The Toronto Raptors are on the road at the Indiana Pacers on Monday in the National Basketball Association. The Toronto Raptors come into the game with a 21-36 record on the season. The Raptors last game was on Friday, where they won on the road at Atlanta. The Hawks are 12th in the Eastern Conference standings.
The Indiana Pacers come into the game at 32-25. The Pacers have won back to back games. Indiana is tied with Orlando for sixth in the Eastern Conference. The Pacers also just a game behind Philadelphia for fifth.
The Indiana Pacers come into the game listed at -6.5 at home over the Toronto Raptors.
Raptors Looking to Stay Hot
Toronto is seeking their third straight win. After a weekend off, the Raptors are hoping they can regain their strengths from the big win in Atlanta. The Raptors as a team are scoring 114/2 points per game. That ranks 18th in the National Basketball Association. Toronto is making 47.7% of their shot, but have been one of the worst free throw shooting teams in the league; at 75.2%.
The Raptors are led in scoring by RJ Barrett and Scottie Barnes. Barrett is over 20 points per game, while Barnes is right at 20 per game. Immanuel Quickly is another top scorer for Toronto. He has come over from the Knicks and is averaging 15 points per game.
The Raptors will finish the month of February at home on Wednesday. Toronto will host the Dallas Mavericks. Once March arrives, the Raptors remain at home for games against the Warriors, Hornets and Pelicans. The next road game is March 7th at Phoenix.
Pacers Looking to Keep Pace
The Indiana Pacers are coming off back to back wins, and the win on Sunday saw them score 133 points in the game. The Pacers were led by Myles Turner, who scored a game high 33 points. The Indiana offense continues to be one of the best in all of hte league, with just shy of 124 points per game.
Tyrese Haliburton is the top scorer for the Indiana Pacers this season. The point guard has played in 43 games, and is scoring 21.9 points per game, and dishing out 11.7 assists per game. Pascal Siakam has been with the Pacers for just 16 games, and is right behind him with 21.3 per game.
Indiana will remain at home on Wednesday to take on the New Orleans Pelicans. After that, they are on the road to start March. The Pacers are at the Pelicans on Friday and Spurs on Sunday. The following week, Indiana is at Dallas, before coming home to host Minnesota.
Pacers Beat Raptors
This will be a very interesting basketball game. Toronto is playing good basketball right now. The Pacers think they are a team that can make some big time noise in the postseason. The Pacers love to push the pace. Can the Raptors keep up with that is the biggest question.
We are going to say no on that one. The Pacers win the game by flying up and down the court and nailing shots. We are going to bet the Indiana Pacers -6.5 over the Toronto Raptors on Monday!
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