LiontipsToronto vs Washington. Predictions and Betting Tips for NBA
Command Analysis
Three days ago Toronto managed to put an end to their string of defeats. In the most recent match Nick Nurse's men recorded a victory over Milwaukee (97:93). Raptors got advantage out of Giannis Antetokounmpo's absence. 29 points of Fred VanVleet and 20 points of Pascal Siakam helped the team to beat the Bucks.
After a victory over the Bucks Toronto surely wants to extend the winning streak. But Canadians are in a shaky form. They lack consistency. For example, they recently suffered home defeats to Memphis (91:98) and Boston (97:109).
At the current moment Washington Wizards are at the 4th spot in the Eastern conference standings. Wes Unseld managed to build a great team. During the off-season Wizards made no signings. But head coach managed to edge everything out of Montrezl Harrell, Kyle Kuzma and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope. Those players were dismissed from their previous clubs, but they became the key players at the capital.
In the most recent match Washington suffered a defeat to Cleveland (101:116), but before that they managed to beat Minnesota (115:107) and Dallas (120:114).
Trends
СтавкаPascal Siakam: total over 6,5 rebounds
Cameroonian player averages 7,4 rebounds per game at home matches
СтавкаFred VanVleet: total over 19,5 points
Fred averages 20,2 points per game on away matches
Tip and bets
Teams played two head-to-head matches in the current season and exchanged away victories. Wizards lost the most recent match, but now they have a great chance to get revenge. Toronto have no significant advantage right now. Moreover, Nurse's men are looking weak at home games. At this point of the season they lost 8 of 11 games at Scotiabank Arena.
We think that Washington will be able to beat the Raptors. Unseld's men are looking good on away matches.
Our prediction - Washington to win (Including OT)
In recent matches Washington failed to score more than 100 points. But it was not always like that. For example, they managed to score 121 points in the match against Detroit. Taking that into account, we think that we will see a high-scoring game.
Our second bet is on total over 210,5 points
