NBA Thursday: New York Knicks at Toronto Raptors

In the National Basketball Association; two teams heading in opposite directions will get together on Thursday night. The New York Knicks are on the road at the Toronto Raptors. The New York Knicks are 23-32 on the season, which is 11th in the Eastern Conference. The Knicks have dropped four straight games, and lost their top scorer Kristaps Porzingis for the rest of the season.

The Toronto Raptors blew out the Boston Celtics on Tuesday night, and moved to within a game of the top record in the Eastern Conference. The Raptors are 37-16 on the season, and 22-4 when playing at home. The Raptors are -12 over the New York Knicks on Thursday night.

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The Toronto Raptors have won three straight games, over the Trail Blazers, Grizzlies and Celtics. In those three games, Toronto is scoring 113 points per game. On the season, Toronto ranks 3rd in the league withp scorer for the Toronto  111.4 points per game. The defense for Toronto ranks 9th in the league, as they are allowing opponents to score 103.6 per game.

The top scorer for the Toronto Raptors is DeMar DeRozan with 24.2 points per game. His guard mate is Kyle Lowry with 16.7 points per game. Serge Ibaka is the third top scorer for the Raptors with 12.8 points per game. Toronto is looking to grab that top seed in all of the Eastern Conference, and pass their win total from a season ago. The Raptors need to finish 15-14 to beat their win total.

Knicks Hurting in 2018

The New York Knicks are going to be in for a long season to finish the year. Enes Kanter will miss this game, and Kristaps Porzingis is out for the rest of the season. Porzingis leaves the team with 22.7 points and 6.6 rebounds per game. Kanter is third on the team, as the big man is scoring 14.1 points per game, and ripping down 10.6 rebounds per game.

The Knicks have lost four straight games at Boston, Milwaukee and then at home to the Hawks and Bucks. The Knicks are just four games ahead of the Brooklyn Nets for fourth in the Atlantic Division. New York won 31 games a season ago, so 9-18 would surpass their win total.

Raptors Whip Knicks

The Toronto Raptors are going to roll all over the New York Knicks in this game. The guard play of the Toronto Raptors is way too much. The Knicks are about as beat up as any team in the league now. The post presence for New York is going to be interesting to see. Michael Beasley and Tim Hardaway Jr are going to be counted on to score more points. When you are betting this game, there is no way you can NOT take the Toronto Raptors. Bet the Raptors -12 over the Knicks on Thursday night.

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