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Los Angeles Lakers vs. Toronto Raptors
The Toronto Raptors will be fighting to snap a losing streak on Tuesday when they take on the Los Angeles Lakers at Scotiabank Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Lakers as -13-point favorites versus the Raptors, while the game's total opened at 230.5.
The Raptors were a 135-120 loser in their most recent outing at home against the 76ers. They failed to cover the +9-point spread as underdogs, while the total score (255) made winners of OVER bettors.
Los Angeles won its last outing, a 116-104 result against the Nets on March 31. The Lakers covered in that game as a -6.5-point favorite, while the 220 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Los Angeles:
Team record: 43-33 SU,36-40 ATS
LA Lakers is 4-1 ATS in its last 5 games
LA Lakers is 6-1 SU in its last 7 games
The total has gone OVER in 8 of LA Lakers's last 12 games
Toronto:
Team record: 23-51 SU,31-42-1 ATS
Current Streak: lost 13 straight games.
Toronto is 1-8 ATS in its last 9 games
Toronto is 0-5 SU in its last 5 games
The total has gone UNDER in 7 of Toronto's last 9 games
Next up:
Los Angeles at Washington Wednesday, April 3
Toronto at Minnesota Wednesday, April 3