The Toronto Raptors will be looking to halt a two-game straight-up losing streak on the road when they face Oklahoma City on Wednesday night to open a home-and-home series with the slumping Thunder.
The Raptors are coming off a dominating performance in Monday’s 128-92 rout of the last-place New York Knicks as 12.5-point home chalk on the NBA odds at sportsbooks monitored by OddsShark.com. But the club has struggled with consistency of late, posting SU wins in just six of 11 contests ahead of Wednesday night’s Raptors vs. Thunder betting matchup at Chesapeake Energy Arena.
Toronto’s recent struggles began with a 112-107 loss in Detroit on March 3. The Raptors briefly rebounded with a pair of lopsided victories in New Orleans and Miami, but followed that up with possibly their worst performance of the season in a 126-101 road loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers before suffering yet another road loss to the Pistons, falling 110-107 as 1.5-point underdogs last weekend.
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Complicating matters for Toronto is the uncertain status of Kyle Lowry, who suffered a right ankle injury late in Monday’s victory over the Knicks and remains questionable for Wednesday night’s date with the Thunder.
An injury to his left ankle forced Lowry to miss two of the Raptors’ past three outings, and his absence has been particularly felt on the road with the team going 3-5 SU in eight away dates this season with their star point guard out of the lineup.
However, Kawhi Leonard is expected to return to the lineup after being held out of Monday’s contest for load management reasons, and Serge Ibaka is also eligible to return after serving a three-game suspension.
The Raptors could use the additional help after posting SU and against the spread losses in their past three meetings with the Thunder, including a 124-107 defeat as 3.5-point underdogs in their last visit to Oklahoma City in December 2017. However, the Raptors could be well positioned to end that slide against a Thunder squad that enters Wednesday’s clash riding a three-game SU and ATS losing streak.
The Thunder are coming off a 116-107 loss to the visiting Miami Heat as 5.5-point favourites on Monday, extending a worrisome 5-10 SU run that has dumped them into a tie for fifth place in the Western Conference standings alongside the red-hot San Antonio Spurs.
Oklahoma City has also emerged as a massive betting disappointment during their current swoon, failing to cover in three straight while going 3-12 ATS at online betting sites in its past 15 games. However, the Thunder are undefeated SU and ATS in their last three visits to Toronto, where the two teams will meet on Friday night.
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