The Toronto Raptors will be looking to extend their longest straight-up win streak of the season to 10 games on Thursday when they close out a three-game road trip in Indiana as 3.5-point favourites on the NBA odds at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com.
Toronto rallied to overcome a 15-point deficit in the third quarter to claim a 116-102 win over the Brooklyn Nets as a 9-point road favourite on Tuesday, and has now scored over 100 points in 20 straight outings ahead of Thursday night’s Raptors versus Pacers betting matchup at Bankers Life Fieldhouse.
The team has averaged 115.95 points per game during its current high-scoring stretch, but has produced mixed results in totals betting with the OVER prevailing just twice in its past nine outings overall, but going 5-3-0 in its past eight road contests.
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The Raptors have also climbed to the top of the Eastern standings during their torrid 18-2 SU run, but continue to lag on the 2018 NBA championship odds at an attractive +1100. However, they have emerged as a reliable wager, picking up against-the-spread wins in 13 of 17 outings, and have covered six times during their current seven-game SU win streak on the road.
While the Raptors have looked in playoff form during their current tear, they have struggled in recent visits to Indiana, going winless SU and ATS in their past four, including a pair of road losses during a hard-fought first-round playoff series two years ago. Toronto escaped with a 120-115 win as a 7-point favourite in its last home date with the Pacers, back on Dec. 1, but remains a dismal 2-7 ATS in the past nine overall meetings.
The Pacers return home after sweeping a brief two-game road trip, capped by a 101-98 win against Philadelphia as 6.5-point underdogs on Tuesday. With that victory, Indiana extended its current solid run to 10-3 SU and ATS, lifting it past the struggling Cleveland Cavaliers into sole possession of third place in the Eastern Conference, 10.5 games back of the Raptors.
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Following Thursday’s contest the Raptors immediately return home for a Friday night date with the Dallas Mavericks, and host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday.
The Raptors have taken four of five from Dallas, including a dominating 100-78 win in the Mavericks’ last visit to the Air Canada Centre a year ago, but dropped a 98-93 decision as 6-point road favourites on Boxing Day. A day later, the club suffered a 124-107 defeat in Oklahoma City as 3.5-point underdogs, marking its third loss by a double-digit margin in four dates with the Thunder.
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