The Los Angeles Lakers will host the Toronto Raptors on Sunday for an early-season cross-conference battle. The Lakers are 5-4 on the season and are eighth in the NBA’s Western Conference standings, while the Raptors are 2-8 and sit 14th in the East. This will be the second and final regular-season meeting of the season between the two teams, with Los Angeles winning 131-125 on Nov. 1. However, Toronto covered the spread as 9-point home underdogs.
Tipoff from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles is set for 9:30 p.m. ET. The SportsLine consensus lists Los Angeles as the 10.5-point favorite in the latest Lakers vs. Raptors odds, while the over/under for total points scored is 235.5. Before making any Raptors vs. Lakers picks, you’ll want to see the NBA predictions from the proven computer model at SportsLine.
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The model has set its sights on Lakers vs. Raptors and just locked in its picks and NBA predictions. You can head to SportsLine now to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for Raptors vs. Lakers:
- Lakers vs. Raptors spread: Los Angeles -10.5
- Lakers vs. Raptors over/under: 235.5 points
- Lakers vs. Raptors money line: Los Angeles -595, Toronto +432
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Why the Lakers can cover
The Lakers are coming off a 116-106 win over the 76ers on Friday to bounce back from a stretch where they lost four out of five games. LeBron James had a triple-double with 21 points, 13 assists and 12 rebounds. Anthony Davis had 31 points and nine rebounds in the victory.
D’Angelo Russell moved to the bench with the Lakers electing to shake up the starting lineup and, to his credit, played well. He had 18 points on 7-of-12 shooting in 25 minutes of action. Austin Reaves also had 20 points and went 6-for-10 from the 3-point line in the win. See which team to pick here.
Why the Raptors can cover
Toronto is coming off a hard-fought 105-103 loss to the Clippers and covered the spread for the third time in four games. Ochai Agbaji and Immanuel Quickley both had 21 points in the loss and Jakob Poeltl made major defensive contributions with 12 rebounds and three blocked shots.
The Raptors covered against the Lakers earlier this month as 9-point underdogs and are now 6-4 against the spread in their last 10 head-to-head meetings against Los Angeles. RJ Barrett (33) and Grady Dick (31) both reached 30 points in the loss, while Poeltl had 19 points, 12 rebounds, six assists and three blocks for a big night. See which team to pick here.
How to make Lakers vs. Raptors picks
The model has simulated Raptors vs. Lakers 10,000 times and the results are in. The model is leaning Over on the point total, and it also says one side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Lakers vs. Raptors, and which side of the spread hits well over 50% of the time? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Raptors vs. Lakers spread you need to jump on, all from the model that is on a 101-64 roll on top-rated NBA picks since last season, and find out.
