Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
The Toronto Raptors (4-13) and the Phoenix Suns (6-10) haven’t looked anything like the NBA’s elite this season, but the 9:00 PM ET game has some interesting angles to consider from a wagering standpoint.
Phoenix is the home team and the Suns are -5.5 with a total of 187 according to the Las Vegas betting odds. The Suns are 3-4 in Phoenix this year, while the Raptors have gone just 2-8 away from Toronto.
In an interesting twist, the Suns are receiving close to 80% of the action according to NBA bet-tracking websites, yet the spread hasn’t budged at all since opening.
One reason for the favoritism may have to do with the fact that the Raptors have covered the odds in just 1 of their last 8 head-to-head meetings with the Suns.
Phoenix has won all 10 games against the Raptors since 2006, and the Suns were 114-106 winners the last time Toronto hit the road in this series.
3 of the last 4 games played between Phoenix and Toronto have gone under the total.
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The Raptors are currently in the midst of the 9-game losing streak, and they haven’t covered the odds in any of their 3 most recent losses.
Toronto games have gone over the total just once over their last 5 games, while Phoenix has gone under in 12 of their 16 games this year.
The Suns recently won road games against the New York Knicks and the Boston Celtics as large underdogs, but are coming off of another road loss at the Dallas Mavericks.
Phoenix has switched their style quite a bit this year, and it doesn’t appear that the slowed down attack and additional focus on defense is having the desired results.
Toronto has played some solid defense, but they are one of the worst shooting teams in the NBA.
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