Raptors vs. Bucks betting: NBA preview for Dec. 18

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The Toronto Raptors (16-11) are favored by 4.5 points against the Milwaukee Bucks (11-16) on Thursday, December 18, 2025 at 8 p.m. ET. The matchup airs on FDSWI and TSN. The matchup has a point total of 219.5.

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Raptors vs. Bucks betting lines

  • Raptors odds to win: -189
  • Bucks odds to win: +158
  • Spread: Raptors (-4.5)
  • Total: 219.5
  • TV Channel: FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin
  • Live Stream: Fubo (Watch for free)

Raptors Statistics, Trends and More

As the Away Team

  • Toronto has an 8-5 record against the spread on the road and are 8-5 in road contests.
  • Toronto has a 2-1 record ATS in road games this year when playing as 4.5-point favorites or more.
  • The Raptors have hit the over in five of their 13 road games this season with a set over/under (38.5%).
  • Toronto and its opponents have averaged a total of 234.3 points per road contest this season, 14.8 points greater than this game’s posted total.

Raptors Recent Trends

  • The Raptors are 2-8 against the spread and 4-6 overall over their last 10 matchups.
  • The final score of the past 10 Raptors games has exceeded the set total three times.
  • The last 10 Raptors games averaged 230.4 total points, 10.9 more points than this matchup’s over/under.
  • The Raptors’ per-game scoring average across their last 10 games is 9.5 points lower than their season-long average.

Raptors Betting Records

  • The Raptors have put together an 11-5 record in games they were listed as the moneyline favorite (winning 68.8% of those games).
  • Toronto has gone 7-2 when playing as a moneyline favorite with odds of -189 or shorter (winning 77.8%).
  • The Raptors have a 65.4% chance to win this contest based on the moneyline’s implied probability.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
48.4 (seventh in NBA) 46.4 (11th) 42.4 (23rd) 43.4 (14th) 29.6 (third) 14.1 (12th)

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Bucks Statistics, Trends and More

As the Home Team

  • Bucks home games have hit the over on the set point total seven times this season.
  • The Bucks are 8-7 in home contests with an 8-7 record against the spread at home.
  • The Bucks have gone 4-1 ATS in home games this year when playing as 4.5-point underdogs or more.
  • This season at home, the Bucks and their opponents have averaged a total of 228.8 points per contest, 9.3 points greater than the over/under for this contest.

Bucks Recent Trends

  • The Bucks have a 3-7 record straight-up in their last 10 contests, while covering the spread five times in those games.
  • In two of those 10 games, the final combined score has exceeded the set total.
  • The past 10 Bucks games averaged 6.8 more points (226.3) than this matchup’s over/under.
  • Across their last 10 games, the Bucks have scored 5.8 fewer points per contest compared to their 113.9 PPG season-long scoring average.

Bucks Betting Records

  • This season, Milwaukee has been the underdog 15 times and won five, or 33.3%, of those games.
  • The Bucks have a record of 3-6, a 33.3% win rate, when they’re set as an underdog of +158 or more by bookmakers this season.
  • The moneyline for this contest implies a 38.8% chance of a victory for the Bucks.
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
49.1 (fourth in NBA) 47.3 (17th) 39.4 (30th) 44.7 (20th) 26.8 (10th) 14.2 (13th)
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