Raptors vs Nets

The Toronto Raptors will travel across the border for a Friday night NBA matchup with the Brooklyn Nets at the Barclays Center. With that said, it's a good ...

In the opener, Durant paced Brooklyn with 32 points and four blocks, adding three rebounds and four assists in 32 minutes. Scottie Barnes led the team with seven assists, adding fifteen points, three rebounds, and two steals. Fred VanVleet led the team with four steals, adding five assists and fifteen points. Still, the team was able to overcome all that to finish with a 44-38 record but was swept out of the playoffs in the opening round by Boston. Pascal Siakam put up impressive numbers in the opener, registering a double-double with 23 points and eleven rebounds, adding three steals. Toronto is coming off a 48-34 season in which they finished fifth in the Eastern Conference.

The Toronto Raptors are on the road for the first time this season to face the Brooklyn Nets.

Brooklyn was horrible at defending the deep ball in their first game of the season against the New Orleans Pelicans. He only scored 15 points against the Cleveland Cavaliers but produced 20.3 points per game in 2021-22. The shooting guard was solid for Toronto on opening night, going 4-for-8 from deep and scoring 19 points in 37 minutes of work. over 17.5 points (-108) had a solid scoring night on Wednesday and should carry that success into Friday’s game. The pregame narrative: Gary Trent Jr.

Will the Toronto Raptors move to 2-0 on the season against the rival Brooklyn Nets? The latest Toronto Raptors odds don't think so.

Friday’s game will be broadcast at 7:30 p.m. The Raptors have shown they can topple the Nets in the past, but the Durant X-factor might be too tough to overcome. Brooklyn is -134 on the moneyline, while Toronto checks in at +114 (bet $100 to win $114). Will the Raptors continue to confuse foes with their aggressive defense and start the season at 2-0? Toronto may have all sorts of momentum going for them, but they have typically played Brooklyn fairly evenly over the last few seasons, no matter who was in the lineup. However, the latest Toronto Raptors odds aren’t feeling the same level of optimism fans are.

We go over some of the best betting options for Friday's matchup between the Toronto Raptors and Brooklyn Nets.

It’s going to take the Raptors a bit to get into a rhythm offensively and that should drag down the total for tonight. Meanwhile, Brooklyn was torched by Zion Williamson and the Pelicans in a 130-108 loss to open the season. Kyrie Irving and Simmons should be more effective than they were in the opener while Durant continues to run the show. One would expect Brooklyn to bounce back after a humiliating defeat to open the season. Kevin Durant dropped 32 points in the loss and by now, you’ve probably seen the memes of Ben Simmons fouling out with just four points. Up by one in the final seconds, a Precious Achiuwa dunk effectively sealed the game for the Raptors.