Celtics vs. Raptors betting: NBA preview for January 15

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The Boston Celtics (28-11) hit the road in Atlantic Division play against the Toronto Raptors (9-31) on Wednesday, January 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET. The Celtics are double-digit favorites by 14 points in the game, the third matchup between the teams this season. The over/under for the matchup is 229.5.

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Celtics vs. Raptors betting lines

  • Celtics odds to win: -1124
  • Raptors odds to win: +710
  • Spread: Celtics (-14)
  • Total: 229.5
  • TV Channel: NBC Sports Networks
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Celtics Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Boston has a 9-9 ATS record in road games so far while going 14-4 overall in those contests.
  • Boston has a 1-2 record ATS on the road this season when playing as 14-point favorites or more.
  • Celtics road games have gone over the set point total five times this season.
  • Boston and its opponents have averaged a total of 229.6 points per road contest this season, 0.1 points greater than this game’s listed total.

Celtics Recent Trends

  • The Celtics have covered the spread five times in their past 10 matchups while putting up a 6-4 record straight-up in those games.
  • The Celtics and their opponents have combined to hit the over in five of those 10 games.
  • The Celtics’ past 10 outings have ended with an average of 226.7 points scored. That’s 2.8 fewer points than this contest’s over/under.
  • The Celtics’ per-game scoring average across their past 10 games is 3.1 points lower than their season-long average.

Celtics Betting Records

  • The Celtics have a 28-9 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 75.7% of those games).
  • Boston has gone 5-2 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -1124 or shorter (winning 71.4%).
  • The Celtics have an implied moneyline win probability of 91.8% in this contest.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.9 (18th in NBA) 45.2 (fourth) 45.2 (10th) 44.2 (16th) 25.4 (18th) 11.6 (second)

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Raptors Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Raptors home games have gone over the set point total 13 times this year.
  • The Raptors are 8-13 in home contests and have covered the spread 13 times at home.
  • This season at home the Raptors and their opponents have averaged a total of 228.3 points per contest, 1.2 points fewer than the over/under for this contest.

Raptors Recent Trends

  • The Raptors have covered the spread three times in their last 10 contests while putting up a 2-8 record straight-up in those games.
  • The Raptors and their opponents have combined to hit the over in six of the past 10 games.
  • The past 10 Raptors games averaged 0.7 more points (230.2) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • Over their last 10 games, the Raptors have a 107.7 points-per-game average, 3.3 points below their season-long scoring average.

Raptors Betting Records

  • This season, Toronto has won eight out of the 37 games, or 21.6%, in which it has been the underdog.
  • The Raptors have been at least a +710 moneyline underdog three times this season, but were upset in each of those games.
  • The oddsmakers’ moneyline implies a 12.3% chance of a victory for the Raptors.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.6 (14th in NBA) 47.5 (22nd) 43.9 (15th) 43.8 (13th) 28.7 (sixth) 15.7 (27th)
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