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The Philadelphia 76ers have six games to go in the 2021-22 regular season after a disappointing loss to the Detroit Pistons on Thursday night. The defeat dropped the Sixers to 46-30, which is good for fourth place in a tight Eastern Conference. Even with so few games left, there are still multiple variations of how […]

Before he was helping the Miami Heat in a race for the top seed in the Eastern Conference, Kyle Lowry was one of the key faces of the Toronto Raptors. Lowry’s on-court chemistry (and hilarious friendship) with DeMar DeRozan made the Raptors true title contenders for the first time in their history. After DeRozan was […]

The NBA regular season continues with games on Wednesday. The Minnesota Timberwolves will hit the road and take on the Toronto Raptors. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Timberwolves-Raptors prediction and pick. These two teams have had very similar seasons so far. The Minnesota Timberwolves have been a solid team […]

The scorching hot Boston Celtics take their six-game winning streak into Toronto on Monday night to face the Raptors on the tail-end of a back-to-back. Ime Udoka’s squad is coming off a 134-112 smacking of the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday behind a 34-point performance from Jayson Tatum, who continues to show out. While he is […]

It’s a potential first-round playoff preview as the Boston Celtics head to Canada to take on the Toronto Raptors on Monday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Celtics-Raptors prediction and pick. The Celtics throttled the Minnesota Timberwolves 134-112 on Sunday at TD Garden. Jayson Tatum exploded for 34 points, hitting […]

Saturday’s clash between the Indiana Pacers and the Toronto Raptors was abruptly suspended in the second quarter after a rather alarming incident inside Toronto’s Scotiabank Arena. According to Raptors beat writer Josh Lewenberg of TSN Sports, a small fire broke out inside the stadium prompting the city’s fire services to call for an emergency evacuation […]

The Indiana Pacers will head north of the border to Scotiabank Arena to take on the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes our Pacers-Raptors prediction, odds, and pick we have laid out below. The Indiana Pacers are coming off a […]

The Toronto Raptors welcomed back OG Anunoby to their active roster on Thursday night after he suffered a finger injury. It’s great news for the team, who are starting to get their important players back in time for the playoffs. However, it seems like Anunoby isn’t completely 100% yet. After a stunning win over the […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers head north of the border to take on the Toronto Raptors in a big Eastern Conference matchup to determine playoff seeding. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Cavaliers-Raptors prediction and pick. The Cavs are coming off a 131-120 defeat at the hands of the Los Angeles Lakers. Darius […]

The shorthanded Toronto Raptors put up a gallant stand on Monday night, but they ultimately fell short against the Chicago Bulls, 113-99. The Raptors had several chances to steal the victory, but the Bulls did just enough to stymie the fightback and break their three-game losing skid. The Raptors, playing without key guys Gary Trent […]

No one would want to be in the shoes of Russell Westbrook. Ever since joining the Los Angeles Lakers in the offseason, he has received nothing but a plethora of criticisms. Some warranted, some unnecessary. Then there are those that are just stupidly disrespectful. But through it all, Westbrook has handled things quite admirably. He […]

The Philadelphia 76ers were back on their home floor Sunday night, looking to build more positive momentum into the postseason. Next up on the schedule was a meeting with Pascal Siakam and the Toronto Raptors. This game turned out to be a tale of two stories. In the first act, the Sixers looked well on […]

The Toronto Raptors shrugged off some early struggles to put together a great season in 2021-22. The Raptors seemed destined for a rebuilding year before the calendar flipped to 2022, starting 14-17. They are 39-31 now, meaning they have gone 25-13 since that 17th loss in late December, a stretch that includes separate win streaks […]

Philadelphia hosts Toronto in an Atlantic Division battle in the Eastern Conference! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Raptors-76ers prediction and pick. The Toronto Raptors are coming off a close loss to the Los Angeles Lakers 128-123 in overtime Friday night. Scottie Barnes scored 31 in the loss but made the […]

In a sea of terrible play and even worse results, the Los Angeles Lakers managed to find a positive moment. With about five seconds left in Friday’s game against the Toronto Raptors, Russell Westbrook stole the ball and hit a game-tying three-pointer. In overtime, it was Avery Bradley that hit a massive shot with around […]

Scottie Barnes went toe-to-toe with LeBron James as the Toronto Raptors dueled the Los Angeles Lakers. He scored a career-high 31 points and racked up a career-high 17 rebounds and six assists while James recorded 36 points, nine rebounds and seven assists in the Lakers’ overtime win. No rookie had matched the stat line Barnes […]

After losing five of their last six games, the Los Angeles Lakers earned a much-needed win Friday night. Down three with seconds left, Russell Westbrook made a three-pointer to force overtime against the Toronto Raptors. Tie it at the buzzer? Why Not? pic.twitter.com/q50pxcP9F8 — Los Angeles Lakers (@Lakers) March 19, 2022 The clutch three broke […]

In a crucial possession for the Los Angeles Lakers, Russell Westbrook had a horrible miss worthy of a Shaqtin-a-Fool entry on Friday night against the Toronto Raptors. Check out the off-target attempt from the Lakers star below: pic.twitter.com/2rVKHKcSPy — Rob Perez (@WorldWideWob) March 19, 2022 But instead of letting that get to him, he proceeded […]

