Toronto Raptors vs Washington Wizards Free NBA Pick & Prediction, 3/3/2017
Toronto Raptors vs Washington Wizards, Friday March 3rd, 7:00pm EST
Game Preview, NCAAB Spread Prediction and Odds
NBA Odds: Wizards -5
Toronto Raptors
(36–25, 33–27–1 ATS)
A big Eastern Conference matchup Friday night in Washington — the Toronto Raptors visit the Washington Wizards. The Raptors are currently 2nd in the Atlantic Division, 3.0 games behind the Boston Celtics and are winners of 6 of their last 10 games. In the overall Eastern Conference Playoff picture, the Raptors are currently in fourth place in the East.
This is a home/away series as these teams met on Wednesday night in Toronto with Washington winning 105–96 and covering the -4.5 point spread. The Total went Under 208. The Raptors were outscored by 18 points during the second quarter and shot just 37 percent from the floor.
The Raptors are 1–4 ATS in their last five road games, 4–1 ATS in their last five games against a team with a winning record and 3–8 ATS in the last 11 meetings overall. However, the road team is 4–1 ATS in the last five meetings.
Raptors Betting Trends
- Raptors are 7–3 ATS in their last 10 Friday games
- Raptors are 1–4 ATS in their last 5 games following a ATS loss
- Raptors are 0–5 ATS in their last 5 vs. NBA Southeast
Washington Wizards
(36–23, 34–25 ATS)
The Wizards hope to put some more ground between them, the Raptors and other Eastern Conference teams. Washington is now 3rd place in the Eastern Conference, 2.0 games behind Boston for 2nd place and 5.0 games behind Cleveland for 1st place.
Washington was one of the hottest teams entering the All Star break. The Wizards started the season (6–12) but went on a run to go (30–11) since this time.
Washington picked up a big win on Wednesday night vs Toronto with the help of newly acquired sharpshooter Bojan Bogdanovic tallied a game high 27 points on 6-for-7 from the three-point line. John Wall chipped in with 12 points and 13 assists.
Wizards Betting Trends
- Wizards are 17–5 ATS in their last 22 home games
- Wizards are 19–7 ATS in their last 26 games following a ATS win
- Wizards are 5–2 ATS in their last 7 vs. NBA Atlantic
Raptors vs Wizards FREE NBA Spread Pick
Toronto will be without Kyle Lowry for the next few weeks after he underwent successful wrist surgery. This means Toronto will be without their 2nd leading scorer, 22 PPG. This will be a tough hurdle to overcome especially against a team like Washington that have cemented their team as one of the top contenders in the East. I don’t see the Raptors having enough fire power to take on Washington without Lowry and see the Wizards covering this game easily.
