Tipoff is at 7:30 p.m. ET at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. Boston is favored by 14.5 points in the latest Celtics vs. Raptors odds, per SportsLine consensus, and the over/under is 229.5 points. Before entering any Raptors vs. Celtics picks, you'll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine.

Either way, they took down Steph Curry and the Golden State Warriors 104-101 as 5-point home underdogs. Things get a little more difficult because the defending NBA champion Boston Celtics are next in line, and oddsmakers have the Raptors as massive 14.5-point pups tonight.

The Raptors, for their part, are doing a fantastic job positioning the team for lottery odds with just 2 wins in their last 10 contests.

Toronto came into tonight's action ranked third in fast break points in the NBA, while Boston is dead last in that regard. In indeed, the Raptors scored 18 points in transition, taking advantage of some sluggish defense on the part of the Celtics. Boston scored just 5 going the other way.

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