Indiana Pacers vs Toronto Raptors 2/23/2020 Odds Picks and Previews

Indiana Pacers vs Toronto Raptors 2/23/2020 – The defending NBA champion Toronto Raptors host the Indiana Pacers, playoff bound teams looking to improve. Both are coming off wins but NBA spreads pick the Raptors to come out on top. Toronto currently sits at second while Indiana is at sixth in the Eastern Conference. The Raptors downed the Suns in their last assignment while the Pacers turned back the Knicks. Indiana holds a two-game winning streak, hoping to extend that Sunday to improve its position in the East playoff picture.

📹 "Last time we played here, we had a chance… We know we can get a win. It's just about coming out and executing, playing together on both ends."

More from today's practice in Toronto ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/dFBfZQeijO

— Indiana Pacers (@Pacers) February 22, 2020

Indiana Pacers vs Toronto Raptors 2/23/2020 Betting Odds

Team	SP/RL	TOTAL	ML
Indiana Pacers	+4.5 (-115)	219 o (-110)	+174
Toronto Raptors	-4.5 (-105)	219 u (-110)	-196

The Pacers continue to prove that they are one of the underrated teams of the season. Indiana’s campaign got a major boost with Victor Oladipo back in action. Better yet, his minutes restriction has been lifted, giving head coach Nate McMillan even more good news. But it may need a collective effort considering they are up against the unpredictable Raptors. T.J. Warren, Domantas Sabonis and Malcolm Brogdon need to step up if the Pacers want to score their third straight win.

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Players to watch: T.J. Warren SF 52 GP 52 GS 32.3 MIN 18.5 PTS 0.9 OR 2.8 DR 3.7 REB 1.4 AST 1.2 STL 0.5 BLK 1.2 TO 2.7 PF 1.2 AST/TO 17.56 PER

D. Sabonis PF 52 GP 52 GS 34.6 MIN 18.3 PTS 3 OR 9.4 DR 12.5 REB 4.8 AST 0.7 STL 0.5 BLK 2.7 TO 3.3 PF 1.8 AST/TO 20.66 PER

M. Brogdon PG 41 GP 41 GS 30.8 MIN 16.6 PTS 0.8 OR 3.9 DR 4.7 REB 7.3 AST 0.7 STL 0.2 BLK 2.5 TO 1.9 PF 2.9 AST/TO 18.05 PER

The Raptors remain formidable and amazing, proving they can succeed even without Kawhi Leonard. A big reason for that is Pascal Siakam, Kyle Lowry and Fred VanVleet. These holdovers have responded well for head coach Nick Nurse. Through their efforts, Toronto is hoping to make it back-to-back and ranking well can help. Defense has been the key for the Raptors success. Toronto is expected to unravel that once more against the surging Pacers.

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Players to Watch: P. Siakam PF 44 GP 44 GS 35 MIN 23.5 PTS 1.2 OR 6.4 DR 7.5 REB 3.5 AST 1 STL 0.9 BLK 2.4 TO 2.8 PF 1.4 AST/TO 18.93 PER

K. Lowry PG 43 GP 43 GS 36.5 MIN 19.6 PTS 0.6 OR 4.1 DR 4.7 REB 7.6 AST 1.2 STL 0.4 BLK 2.9 TO 3.2 PF 2.6 AST/TO 17.87 PER

F. VanVleet SG 45 GP 45 GS 36 MIN 18 PTS 0.4 OR 3.3 DR 3.7 REB 6.8 AST 1.9 STL 0.3 BLK 2.3 TO 2.3 PF 2.9 AST/TO 16.68 PER

Indiana Pacers

The total has gone OVER in 8 of Indiana’s last 11 games.
Indiana are 2-6 SU in their last 8 games.
Indiana are 1-4 ATS in their last 5 games against Toronto.
Pacers are 2-7 SU in their last 9 games against Toronto.
Indiana are 4-1 ATS in their last 5 games on the road.
Indiana are 0-10 SU in their last 10 games when playing on the road against Toronto.
Pacers are 6-3 ATS in their last 9 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
Indiana are 1-4 SU in their last 5 games against an opponent in the Atlantic Division division.
The total has gone OVER in 5 of Indiana’s last 7 games played in February.

Toronto Raptors

The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto’s last 7 games.
Toronto are 16-1 SU in their last 17 games.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto’s last 5 games against Indiana.
Toronto are 8-0 SU in their last 8 games at home.
Toronto are 10-0 SU in their last 10 games when playing at home against Indiana.
The total has gone OVER in 12 of Toronto’s last 17 games this season.
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto’s last 5 games against an opponent in the Eastern Conference conference.
Toronto are 7-2 ATS in their last 9 games against an opponent in the Central Division division.

Injuries

Indiana Pacers

Victor Oladipo SG Back is downgraded to doubtful Sunday vs Toronto

Toronto Raptors

Marc Gasol C Hamstring is out indefinitely
Norman Powell SF Finger is out indefinitely
Patrick McCaw SG Illness is downgraded to doubtful Sunday vs Indiana

The Pacers and Raptors are two teams headed into the next round. And while Indiana is riding on a two-game winning streak, NBA odds today see Toronto snapping that. Oladipo could be an x-factor as he will now play longer minutes. But it may take more than the veteran guard to pull this one off. Sabonis, Turner, Warren and Brogdon need to step up if they want make it 3-in-a-row and away from home.

Moneyline: The ML handed to the Pacers for this game is at +174 while the Raptors are at -196 at home.

ATS: +4.5 is given to the Pacers across the spread while on the other side of the line are the Raptors with -4.5.

TOTALs: 219.0 is the given total for this match with the Pacers going over and the Raptors the team under.

Score Prediction: 106 – 110 Raptors