The Los Angeles Lakers (42-33) are strongly favored, by 12.5 points, over the Toronto Raptors (23-51) on April 2, 2024 at Scotiabank Arena. The Raptors are sputtering right now, having lost 13 in a row and going 0-10 in their past 10 games. The matchup has an over/under set at 235.5 points.
Keep reading to dig into the best bets you can place on Tuesday’s game, based on our computer predictions.
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Spread: Raptors (+12.5) to Cover
- The model favors the Lakers by 5.7 points, a much smaller margin than the 12.5-point spread set by DraftKings. Take the Raptors to cover.
- Toronto’s ATS record is 31-42-1 this season.
- The Raptors have covered the spread once this year (1-2 ATS) when playing as at least 12.5-point underdogs.
- Los Angeles has a 35-40-0 record against the spread this season.
- The Lakers have been favored by 12.5 points or more two times this season, and covered the spread in one of those games.
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Total: Under 235.5
- The model projects a total 2.4 points lower than the one set by DraftKings for this matchup.
- Los Angeles’ games have had more than 235.5 points scored on 42 occasions this year.
- Toronto’s games have had over 235.5 points 31 times this season.
- A total of 41 out of the Lakers’ 75 games this season have gone over the point total.
- The Raptors and their opponents have combined to go over the point total 36 out of 74 times this season.
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Moneyline Winner: Lakers (-950)
- Prediction: Lakers 119, Raptors 114
- This season, Los Angeles has won 28 out of the 42 games, or 66.7%, in which it has been favored.
- Toronto has won in 10, or 19.6%, of the 51 contests it has been named as the odds-on underdog this year.
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Austin Reaves Rebounds Prop: Over 4.5
- Austin Reaves puts up 16.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 5.6 assists per contest. At the other end, he averages 0.8 steals and 0.3 blocks.
- He has grabbed 4.4 boards per game, which is less than his prop bet in Tuesday’s game (4.5).
- This will be his 55th game with a rebound prop this season, and so far he has hit the over on 27 occasions.
- In 2023-24, the Raptors are 21st in the league in rebounds (42.5 per game) and fifth-worst in rebounds allowed (45.1).
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Kelly Olynyk Points Prop: Over 12.5
- Kelly Olynyk is averaging 8.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game. He is draining 56.2% of his shots from the field.
- Olynyk is averaging 8.1 points per game this season, 4.4 less than his points prop on Tuesday.
- So far this season, Olynyk is 23-for-51 at going over the total set for his points prop.
- The Lakers are putting up 117.7 points per game (eighth-ranked in NBA) this year, while allowing 117.5 points per contest (23rd-ranked).
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