Lakers at Raptors NBA Picks: The Los Angeles Lakers (33-10) will play their third game in four days while on the road amidst the teams longest road trip of the season, eight games over a 12 day span. Sunday night, the Lakers travel to Toronto to play the Raptors at Air Canada Centre (22-22) who are holding down second place in the Atlantic Division behind Boston.
NBA picks oddsmakers at SPORTSBETTING.com have installed the Lakers as 4 1/2-point favorites versus the Raptors with a 208 1/2 total. Raptors backers are getting +170 odds on the SPORTSBETTING moneyline while the Lakers are giving -200.
After losing to the Cavaliers to open their season-high eight-game trek, the Lakers have a chance to string together some victories. They don't face another team with a winning record until next Sunday, when they visit Boston in the seventh game of their trip.
Picking up a win versus the Raptors could prove difficult as the team has won eight of its last nine home games at ACC.
At home against Milwaukee on Friday Jarrett Jack scored a season-high 27 points for Toronto, and Chris Bosh added 17 with seven rebounds after finishing with a career-high 44 at Milwaukee earlier in the week. Their efforts helped the Raptors rally from a 15-point deficit.
Bosh, the Raptors' leading scorer at 24.1 points per game, scored just 12 in each of the two games against the Lakers last season. He's averaging 16.8 versus Los Angeles in his career.
NBA Picks: Look for the Lakers to get past Toronto in a tight game. We like the OVER 208 1/2.
