Raptors vs Wizards

We go over some of the best betting options for Saturday's matchup between the Toronto Raptors and Washington Wizards.

While the Raptors defense will have had two days to adjust to the Wizards offense, I’m going with Washington to cover this spread and potentially win outright. Take the over. The Wizards were 2-point favorites on Thursday and went out and won by 11 thanks to big games from Kyle Kuzma (30 points) and Kristaps Porzingis (25 points).

Hopefully the Raptors can wash the taste of Thursday night's embarrassing loss out of their mouths and beat the Wizards today.

Sure, he played 21 of 24 minutes in the second half but the damage was done. It feels like the Raptors who have been here since the start of the season are mired in this funk, and Jakob Poeltl has been a breath of fresh air. The Wizards hit five more three-pointers and hit two more free throws, and that’s almost entirely the difference in scoring (they won by 11). Speaking of Poeltl, the fact that he only played 10 minutes in the first half last game, and only 3 in the second quarter — a quarter where the Wizards scored 35 points and extended their lead to nine at half-time — remains inexplicable. He’s been everything the Raptors could have asked for — heck, I think he’s been even better than anticipated — but the rest of the team hasn’t really picked it up alongside him. (The Wizards remain one game back in the win column, having played two fewer games.)

C Jakob Poeltl; G Scottie Barnes; G Fred VanVleet. Washington Wizards: F Kyle Kuzma; F Kristaps Porzingis; C Daniel Gafford; G Bradley Beal; G Delon Wright.

(two-way contract), Ron Harper Jr. The Raptors remain just ahead of them in ninth place in the standings entering play on Saturday. Kyle Kuzma produced his ninth 30-point game of the season to lead the Wizards while Kristaps Porzingis added 25 points.

After losing to the Washington Wizards 119-108 on Thursday the Toronto Raptors will lock horns with them again on Saturday afternoon.

This is a modest line, but it’s still one the big Latvian has fallen short of in 55.8% of his games this season. [ NBA odds ](https://online.northstarbets.ca/page?key=ej0xMzUzNDc2MiZsPTEzNTM0OTEwJnA9MTc2OTk%3D) as of 9:42 a.m. Looking at the team’s season-long averages this looks like a probable over whichever way you slice it. [ Porzingis under 2.5 assists (-112) ](https://online.northstarbets.ca/page?key=ej0xMzUzNDc2MiZsPTEzNTM0OTEwJnA9MTcxMjc%3D&utm_source=thestar&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=NorthStarBetsawareness2023_NorthStarBets_&utm_content=custom/tracking_textlink): While Porzingis is in the midst of a strong offensive season he isn’t much of a distributor. The pregame narrative: Neither squad possesses an elite offence, but the over/under line is giving these defences too much credit. [ Poeltl over 13.5 points (-115) ](https://online.northstarbets.ca/page?key=ej0xMzUzNDc2MiZsPTEzNTM0OTEwJnA9MTcxMjc%3D&utm_source=thestar&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=NorthStarBetsawareness2023_NorthStarBets_&utm_content=custom/tracking_textlink): Poeltl’s second stint with the Raptors has been extremely productive so far, and this line isn’t asking too much.

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