Toronto Raptors vs Washington Wizards Prediction: Will the Raptors improve their statistics in a home game?

Toronto expectedly lost away to Boston and fell behind the mark of 50% of victories. Will the Raptors improve their statistics in a home game against Washington, one of the main outsiders at the beginning of the season? Let's pick three bets for this game.

The Raptors are starting 4-5, but with all the changes in the lineup and on the coaching bench, you'd expect much worse. The team is a top-10 defense - 109.4 points per game - and is showing that they are capable of fighting for at least a play-in round.

Toronto is certainly no match for Boston, so the Raptors' hopeless loss at TD Garden last game was no surprise. 94:117 - the Canadian team, as they say, lost on all accounts.

Wizards also changed a lot in the offseason, but the capital team is closer to rebuilding than fighting for at least a play-in. Washington is 2-7 in the basement of the East table, ahead of only Detroit.

In the previous game, the team faced Brooklyn on the road and lost the whole game, and although they evened the score at the beginning of the fourth quarter, in the end, they had almost no chance of success - 94:102.

Washington's problem is a lack of game balance. Wes Unseld's team demonstrates the first pace in the league and ranks fifth in offensive efficiency rating, but they are absolutely the worst on defense. So Toronto, despite not having the most attractive offensive stats so far, will surely be able to improve them. Let's bet on the Raptors and total over. The Canadiens beat Washington 134:98 in the preseason, and we expect something similar this time.