Atlanta Hawks vs. Toronto Raptors Prediction, NBA Odds
The Toronto Raptors look to sweep their season series with the Atlanta Hawks when they hit the hardwood at Scotiabank Arena on Monday night.
The Raptors opened their two-game set with the Hawks with Saturday’s decisive 134-117 victory, and have now claimed the win in three of the first four dates on their current five-game home stand. Saturday’ defeat snapped a two-game win streak for the Hawks, who have tumbled to 10th place in the Eastern Conference standings while losing 12 of their past 16 overall.
The Raptors are listed as slim 2.5-point home favourites on Monday’s NBA odds. The Raptors trail as +125 underdogs on the NBA moneyline, and the total is pegged at 234.5.
Hawks vs. Raptors NBA Betting Odds
With Saturday’s victories, the Raptors are now undefeated in three dates with the Hawks this season and have topped Atlanta in five straight overall. The Raptors have dominated during their current head-to-head win streak, claiming victory by an average margin of 15 points. The club has also covered the spread in seven of eight dates with the Hawks and gone 13-4 ATS while going 11-6 SU in their past 17 meetings.
While the OVER easily paid out in Saturday’s contests, these clubs have combined to produce mixed results in total betting when facing off in Toronto, with the OVER holding a slight 5-4-1 edge in their past 10 dates at Scotiabank Arena.
Winners in six of their past 10 overall, the Raptors have been unreliable as betting chalk, going just 2-4 SU over that stretch. However, UNDER bettors have regularly cashed tickets while going 8-3 in the club’s past 11.
Conversely, the Hawks have consistently surrendered big point totals during their current slide, allowing over 125 points in each of their past 10 defeats and now rank 25th in the NBA with 119.9 points per game allowed this season. However, the club has shown signs of a turnaround while limiting opponents to 102 or fewer points in two of their past three games, fueling a promising 4-1 ATS run.
Atlanta Hawks
The Hawks put a scare into the Raptors after a slow start on Saturday, pulling to within one point late in the third quarter before running out of gas while mustering just 11 points in the final frame of their forth straight loss to Toronto by double digits.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Jalen Johnson accounted for most of the Hawks’ offence, scoring 31 and 30 points respectively. Johnson fell just short of posting a 10th straight double-double while tallying nine assists but still offers intriguing value on the NBA plater props as a +210 bet to record his second triple-double in three games and eighth of the season.
Alexander-Walker has been a steady producer on the road, averaging 28 points over his past four appearances, but has managed to score over 20 points just once in 11 career dates with the Raptors. The Hawks remain without Trae Young, as the star guard continues to overcome injury woes that have limited him to just 10 games this season.
Toronto Raptors
RJ Barrett emerged as the star for the Raptors in Saturday’s win, scoring a season-high 29 points while going 4-for-8 on threes. The outburst was welcome after the 25-year-old forward recorded just 14.5 points per game in his first two games back after month-long absence due to injury. However, Barrett has reached 20 points in consecutive outings just once since opening the campaign 20+ performance in seven of his first 10 outings.
Brandon Ingram joined Barrett atop the team stats with 29 points while adding nine rebounds. Ingram has steadily heated up as the season has progressed, averaging 24.5 points over his past 12 contests, and potting 29 or more points five times, and offers good value as a -115 bet to record OVER 30.5 points + rebounds on Monday.
Sandro Mamukelashvili has been steady in relief of injured big man Jakob Poeltl. “Mamu” has reached 13 points in five of six outings and his double-double on Saturday marks his second in five games.
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