Russell Westbrook made abundantly clear earlier this month that he’s fed up with the widespread criticism directed at he and his family in public spaces. Unfortunately for the Los Angeles Lakers lightning rod, so forcefully addressing that dynamic has only further emboldened people who believe it’s their right to castigate professional athletes off the playing […]

The slumping Los Angeles Lakers will travel to “The Six” to take on the streaking Toronto Raptors on Friday evening. It is about time we dive into our NBA odds series with a Lakers-Raptors prediction and pick. The Lakers nightmare of a season seems to be never-ending, as LA’s bubble championship in 2020 feels like […]

The Los Angeles Lakers suffered yet another disappointing defeat on Monday as they lost to the Toronto Raptors at home, 114-103. The final scoreline is actually flattering for the Lakers, who were blown out by the Raptors here from the get-go. There was palpable tension within the Lakers for pretty much the entire game and […]

Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James is fed up with the lack of effort his teammates are showing, and he finally had enough and exploded on Monday against the Toronto Raptors. Midway in the second quarter, LeBron tried hard to get the defensive rebound against three Raptors player. However, he didn’t get any help from […]

Lebron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are a mess right now, and their latest performance against the Toronto Raptors are not raising hopes they can get out of their slump. The Lakers got off to a historically bad start on Monday as they host the Raptors at Crypto.com Arena. They made just 12 points […]

The 2021-22 NBA regular season is drawing nearer to its end in the coming weeks. When that happens, the league is gone be on overdrive as the playoffs start. This particular point in time is an interesting one for collectors as certain rookie cards get more attention and hype in the market. In the process, […]

The Toronto Raptors have something special in Scottie Barnes. He reminded fans of that yet again in their comeback win against the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night. The Raptors rookie stuffed the stat sheet plenty as he tallied 25 points and 10 assists to go along with eight rebounds, two steals and a block. His […]

The Toronto Raptors had a tough matchup ahead going into Saturday night as they visited the Mile High City to face Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets. The high altitude already serves as a natural handicap, but the Raptors were also playing without All-Star guard Fred VanVleet against one of the best home teams in […]

Toronto Raptors forward Pascal Siakam had the funniest story about Saturday’s comeback win against the Denver Nuggets after he sat out the majority of the fourth quarter. While Siakam scored 33 points in the 127-115 win, he was actually not utilized that much in the final period where he played with just a little over […]

The Toronto Raptors are set to face the Denver Nuggets on the road. They have won their last two games and will need all hands on deck to slow down Nikola Jokic. But while the Nuggets’ All-Star is playing, the Raptors’ All-Star might not be. Is Fred VanVleet playing vs. the Nuggets? Is Fred VanVleet […]

The Toronto Raptors will take on the Denver Nuggets on Saturday night. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes our Raptors-Nuggets prediction, odds, and pick we have laid out below. Toronto is coming off a massive victory over the Phoenix Suns, the team with the best record in the […]

In a rather uncharacteristic turn of events, Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker took down Toronto Raptors big man Precious Achiuwa in what seemed to be a frustration foul. After turning the ball over to Achiuwa, Booker tried hard to catch up to the Raptors youngster in a bid to stop him from getting a bucket. […]

DeMar DeRozan and Kyle Lowry might be playing for different NBA teams now, but they’re still like brothers. The former Toronto Raptors teammates remain close and we saw evidence of that earlier this week on Serge Ibaka’s cooking show called “How Hungry Are You”, where DeRozan was a special guest. The two talked about a […]

The Toronto Raptors will take on the Phoenix Suns on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Raptors-Suns prediction and pick. These teams have had vastly different seasons. The Raptors began the year with a streak of terrible play, but quickly turned things around to earn a 35-30 record […]

The Toronto Raptors are currently on a three-game losing skid and just four games above .500 now at 34-30. A big reason for their struggles lately is the absence of Fred VanVleet, who has been battling knee soreness since the All-Star break. The versatile guard hasn’t played since February 26th against the Atlanta Hawks, missing […]

The NBA regular season is in full swing and continues with games on Wednesday. The Toronto Raptors will hit the road and take on the San Antonio Spurs. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Raptors-Spurs prediction and pick. These two teams have had somewhat different seasons so far. The Toronto […]

The Toronto Raptors will pay a visit to Cleveland to take on the Cavaliers on Sunday night. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes our Raptors-Cavaliers prediction, odds, and pick we have laid out below. Toronto is coming off back-to-back defeats to the two worst teams in […]

With how well James Harden has been playing for the Sixers in his first few games for his new team, it’s almost easy to set aside all the drama that led to the former MVP’s shocking move to Philadelphia. It somehow feels like Harden’s decision to force his way out of the Brooklyn Nets happened […]

The Orlando Magic will face the Toronto Raptors in an Eastern Conference battle on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Magic-Raptors prediction and pick. There’s always a couple of teams per year that are in a rebuilding phase, and the Magic have been one of them for a […]

Prior to the NBA trade deadline, the Dallas Mavericks made arguably the most shocking move by trading Kristaps Porzingis to the Washington Wizards for Spencer Dinwiddie and Davis Bertans. However, it appears as though the Mavs tried making a trade with the Toronto Raptors first. According to the RealGM Wiretap, the Mavs were looking to […]

The current campaign of the Toronto Raptors have been a tough rollercoaster. It is their first season of playing in their home country once again after being in the bubble for the latter part of the 2020 season while playing all their home games in Tampa, Florida for 2021. It has been a welcome sight […]