Boston Celtics – Toronto Raptors Betting Tip, Prediction & Odds | NBA 16.11.2024
Canada’s only team the Toronto Raptors heads into Boston for a date with the defending champions on Saturday night. Can Toronto end a 5-game losing streak or will the Celtics win their 4th home game of the season?
The Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors meet on 16.11.2024, in what will be the 1st of four meeting of the season. The game will be played at the TD Garden (Boston) with the home team Celtics being heavy favorites to win for the 4th time in 5 games.
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Boston Celtics |
Sat, 16.11.2024, 19:00 |
Toronto Raptors |
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Expert Tip |
BOS Celtics -14.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
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Boston Celtics vs Toronto Raptors: Current situation
If it wasn’t for the 13-0 start to the season by the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Boston Celtics would still reign supreme in the Eastern Conference. A couple of losses here and there shouldn’t discourage anyone who backed Boston to repeat as champions. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown are proving their doubters wrong once again, while the reserves have upped their game compared to last season. Boston enters Saturday’s game as the 2nd ranked team in the Eastern Conference.
At 2-10 overall and 0-7 on the road, it is safe to say that the Toronto Raptors are one of, if not the worst team in the NBA right now. Injuries to Immanuel Quickley and Scottie Barners are devastating for a team that doesn’t really have all that much depth to compensate. Former Knick R.J. Barrett is doing his best to keep the Raptors somewhat competitive, but right now it would be best for this team to tank this year and hope for the best in the upcoming 2025 NBA draft.
Boston Celtics Stats & Form
Boston just tied their highest point output in a game this season in a 139-114 victory over the Brooklyn Nets. Tatum and Brown combined for 60 points, while Payton Pritchard connected on 5 threes of the bench in a 23 point effort. This will only be the 6th home game of the season for Boston, they are 3-2 at TD Garden following a loss to Atlanta there earlier in the week.
Toronto Raptors Stats & Form
Toronto has lost 5 straight games, during this stretch they are posting the 4th worst Net Rating in the NBA at -10.5 points. They are also 25th in offensive rating and 26th in defensive rating after getting beat by the Milwaukee Bucks 99-85. Facing a team like Boston in search of their first road win is not ideal, the Raptors have failed to record a victory in their first 7 away games this season.
Boston Celtics vs Toronto Raptors: Head-to-Head
Boston has thoroughly dominated this match-up dating back to the 2021-22 season. Since then the Celtics have swept the last 2 regular season series, winning 8 meetings in a row. The average margin of victory in those games was 8.5 points. The Cs have covered the spread in 7 of those 10 games, while scoring an average of almost 8 points per game more than the Raptors.
Boston Celtics – Toronto Raptors Odds
Similarly to their last home game against Atlanta, the Celtics are clear-cut favorites here and odds of 1/10 for a home win prove just that. If you feel like the Raptors have a punchers chance here, you can back them to get a victory here at 9/1 odds.
The point total has been set at 223.5 points, with odds of 10/11 supporting either the over or the under.
Top 3 Betting Odds
| Boston Celtics vs Toronto Raptors Betting Tip | Odds |
| Boston Celtics -14.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
| Over 223.5 Total Points | 10/11 |
| Toronto Raptors +14.5 Point Spread | 10/11 |
Betting tip and prediction: Boston Celtics vs Toronto Raptors (16.11.2024)
Losing to Atlanta as 14.5 point favorites was not a good look for Boston, especially since the Hawks were without their best player Trae Young. A response followed in the 139-114 win over Brooklyn, we are expecting a similar effort on Saturday against Toronto. Even if the Raptors were at full strength this would not be a fair contest, right now they are lacking two quality starters in Quickley and Barnes. This team has been an underdog in all 12 games played this season, they’ve recorded just 2 wins in those games. You’ll find the Raptors near the bottom in most statistical categories when doing your analysis here, it’s really hard to pinpoint anything that they could use against the Celtics here. We’ve seen the Celtics take their foot off the gas pedal in a few games this season, but this game being played at TD Garden, we think they will want to put on a show for the home fans. In 2 of the last 3 meetings in Boston, the home team came out on top by 23 and 19 points. Look for more of the same to happen on Saturday.
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Expert Tip |
BOS Celtics -14.5 Point Spread |
Odds 10/11 |
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