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Toronto Raptors vs. Atlanta Hawks
The Toronto Raptors and the Atlanta Hawks will both be trying to pick up a win on Saturday when they battle at State Farm Arena.
Oddsmakers opened the Hawks as -4.5-point favorites versus the Raptors, while the game's total opened at 225.
The Hawks were a 126-101 loser in their most recent outing at home against the Celtics. They failed to cover the -1-point spread as favorites, while the total score (227) made winners of UNDER bettors.
Toronto won its last outing, a 112-104 result against the Heat on November 16. The Raptors covered in that game as a -3-point favorite, while the 216 combined points took the game OVER the total.
Toronto:
Team record: 9-7 SU,9-7 ATS
Toronto is 1-5 ATS in its last 6 games
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games on the road
Toronto is 1-4 SU in its last 5 games on the road
Atlanta:
Team record: 9-6 SU,7-7-1 ATS
The total has gone OVER in 9 of Atlanta's last 13 games
Atlanta is 10-4-1 ATS in its last 15 games at home
Atlanta is 18-5 SU in its last 23 games at home
Next up:
Toronto home to Brooklyn Wednesday, November 23
Atlanta at Cleveland Monday, November 21