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Raptors vs. Nuggets NBA Predictions Against the Spread 11/1/17

Trail Blazers vs Raptors

Are the Raptors a good bet to pull off a small upset tonight when they visit the Nuggets at 9:05PM ET?

The Odds: Raptors at Nuggets, 9:05 p.m. ET, Denver

According to oddsmakers, the Nuggets are now 1.5-point home favorites to knock off the Raptors. Toronto opened as a 1-point underdog but the line has climbed a half-point. As for the total, the number sits at 213.5 after hitting the board at that same number.

Toronto enters play with a 4-2 straight up record and is 5-1 against the spread. The Raptors are averaging 109.0 points per game. Denver, meanwhile, is 3-4 straight up and just 2-5 at the betting window. The Nuggets are averaging 104.0 points per contest.

Toronto Raptors

Serge Ibaka (right knee swelling) is probable to play Wednesday vs. Denver. It looks like it’ll only end up being a one-game absence for Ibaka and his swollen knee, which should shift Pascal Siakam back to the bench, and he might drop from the rotation entirely with Jonas Valanciunas (ankle) also expected to get out there. Jakob Poeltl also might not play as much with the Raptors starting frontcourt back intact.

Denver Nuggets

Nikola Jokic scored 28 points and hit a career-high six 3-pointers in Monday’s 116-110 loss to the Knicks. Big Honey is now shooting 12-of-23 (52.1 percent) from 3-point range this season. The big names always seem to show up in Madison Square Garden and it’s worth noting that Jokic dropped a career-high 40 points at MSG last season. Jokic added eight rebounds with two assists and one steal, hitting 9-of-15 shots and 4-of-6 free throws. After a slow start to the season, Jokic has been solid of late.

Our Prediction

In their last six games overall, the Raptors are 5-1 against the spread and 4-2 straight up. They’re also 5-2 straight up in their last seven games playing Denver. With Ibaka and Jonas Valanciunas both expected back tonight, I like DeMar DeRozan and Co. to win tonight on the road.

Wednesday NBA Prediction: Toronto Raptors +1.5

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