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Toronto Raptors vs Boston Celtics Betting Picks & Predictions

Game time: April 5, 2023 at 7:30 PM ET

Venue: TD Garden — Boston, MA

Article updated Apr 5, 6:14 AM EDT

Published by SportsJaw Editorial Team

The Toronto Raptors are traveling to play the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden stadium on Wednesday, 4/5/2023 @ 7:30pm EST. Boston is the betting favorite opening at -5 and

Game outlook

The Toronto Raptors are traveling to play the Boston Celtics at the TD Garden stadium on Wednesday, 4/5/2023 @ 7:30pm EST. Boston is the betting favorite opening at -5 and the current line is Toronto -2.

Raptors vs Celtics Prediction for Tonight's Game

Based on recent trends and stats, the Scorecaster predicts Celtics to win tonight's game by 16 points. This model factors in recent against the spread (ATS) trends and scoring which predicts the Boston Celtics to cover the 2.5 point spread and the total to go over 223 points.

PREDICTED SCORE: Toronto 111 to Boston 127

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Curated Picks & Predictions

56% of SportsJaw predicts Boston Celtics to cover the spread.

Based on the moneyline, the implied probability that Boston will win straight-up is 51%.

From the lines set by Sportsbooks, they predict the score to be TOR 113.5, BOS 109.5.

OddsShark predicts Boston will win, toronto will cover, and the total will go over.

split down the middle on Covers.com

Toronto Key Betting Stats

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With a power ranking of 3, Toronto is ranked #22 in offense (scoring an average of 113.05 per game), #5 in defense (allowing an average of 111.67 points to be scored against them per game) and are 40-39 (40-37-2 ATS) this season.

Offensively, the Raptors hit an average of 45.87% of their field goals (ranked #26) and 78.36% of their free throws (ranked #17) and makes an average of 33.61% of their three pointers ranked #28 in the NBA). They average 43.04 rebounds per game (ranked # 18) and average 23.90 offensive assists and 11.37 turnovers per game (ranked # 23 and 1 respectively).

Defensively speaking, Toronto allows an average of 49.12% field goals (ranked #28) and 79.88% free throws (ranked #27 in the NBA) The Raptors allow an average of 37.60% of the three pointers (ranked #28) and averages 42.13 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 42.13) Finally, the Raptors average 26.10 defensive assists and 15.86 turnovers per game (ranked # 23 and 2 respectively).

Boston Key Betting Stats

Boston Celtics has a power ranking of 1 and are #2 for offense (scoring an average of 118.36 per game), #6 for defense (giving up an average of 111.85 points per game) and 54-25 (42-36-1 ATS) overall. Toronto went 2-1 (2-1 ATS) in their last 3 matchups against Boston.

For offense, the Celtics hit an average of 47.59% of their field goals (ranked #15) and 81.71% of their free throws (ranked #4) and makes an average of 37.70% of their three pointers (ranked #6 in the NBA). They average 45.21 rebounds per game (ranked # 7) and average 26.51 offensive assists and 12.64 turnovers per game (ranked # 7) and 7 respectively).

On defense, Boston allows an average of 46.40% field goals (ranked #5) and 76.74% free throws (ranked #3 in the NBA) The Celtics allow an average of 34.87% of the three pointers (ranked #5) and averages 44.08 defensive rebounds per game (ranked # 44.08) Finally, the Celtics average 23.15 defensive assists and 12.15 turnovers per game (ranked # 2 and 25 respectively).

Betting Summary

Toronto has advantage in regards to ball control (factoring in rebounds and turnovers).

The Scorecaster model predicts the Boston Celtics to cover the 2.5 point spread and the total to go over 223 points.

Written by SportsJaw Staff Categorized as NBA Predictions

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SportsJaw published this archived preview from its original game-day article. Its prediction and quoted lines are preserved as written.

About our editorial process

SportsJaw Raptors vs Celtics archived game preview contains historical odds and availability that may no longer be current. View history of past Raptors vs Celtics matchups or learn how our predictions work.

Current matchup data

Lines, trends and availability

Line movement since open

  • Moneyline · Toronto Raptors+170 → -125Moved
  • Moneyline · Boston Celtics-205 → +105Moved
  • Spread · Toronto Raptors+5 (-110) → -2 (-110)Moved
  • Spread · Boston Celtics-5 (-110) → +2 (-110)Moved
  • Total · OverN/A (-110) → 223 (-110)Moved
  • Total · UnderN/A (-110) → 223 (-110)Moved

ATS and O/U trends

Toronto Raptors
2-1 matchup record · 6-3-1 ATS · 4-5-1 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file
Boston Celtics
2-1 matchup record · 6-4-0 ATS · 6-4-0 O/U
Last 10 completed games on file

Injuries and availability

From the published research (2023-04-05T10:14:13.695Z). Availability may have changed; review the cited sources.

Scorecaster algorithmic predictions factor in up-to-date player injuries for both the Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics, including recent team & player performances and defensive & offensive matchups from recent history.

Recent head-to-head

No completed head-to-head result is available in the current history window.

Final result

Matchup pick recap

Boston Celtics defeated Toronto Raptors 97-93

Boston Celtics defeated Toronto Raptors 97-93 on April 5, 2023, a 4-point decision in the series. Boston Celtics' strongest period was the 2nd quarter, when it outscored its opponent 25-16. Against SportsJaw's recorded Toronto Raptors -2 (-110) spread, Boston Celtics covered, while the 190 combined points finished under the recorded total of 223.

SportsJaw editorial picks

  • Projected winnerNo published selectionUnavailable

Tipster picks

  • CoolioSpread · Boston Celtics -3 (-110)Win
  • CoolioTotal · Over 224 (-110)Loss
  • OddssharkSpread · Boston Celtics -3 (-110)Win
  • OddssharkTotal · Over 224 (-110)Loss
  • CoversSpread · Boston Celtics -3 (-110)Win