January 28 - Tonight (Thursday, January 28) NBA betting fans may have
their work cut out for them as they try to pick the winner of the showdown
between the Toronto Raptors and the New York Knicks at Madison Square
Garden, although the Raptors have been on fire lately.
While it has not been hard to see how well the Toronto Raptors have been playing
of late - especially with their smoking hot offense, equally, it has not been
hard to see how the much the New York Knicks' defence have been letting them
down of late, which could spell disaster this evening.
Add to that the fact the Raptors have won three straight games, so their
confidence is high and they are looking to make it four from four. Just consider
how they played against Miami on Wednesday, where they racked up a well-deserved
111-103 win that put them fifth in the East standings.
In that game one Raptors' player who was cooking on all cylinders was centre
Andrea Bargnani, who alone contributed 27 points to his team's score line, just
one point off his season best. Power forward Chris Bosh, meanwhile, added 24
point to the board, along with his season best 18 rebounds.
Said Bosh after the game, 'We're playing a lot better. We know what's at stake.
We've climbed all the way up to where we are in the standings and we don't want
to just let it go, because it's easier to lose than to win.' That kind of
confidence has got to have Toronto Raptors betting fans beaming.
That said, the Knicks enjoyed a 132-105 win over Minnesota on Tuesday, just two
days after they were thumped good and proper by Dallas 128-78 - the worst defeat
at home in NBA franchise history. 'We really didn't play well against Dallas,'
confessed New York Knicks coach Mike D'Antoni.
'It's not good, but we responded in a good manner. Now we've just got to keep it
going from here.' The problem for New York Knicks betting fans is that the team
is struggling to beat teams that have been on winning streaks, hence the concern
that they could fall apart against the Raptors tonight.
For our money, the Raptors will win. But here's how top-rated online sports book
Bodog sees the betting going for tonight's game:
| |
Spread |
Money Line |
Total |
| A Toronto Raptors |
+3 1.91 |
2.10 |
o213? 1.91 |
| H New York Knicks |
-3 1.91 |
1.66 |
u213? 1.91 |
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