The 23-37 Toronto Raptors will travel to face the 33-27 Golden St Warriors in an NBA pro basketball game on Monday night. Tip off time from Golden St is scheduled for 10:30PM Eastern Time with national television coverage provided by the NBA League Pass Channel.
The odds from this NBA pro basketball will come out on Monday afternoon as Rudy Gay is listed as questionable with a back ailment for Toronto. On the Warriors side Andrew Bogus is questionable with back spasms.
The teams went head to head back on January 28th with Golden St earning the 114-102 road win at Toronto as a -2 point betting favorite. The game finished over 200 ½ points.
Toronto is 8-21 straight up on the road this season. They lose their third straight following a 122-114 overtime defeat to the Milwaukee Bucks on Saturday night as a +6 ½ point underdog. The total came in at over 199 ½ points. The Raptors rallied from an eight point deficit after three quarters in the loss. They shot 46% from the floor and 8 of 22 from three. Toronto gave up 50% shooting to the Bucks and turned the ball over 17 times. Amir Johnson had 19 points and nine rebounds on 9 of 11 to lead the Raptors starters. Toronto has had difficulty shooting the basketball this season ranking in the lower third in the league in both field goal and three point shooting. The Raptors make 44.1% from the field and 34.9% from three. Look for those numbers to continue to trend downward with the high volume and 40% shooting carried by Rudy Gay when he gets back in the lineup.
Golden St is 18-7 playing on their home court. The Warriors limp home from an east coast road trip that saw the team going 1-4 and losing their past four games. In their four game in five nights in four cities the Warriors drop a 104-97 road defeat to the Philadelphia 76ers as a -2 point betting favorite. The game ended over 197 ½ points. The out of gas Warriors shoot just 41.9% from the floor along with 10 of 26 from the three point line. They give up 51.8% shooting to a depressed 76ers offense and Golden St was in the giving mood with 20 turnovers. Stephen Curry had 30 points and eight assists on 11 of 20 from the floor. If he Warriors are going to get past the first round of the playoffs they will have to defend better. Golden St gives up 101.5 points a game ranking 25th in the NBA.