NBA Best Bets: Raptors vs. Hawks Picks for December 29

Published 9:33 pm Saturday, December 28, 2024

The Toronto Raptors (7-24) are favored (-1.5) to end a nine-game losing streak when they host the Atlanta Hawks (17-15) at 6:00 PM ET on Sunday, December 29, 2024 at Scotiabank Arena. The game airs on TSN and FDSSE.

If you hope to gain an edge on Sunday’s game, discover the best bets on the board in this article (based on our computer predictions).

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Raptors vs. Hawks Game Info

  • When: Sunday, December 29, 2024 at 6:00 PM ET
  • Where: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Ontario
  • TV: TSN and FDSSE
  • Live Stream: Watch this game on Fubo (Regional restrictions may apply)

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Raptors vs. Hawks Best Bets

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RJ Barrett Over 23.5 PTS

  • The 23.7 points RJ Barrett has scored per game this season is 0.2 more than his prop total set for Sunday (23.5).
  • Barrett is 13-for-28 at hitting the over on his points prop total this season.
  • The Raptors are the NBA’s 13th-ranked scoring team (112.5 points per game), while the Hawks are 27th defensively in terms of points conceded per game (119.2).
  • Toronto has a 3-7 record when finishing with more points than 119.2.

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Trae Young Over 23.5 PTS

  • The 23.5-point over/under for Trae Young on Sunday is 1.9 higher than his scoring average.
  • This season Young is 14-for-32 at scoring more than the over/under set for him in terms of points.
  • Atlanta’s squad is currently the eighth-ranked scoring team in the NBA (117.3 points per game), while Toronto is 26th in points conceded (118.5 per game).
  • Atlanta has put together an 11-6 record when it scores more than 118.5 points.

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Pick ATS: Hawks (+ 1.5)

  • Toronto has covered the spread 20 times in 31 games.
  • Atlanta has 14 wins in 32 games against the spread this year.
  • The Raptors have no wins ATS (0-1) as a 1.5-point favorite or greater this year.
  • Against the spread as 1.5-point underdogs or greater, the Hawks are 10-7.

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Pick OU:

Under (240.5)

  • In 11 games this season, the Raptors and their opponents have gone over 240.5 total points.
  • The Hawks have played 11 games this season that ended with a point total higher than 240.5 points.
  • Toronto has an average total of 228.3 in its matchups this year, 12.2 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • The average total for Atlanta’s games this season is 233.9 points, 6.6 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
  • The Raptors score the 14th-most points in the NBA this season, while the Hawks’ offense puts up the sixth-most.
  • This outing features the league’s 29th-ranked (Hawks) and 25th-ranked (Raptors) scoring defenses.

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Moneyline Pick: Hawks (-105)

  • The Raptors lost the only game they’ve played as the favorite this season.
  • The Hawks have won in 10, or 55.6%, of the 18 contests they have been named as odds-on underdogs in this year.
  • Toronto has played as a favorite of -115 or more once this season and lost that game.
  • This season, Atlanta has come away with a win nine times in 17 chances when named as an underdog of at least -105 or worse on the moneyline.
  • The Raptors have a 53.5% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.

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