Raptors game

Will the Toronto Raptors be able to get back on track and defeat Trae Young's Atlanta Hawks? The latest Toronto Raptors odds say yes.

Toronto took down Atlanta in the past thanks to some swarming perimeter defense and their excellent 3-point shooting. Atlanta has the bench advantage, which puts a greater emphasis on the play of Precious Achiuwa and Chris Boucher. Toronto is -165 on the moneyline, while Atlanta checks in at +140 (bet $100 to win $140). While Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks had some difficulties against Nick Nurse’s squad early on, they completely spanked Toronto in their first meeting after the All-Star break. The latest Toronto Raptors odds have them bouncing back after losing Kyle Lowry’s return game, taking down a play-in team in the process. Considering how FVV has been hitting his stride lately, Toronto should feel fairly confident in his ability to pull this off.

Nick Nurse said he had an idea at the beginning of the season how he wanted the Toronto Raptors to play. But whether they could pull it off remained to be ...

Achiuwa drove to the hoop for a huge dunk that brought the Raptors players off the bench and put them up by six points. Young followed up his three-pointer with a layup to cap a 10-0 Hawks run that tied the game at 102-102 with 4:29 to play. Barnes laid it in with 22 seconds to play, running back down the court with a hand raised in victory. The Hawks led 31-27 to start the second. Boucher connected on back-to-back threes to start the fourth quarter for a 10-point lead — the first time either team had been up by double digits. After briefly leading by seven points in the first half, Boucher’s three-pointer with 2:28 left in the third gave the Raptors a nine-point cushion, their biggest lead to that point. “You kind of get a little jaded, a little spoiled with expecting to win,” VanVleet said. Toronto was briefly up by five in the first quarter, but Young’s jumper capped a Hawks’ 11-0 run to put Atlanta up by six. Pascal Siakam had 31 points and 13 rebounds to lead the way. “My goal, or our goal, always for me, was to make sure we got into a series,” he said. They took an 89-83 advantage into the fourth. But whether they could pull it off remained to be seen.

Toronto is close to locking down a real playoff spot, but the red hot Hawks won't roll over easily.

John Collins and Danilo Gallinari will miss tonight’s game. Atlanta – John Collins (foot, finger – out), Danilo Gallinari (knee – out) They arrive at Scotiabank Arena a confident team, and one the Raptors need to take seriously coming off a loss to Miami.