-39 SU, 32-26-1 ATS
Current streak: lost 4 straight games.

The total has gone UNDER in 6 of last 7 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of last 6 games at home
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of last 5 games when playing Boston
The total has gone OVER in 8 of last 12 games when playing Boston

When playing on Friday are 5-5
Before playing Atlanta are 2-8
After playing Philadelphia are 3-7
After a loss are 4-6

Next up:
Boston at New Jersey, Saturday, April 14
Toronto at Atlanta, Sunday, April 15