Golden State Warriors vsToronto Raptors
2019 NBA Finalists Golden State Warriors will host the Toronto Raptors in this cross-conference affair. The game will be played on 22 November at 01:30 AM UTC. Warriors are on a roll right now, losing just two contests out of 16 while Toronto is one game under the 50% win mark.
Best bets on Warriors vs Raptors
Bookmakers from Bet365 think that Money Line is in favor of the Golden State Warriors with odds of 1.30 while Toronto has been given the odds of 3.65 to win this contest. Well, the current records justify these positions since the Warriors are on top of every team this season while the Raptors hold a losing record.
1xBet offers 1.93 for Total 1 Over 111.5 and 1.81 for Total 1 Under 111.5. Well, this is in line with the season average of the Warriors which exceeds 112 and the Raptors defense can be vulnerable.
Betway offers 1.87 for (-7.5) spread in terms of the Warriors assuming that the hosts will blow out the Eastern Conference team.
Golden State Warriors Form
Warriors are on a three-game winning streak and their Eastern Conference road trip brought them a 3-1 record. The team won against the Pistons without superstars Steph Curry and Draymond Green as Jordan Poole lit up the opponents for a bunch of points. Golden State is ranked number in both offensive and defensive efficiency and has blown away most of their opponents by 11 points or more.
Warriors are favorites in most of the games they enter and the victory over the Pistons underscore their dominance. They have done all of this without their All-Star talent Klay Thompson and it seems like that the loaded Western Conference doesn’t faze them.
Toronto Raptors Form
How do we define Raptors season? The team has shown fight but the bench is lean. The team got a much-needed win against the Kings in the last game but high-quality squads have shown them the mirror quite too often. Toronto looks like a 30-35 win team right now but has the talent to rack up more wins. However, it is unlikely that the squad is going to come on top in a much-loaded East this season.
In this particular match-up, the Raptors face the most formidable opponent you could ever face right now in the Warriors. Although the odds are stacked against them, the team is deep at the PF/C position with Siakam-Barnes-Achiuwa-Boucher combination, perhaps the only area where the Raptors hold the aces against Golden State. Can they pull off an upset here with hungry scoring guards like Van Vleet and Gary Trent Jr.?
Possible lineups
- Golden State Warriors Likely Starting Five: C: Kevon Looney, PF: Draymond Green, SF: Andrew Wiggins, SG: Jordan Poole, PG: Stephen Cury;
- Toronto Raptors Likely Starting Five: C: Pascal Siakam, PF: Scottie Barnes SF: OG Anunoby(Questionable) SG: Gary Trent Jr., PG: Fred VanVleet.
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