Toronto Raptors vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction: Moneyline, Props & SGP (Nov 2)
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Toronto Raptors vs Los Angeles Clippers Prediction: Moneyline, Props & SGP (Nov 2)

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Moneyline PickToronto Raptors (-193)
Player PropScottie Barnes Over 22.5 Points
Same Game Parlay (Bet Builder)Raptors -4.5 + Over 220.5 Points + Immanuel Quickley Over 2.5 Three-Pointers (+400)
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Toronto Raptors vs Los Angeles Clippers Main Match Info

Toronto Raptors vs Los Angeles Clippers Moneyline Prediction

The Raptors (3-3) are on their first losing streak of the season after falling 131-125 to the Los Angeles Lakers on Sunday, following a 121-114 loss to the Orlando Magic in the NBA Cup on Friday. Toronto is 1-2 on the road so far.

The Clippers (1-5) are in an even tougher position. They haven’t won since their season-opening 121-96 victory over the Sacramento Kings and enter this matchup fresh off a 124-112 loss to the Golden State Warriors, which extended their losing skid to five games.

With Toronto losing three of its last four and Los Angeles dropping five in a row, neither team arrives with much momentum. The result could come down to which side defends more effectively, and the Raptors have a clear edge in that department. They sit fifth in defensive rating (107.3), compared with the Clippers’ 18th-place mark (112.3).

Los Angeles also ranks 28th in scoring (106.5 points per game) and allows opponents to shoot 48.6% from the floor (27th). Given their struggles at both ends of the court, the Raptors look like the stronger side. Toronto ranks seventh in opponent field goal percentage (43.5%) and 10th in points scored per game (118.2).

Toronto Raptors vs Los Angeles Clippers Player Prop

Scottie Barnes has been the Raptors’ go-to scoring weapon in Kawhi Leonard’s absence (knee), and the numbers back that up. The star forward has scored at least 23 points in five of his six appearances this season. He’s averaging 24.8 points per game, but that figure would be higher had he not gone scoreless against the Minnesota Timberwolves on October 25.

Barnes has scored more than 25 points in each of his last three games since that loss to Minnesota. He should be able to take advantage of a favourable matchup against a Clippers defence that allows opponents to shoot 48.6% from the floor.

Toronto Raptors vs Los Angeles Clippers Same Game Parlay

I’m backing the Raptors to cover the -4.5 spread against a Clippers side that lets opponents shoot 48.6% from the floor. Toronto has also won all three of its victories this season by double digits. I’m pairing that pick with the over 220.5 points, as each of the Raptors’ last three games has hit that mark, as have the Clippers’ last two losses.

Immanuel Quickley rounds out the ticket. He went 3-for-11 from beyond the arc in Sunday’s loss to the Lakers and has drained at least three triples in four consecutive outings and five of his six appearances this season.

Quickley is averaging a career-high 8.5 three-point attempts per game, so he should have enough opportunities to clear this line.

Toronto Raptors vs Los Angeles Clippers Team News

Toronto Raptors Team News

The Raptors remain without star forward Leonard, who is sidelined with inflammation in his left knee. Jakob Poeltl (shoulder) is questionable.

Ja’Kobe Walter is expected to start at small forward in Leonard’s place, while Collin Murray-Boyles could start at centre if Poeltl is unavailable. Leonard’s absence is significant, as he’s the team’s go-to player at both ends of the court.

Fatigue could be a factor for the Raptors, who are playing the second game of a back-to-back after Sunday’s loss to the Lakers. They still have two more road outings following Monday’s matchup.

Los Angeles Clippers Team News

The Clippers are without several players who would otherwise be in the starting lineup. The list includes Brandon Ingram (Achilles), Bradley Beal (knee), Max Strus (foot), and Jordan Miller (shoulder), with Ingram, Beal, and Strus out until next week at the earliest and Miller sidelined long-term after shoulder surgery. Derrick Jones’s availability will also be a game-time decision due to a knee injury.

With Ingram and Strus out, Kris Dunn and Rui Hachimura have been starting at the three and four, respectively. Kobe Sanders and Gradey Dick could also take on bigger roles if Jones is ruled out.

The Clippers are playing the second game of a back-to-back after Sunday’s loss to the Warriors. Monday’s clash marks the start of a four-game homestand for Los Angeles.

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