No Kawhi Leonard, no problem so far for the San Antonio Spurs in the young NBA season. On the heels of back-to-back wins without their star small forward, the Spurs will look to make it three straight when the Toronto Raptors come to town today.
- The Raptors are 1-4 ATS in their last five games on the road against the Spurs.
- The total has gone OVER in four of the Spurs’ last five games with one day off between games.
- The Raptors are 2-8 ATS in their last 10 games after consecutive ATS wins.
Sportsbook opened the Raps as 3-point road underdogs with a total of 206.
Leonard, who’s been dealing with a quad injury, doesn’t have a timetable to return at this point. A video went viral on Friday showing the San Diego State product struggling to walk up stairs, so based on that alone he’s likely not close to returning.
In his absence, power forward LaMarcus Aldridge has stepped up in a big way. Aldridge delivered an average of 26.5 points and 10 boards in the first two contests while totaling four blocked shots. The big man helped hold Minnesota to 43.5 percent from the floor and fared even better on Saturday, as the Spurs held the Bulls to 37.8 from the field.
Toronto is beginning a six-game road trip and may be forced to start things off without starting center Jonas Valanciunas. JV is traveling with the team but is not expected to play on Monday as a result of an ankle injury he suffered vs Philadelphia on Saturday.
The Spurs have a history of dominating vs Toronto. San Antonio took both meetings last year and has won three straight vs Canada’s lone NBA club. In the Raptors’ last eight trips to San Antonio, they’re 0-8 SU.
Sportsbook Odds & Computer Pick
Sports bettors looking to pick the San Antonio Spurs as their prediction for this matchup found them listed earlier as 2-point favorites on the betting oddsboard at Sportsbook. Those betting on the total OVER/UNDER for points scored have seen that line set at 205 for Monday at shops such as Sportsbook.
Handicapping prediction models run by the computers at OddsShark pick a 109-107 result in favor of the Raptors. View the computer score prediction and who will win the pick on the moneyline for all upcoming NBA matchups here.
Toronto Raptors vs San Antonio Spurs Matchup
Team Betting Records & Power Rankings
The San Antonio Spurs are 2-0 so far on the NBA season, and 1-1 vs the spread betting line. The Toronto Raptors, meanwhile, are 2-0 and 2-0 ATS. OVER/UNDER bettors have seen San Antonio go 1-1 and the Raptors go 2-0 on the total. Stay Informed: follow us on Twitter for odds specials, betting line moves and San Antonio vs Toronto injuries news.
The OddsShark betting Power Rankings have the San Antonio Spurs at No. 5 and the Toronto Raptors at No. 4 heading into this NBA contest.
Recent Outings Betting Recap
Philadelphia was run off the court by the Raptors on Saturday as Toronto blasted the 76ers 128-94 at Air Canada Centre.
The Spurs got a 28-point performance from Lamarcus Aldridge, who added 10 rebounds as San Antonio ran past Chicago 87-77 on Saturday at United Center.
- Toronto is 2-3-1 ATS in its last 6 games
- Toronto is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
- Toronto is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of Toronto's last 6 games
- San Antonio is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
- San Antonio is 2-4 SU in its last 6 games
- The total has gone OVER in 5 of San Antonio's last 6 games
- San Antonio is 2-4 ATS in its last 6 games at home
Next Betting Matchups
Toronto at Golden State, Wednesday, October 25
San Antonio at Miami, Wednesday, October 25
