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Toronto Raptors vs. Phoenix Suns
The Toronto Raptors and the Phoenix Suns will both be trying to pick up a win on Thursday when they battle at Footprint Center.
Oddsmakers opened the Suns as -8.5-point favorites versus the Raptors, while the game's total opened at 231.5.
Phoenix won its last outing, a 117-107 result against the Nuggets on March 05. The Suns covered in that game as a +8.5-point underdog, while the 224 combined points took the game UNDER the total.
Last time out for Toronto, they were a 139-98 loser as they battled the Pelicans at home. The Raptors failed to cover in the match as a +9-point underdog, while 237 combined points moved the game OVER for totals bettors.
Toronto:
Team record: 23-39 SU,28-33-1 ATS
Toronto is 1-4 ATS in its last 5 games
Toronto is 8-17 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone OVER in 4 of Toronto's last 6 games
Phoenix:
Team record: 36-26 SU,25-35-2 ATS
Phoenix is 2-5 ATS in its last 7 games
Phoenix is 17-8 SU in its last 25 games
The total has gone UNDER in 5 of Phoenix's last 5 games
Next up:
Toronto at Portland Saturday, March 9
Phoenix home to Boston Saturday, March 9