The Dallas Mavericks head to Skydome to take on the Toronto Raptors. The game gets underway at 7:30 pm ET on Tuesday, Dec. 22 and will air on NBA, FSW and TSN.
The Raptors were beaten by the Kings 104-94 on Sunday. DeMar DeRozan finished with 28 points to lead the game. The Mavericks, meanwhile, are coming off a 97-88 win over the Grizzlies on Friday. Chandler Parsons played well, accumulating 16 points, seven rebounds, and seven assists.
Over the last five games, DeRozan has really been playing well for the Raptors. During that stretch, he has averaged 26.8 points, 5.6 rebounds, 2.8 assists, and 1.6 steals.
This will be the second matchup of the season between these two teams. The Raptors won the first game 102-91. Kyle Lowry put up 27 points and 10 assists.
The Raptors are a four-point favorite in this game and the Over/Under (O/U) is unavailable at the moment. The Raptors look to build on their records of 17-12 Straight Up (SU) and 16-12-1 Against The Spread (ATS). They have a record of 7-7 SU and 8-5-1 ATS versus the Western Conference. Toronto has been steady from the free throw line, shooting a superb .795. Turning to the defensive side, teams routinely struggle to score points against the Raptors, who allow only 96.5 points per game. Toronto has given up very few turnovers with only an average of 13.0 per game.
On the other side, the Mavericks head into the game with records of 16-11 ATS and 15-12 SU. In Eastern Conference games, Dallas has gone 4-5 SU and 3-6 ATS.
With the Raptors’ last win against Dallas, the head-to-head record between these two is now an even 5-5 SU over the past 10 meetings. However, with a 6-4 record, the Raptors have the advantage ATS.
Predictions: SU Winner – Tor, ATS Winner – Dal
Notes
Toronto is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto’s last 6 games.
The total has gone UNDER in 4 of Toronto’s last 5 games at home.
Toronto is 4-1 SU in its last 5 games at home.
Toronto is 4-2 SU in its last 6 games when playing Dallas.
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Toronto’s last 6 games when playing Dallas.
Toronto is 7-16 SU in its last 23 games when playing Dallas.
The total has gone UNDER in 8 of Toronto’s last 9 games when playing at home against Dallas.
On average, Dallas puts up 100.7 points per game (ranked 18th), while Toronto gives up 96.5 points per game (ranked fourth).
Dallas averages 101.5 points per away game (ranked 10th). However, Toronto has allowed an average of just 96.3 points per home game (ranked fourth).
When giving up under 100 points, Dallas has a superb record of 11-2 this season. Toronto has an even record of 6-6 when it scores fewer than 100 points.
The Dallas Mavericks have an underachieving 4-10 record in games where they have allowed at least 100 points. The Toronto Raptors are 11-6 when they hit the century mark.
The Mavericks have an offensive rating of 102.5 (ranked 17th), while the Raptors rank 12th for their defensive rating of 100.7.
The Toronto Raptors average a field goal percentage of 43.6% this season. The Dallas Mavericks have a poor record of 5-10 when opponents have a FG% of 43.6% or greater.
The Dallas Mavericks rank lower for their field goal percentage (20th) than their effective field goal percentage (16th), while the Toronto Raptors rank the same for both metrics (21st).
On average, the Dallas Mavericks make 21.5 assists per game and the Toronto Raptors make 17.6. Dallas is ranked 14th, while Toronto is ranked 30th.
The Toronto Raptors average 4.5 blocks per game for a rank of 20th. The Dallas Mavericks rank lower (29th), earning 3.6 blocks each game.
Toronto is ranked 18th when it comes to offensive rebounding. Dallas ranks fourth in defensive rebounds.
The Raptors record 8.9 steals per game on average (ranked fifth). The Mavericks are 9-7 when allowing at least 8 steals.
