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The Toronto Raptors (12-11) are just 1.5-point favorites as they attempt to continue a three-game home winning streak when they host the Boston Celtics (19-5) on Monday, December 5, 2022 at Scotiabank Arena. The contest airs at 7:30 PM ET on TSN and NBCS-BOS. The matchup has an over/under of 227.5 points.
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Game Info, Betting Lines for Raptors vs. Celtics
- Game Day: Monday, December 5, 2022
- Game Time: 7:30 PM ET
- TV Channel: TSN and NBCS-BOS
- Location: Toronto, Ontario
- Arena: Scotiabank Arena
| Favorite | Spread | Total |
|---|---|---|
| Raptors | -1.5 | 227.5 |
Raptors Betting Stats & Information
- The Raptors are 9-3 in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 75% of those games).
- When playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -120 or shorter, Toronto has gone 9-3 (75% win percentage).
- The Raptors are 13-10-0 ATS this season.
- The Raptors are 7-5 against the spread when favored by 1.5 points or more this season.
- Toronto’s average point total in outings this season is 220.3, 7.2 points below the over/under in this game.
- Out of the Raptors’ 24 games with a set total, 11 have hit the over (45.8%).
Boston Betting Stats & Info
- This is the first time the Celtics will play as underdogs this season.
- Boston has not entered a game this season with longer moneyline odds than +101.
- The Celtics are 15-9-0 against the spread this year.
- The average over/under in Boston’s games this year is six more points than the point total of 227.5 for this outing.
- Celtics games have gone over the total 15 times this year.
Raptors vs. Celtics Season Stat Comparison
| Raptors Rank | Raptors AVG | Celtics AVG | Celtics Rank | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19th | 110.9 | Points Scored | 120.8 | 1st |
| 7th | 109.5 | Points Allowed | 112.7 | 13th |
| 12th | 43.7 | Rebounds | 42.2 | 24th |
| 3rd | 12.9 | Off. Rebounds | 8 | 27th |
| 24th | 10.7 | 3pt Made | 16.8 | 1st |
| 24th | 23.3 | Assists | 27 | 9th |
| 3rd | 12.8 | Turnovers | 13.3 | 6th |
This Matchup’s Impact Players
Toronto Raptors Leaders
- The scoring leader for the Raptors this season is OG Anunoby (among active players), who averages 19.3 points, 5.8 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game.
- Fred VanVleet contributes with 16.8 points, 6.6 assists and 3.4 rebounds a game, and Scottie Barnes adds 14.2 points, five assists and 6.8 rebounds per outing.
- VanVleet makes more threes per game than any other (active) member of the Raptors, knocking down shots from beyond the arc at a clip of 2.9 per contest.
Boston Celtics Leaders
- Jayson Tatum averages 30.7 points per game. He also records 8.1 rebounds and averages 4.3 assists per game.
- Marcus Smart adds 11.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 7.7 assists per game to the team’s cause.
- Tatum is dependable from deep with 3.3 made threes per game.
