Toronto Raptors vs Oklahoma City Thunder 02/09/2022 NBA Odds and Prediction

The streaking Toronto Raptors head to the Paycom Center to take on the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday night.

Toronto has won six straight games to move up to 29-23 SU on the season. With their streak, the Raptors are now just two games off the Atlantic Division lead and are 6th in the Eastern Conference team standings.

Oklahoma continues to struggle with their young lineup as the Thunder have won just four times in their last 18 games. In their most recent game, the Thunder fell to the Golden State Warriors 110-98 to drop to 17-36 SU on the season. OKC has the second-worst record in the Western Conference and the 4th worst overall in the league.

Toronto Raptors

Toronto extended its win streak to six with a 116-10 victory over the Charlotte Hornets on Monday. Pascal Siakam led the Raptors with a double-double of 24 points and 11 rebounds. Meanwhile, Gary Trent Jr. had another big scoring game with 24 while

The Raptors rank 17th in the NBA in scoring at 108.4 points per game this season. They are12th in rebounding at 45.1 boards grabbed per contest and 27th in passing at 22.2 assists per game. Toronto ranks 9th in scoring defense at 106.8 points per game allowed this season.

Oklahoma City Thunder

OKC suffered its second straight loss after dropping a 110-98 assignment to the Golden State Warriors on Monday. The Thunder were led by Lu Dort who had 26 and Darius Bazley who added 20. Rookie Josh Giddey had 16 points and 11 rebounds while playing without Shai Gilgeous-Alexander who is expected to be out of this game as well.

The Thunder are last in the NBA in scoring at 101.0 points per game and in the bottom of the pack in passing at 21.1 assists per game while also grabbing 46.0 boards per contest, 6th in the league this season. OKC’s defense ranks 12th in the league, conceding 107.5 points per game this season.

Who Wins?

Toronto is 6-0 SU in their last six games played. The Raptors are 13-11 SU in 24 road games played this season. Oklahoma City is 4-14 SU in their last 18 games played. The Thunder are 1-7 SU in their last eight games played at home.

The Raptors are rolling right now with six straight wins as the team is starting to get healthy. With their core coming together at the right time, Toronto has found itself within striking distance of the Atlantic Division lead. With just two games separating themselves and the Sixers now is the time to make the move and strike while the iron is hot.

The Thunder played tough and gave the Golden State Warriors a good fight. But like most of their other games, they came up short because of their offensive limitations and ended up losing the game.

OKC should fall into the same trap here against a Toronto team that’s playing its best basketball of the season. Give me the Thunder to give another good fight but the Raptors to outlast them with more firepower.

Prediction: Toronto Raptors

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The Raptors are 6-0 ATS in their last six games played. Toronto is 14-9-1 ATS in 24 road games played this season, 5-0 ATS in their last five games after an ATS win, 5-0 ATS in their last five games after a straight-up win, 20-6 ATS in their last 26 games after allowing 100 or more points in their previous game, and 16-5 ATS in their last 21 games after scoring more than 100 points in their previous game.

The Thunder are 2-0-2 ATS in their last four games when playing on one-day rest, 2-0-3 ATS in their last five home games against an opponent with a winning road record, 2-0-2 ATS in their last four games against an opponent with a winning straight up record, 6-2 ATS in their last eight games after a double-digit loss at home, 9-3 ATS in their last 12 Wednesday games, and 11-5-2 ATS in their last 18 games after a straight-up loss.

Head to head, the Thunder are 7-3 ATS in their last 10 meetings. However, Toronto is 6-2 ATS in their last eight games played in Oklahoma City.

The Thunder have been a good team against the spread this season covering 32 times in 53 games played. However, the absence of their best player and top scorer in Shai Gilgeous-Alexander will be too much for this young team. SGA is averaging 22.7 points per game and OKC is an offensively-challenged team.

Without their top scorer, it’s going to be a long night for the Thunder. Add the fact that the Raptors are in the Top 10 in scoring defense at no. 9 with an average of 106.8 points per game allowed.

Prediction: Raptors -9.5

The total has gone over in six out of the last nine games played by the Raptors. The over is 15-7 in their last 22 games after a straight-up win, 17-8 in their last 25 games after an ATS win, and 8-3 in their last 11 games after a straight-up win of more than 10 points. However, the under is 8-1 in their last nine road games, 4-0 in their last four road games against an opponent with a losing home record, and 5-0 in their last five games against an opponent with a home winning percentage below .400.

The total has gone under in 7 out of the last 11 games of the Thunder, with one push. The under is 5-2 in their last seven games when playing on one day rest, 6-2-1 when their opponent scores 100 or more points in their previous game, 4-1 in their last five Wednesday games, 6-1-1 in their last eight games after a straight-up loss, 4-0 in their last four games after a straight-up loss of more than 10 points, and 7-0-1 in their last eight games after allowing 100 or more points in their previous game.

Despite going over in six out of their last nine games, the Raptors rank 26th in the league in tempo, averaging 95.9 possessions per contest. They are just 17th in the league in scoring at 108.4 points per game this season.

OKC is the lowest-scoring team in the NBA at 101.0 points per game scored this season. The Thunder are one of the top UNDER teams in the NBA with an UNDER record of 31-22 this season, including 15-11 at home.

Compounding OKCs offensive woes is a Toronto defense that has allowed 106 or fewer points thrice in their last five games played. This is going to be a tough night to score for the Thunder and because of that, these teams should hit the under.

Prediction: Under 208.5

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