NBA Predictions: Will Raptors snap current losing streak vs. Bucks? 1/27/17

Bucks vs. Raptors Prediction

Will the Raptors snap their current losing streak when they host the Bucks tonight at 7:30PM ET?

According to oddsmakers from online sports book Bovada.lv, the Raptors are 4-point home favorites versus the Bucks while the over/under currently sits at 213.5 points. As of this writing, neither the point spread nor the total have moved off the opening numbers.

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The Bucks have lost six of their last seven games, including a 114-109 defeat versus the 76ers on Wednesday. In that loss, Giannis Antetokounmpo was held to just 17 points on 7-of-19 shooting from the field. He finished with 12 rebounds, five assists and four steals in 39 minutes as well. Greg Monroe also scored a season-high 28 points in that win over Philadelphia.

The Raptors have lost five-straight games, including on the road against the 76ers, Hornets and the Grizzlies, as well as home losses to the Suns and Spurs. In that 101-99 defeat in Memphis, DeMarre Carroll scored 11 points with six rebounds and two assists, while Jared Sullinger finished with no points on 0-of-6 shooting.

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OUR PREDICTION: The Bucks are 0-4 against the spread in their last four games versus the Raptors and are 1-6 against the number in their last seven games overall. They're also just 1-4 against the spread in their last five games playing on one day of rest and are winless at 0-4 against the spread in their last four road games. The Raptors, meanwhile, have covered in 16 of their last 22 games against Eastern Conference opponents and are 8-3 against the number in their last 11 home games versus a team with a losing road record.

 

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