7:00 PM EST, NBA TV - Line: Raptors -6.5, Over/Under: 215 After a one-sided Game One in which one team washed away years of recent mediocrity, the other looks to square things away before a change in venue as the Toronto Raptors host the Washington Wizards in Game Two of their First Round Series from Air Canada Centre in Toronto, Canada. Well, this can't be what the Wizards (43-39, 8th in Eastern Conference) wanted as they were angling their … [Read more...]
Toronto Raptors @ Cleveland Cavaliers
7:00 PM EST, TNT - Line: Cavaliers -7.5, Over/Under: 214 It's not often that a Game Two is labeled as a must-win, but that's precisely where the Toronto Raptors find themselves as they try to avoid falling into a 0-2 hole against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second entry of the Eastern Conference Semifinals from Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland, Ohio. After being eliminated by the eventual NBA Champions in last year's Eastern Conference … [Read more...]
Toronto Raptors @ Milwaukee Bucks
7:00 PM EST, TNT - Line: Bucks -1.5, Over/Under: 195.5 One team looks to stave off elimination while the other has designs on advancing, as the Milwaukee Bucks host the Toronto Raptors in Game Six of their First Round Series from the BMO Harris Bradley Center, in Wisconsin. After splitting the first four games of the series, the Raptors (51-31, 3rd in Eastern Conference) now have the opportunity to put away their opposition, which is something … [Read more...]
Chicago Bulls @ Toronto Raptors
7:00 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Raptors -6.5, Over/Under: 201.5 A pair of teams traveling towards very different climaxes meet tonight North of the Border, as the Toronto Raptors host the Chicago Bulls from Air Canada Centre in Ontario, Canada. What began as a campaign ripe with cautious optimism has spiraled into a dumpster fire for the Bulls (33-37, 10th in Eastern Conference), who have now lost eight of their last eleven games, and twelve out of … [Read more...]
Toronto Raptors @ Cleveland Cavaliers, Game Two
8:00 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Cleveland -12, Over/Under: 198 One of the age old questions in the NBA Playoffs is an oft debated one; when faced with a long layoff between series, is it better to take it as an opportunity to rest, or does that time off lead to rust? Tomato or tomato? Potato or potato? Yes, rest versus rust had been the dominant argument for this series as the Cleveland Cavaliers finally returned to the court against the Toronto … [Read more...]
Miami Heat @ Toronto Raptors, Game Five
8:00 PM EST, TNT - Line: Toronto -4.5, Over/Under: 188.5 Though it may sound like hyperbole to describe this Eastern Conference Semifinals between the Miami Heat and Toronto Raptors as close, it completely appropriate for after four games it would be hard to imagine these two combatants sharing a smaller proximity. With a quartet of contests in the books, only five points separate these teams, as three of their four meetings have been decided … [Read more...]
Miami Heat @ Toronto Raptors, Game Two
8:00 PM EST, ESPN - Line: Toronto -5, Over/Under: 188 After a thrilling first installment of this Eastern Conference Semifinal, the Miami Heat and Toronto Raptors clash again in Game Two at Air Canada Centre, with the latter hoping finally break out of the funk they've been mired in over the past two weeks. The Raptors (56-26, 1st in Atlantic Division) enjoyed their finest campaign in the franchise's brief history, and last Sunday reached … [Read more...]
Indiana Pacers @ Toronto Raptors, Game Seven
8:00 PM EST, TNT - Line: Toronto -7, Over/Under: 191 With the First Round of the Playoffs nearly over, there are plenty still be decided in the Eastern Conference as the Indiana Pacers and Toronto Raptors clash in Game Seven at Air Canada Center for the right to advance to the Conference Semifinals. Indeed there has got be a great deal of tension North of the Border, as the Raptors (56-26, 1st in Atlantic Division) are on the precipice of … [Read more...]
Indiana Pacers @ Toronto Raptors, Game Two
7:00 PM EST, NBA TV - Line: Toronto -7, Over/Under: 194 Saturday's kickoff to the Playoffs provided an early surprise as the Indiana Pacers pulled the only upset of the day, knocking off the Toronto Raptors in Game One of their First Round series. After an injury ravaged 2014-2015 campaign which saw them miss the postseason altogether for the first time since 2010, the Pacers (45-37, 2nd in Central Division) underwent a dramatic makeover to … [Read more...]
Atlanta Hawks @ Toronto Raptors
7:30 PM EST, NBA TV - Line: Toronto -1, Over/Under: 200.5 Eastern Conference powerhouses NOT named the Cleveland Cavaliers clash tonight in the great North, as the Toronto Raptors host the surging Atlanta Hawks tonight at Air Canada Centre. Coaches always preach carrying momentum into the postseason, and given his side's recent torrid play, Mike Budenholzer has to be very satisfied with what he's seen from the Hawks (45-30, 1st in Southeast … [Read more...]