Toronto Raptors vs Washington Wizards

Game Date: Monday, February 6, 2012 | Game Time: 7:05 PM | Home Line: -4.0 | Total: 186.5

Toronto Raptors v Washington Wizards Series Betting Trends

The Toronto Raptors travel to Washington to play the Wizards at 7:05 PM on Monday, February 6, 2012. Washington is the favorite in this matchup, laying -4.0 points here at home. The Total has been posted at Over/Under 186.5.

Before getting to specific team details, let's have a look at the recent games in this series to see if we can identify any NBA sports betting trends to assist in making the right pick in this game.

Recent Results in the Raptors/Wizards Series

When looking at the last 51 games in this series, we can see the home team has won 34 games compared to 17 wins for the road team. Average points scored per game for the home team in the Toronto/Washington series is 101 ppg while the vistor has put up 94.8 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 6.2 favoring the home team.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last 51 games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 6.2 ppg. That represents a value number of 2.2 when meassured against the offered line of -4.0, suggesting a wager on Washington makes the most sense - at least, when looking at betting against the number according to the historical series trends.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 51 games between the Raptors and the Wizards is 195.8 per game. That creates a face value cushion of 9.3 against the line, suggesting a bet of Over 186.5 may be in order. At least it appears as such on first impression when compared to the series history.

Now let's take a look at the series history in this exact situation, with Toronto as the road team and with Washington as the home team.

Recent Results when Toronto visits Washington

When looking at the last 24 games in this series while Washington has been the home team, we can see the Wizards have won 15 games compared to 9 wins for the Raptors. Average points scored per game by Washington in this situation is is 100.8 ppg while Toronto has put up 95.1 ppg, creating an average margin of victory of 5.7 favoring the Wizards.

As stated, the exact advantage spanning the last games represents a median average advantage for the home team in this series of 5.7 ppg. That represents a value number of 1.7 when meassured against the offered line of -4.0, suggesting a wager on the Wizards makes the most sense. At least, that's the way it looks when you ponder a bet against the line, looking at this wager in the vacuum of this series situation.

The average Total points scored spanning the last 24 games between the Raptors and the Wizards is 195.9 per game. That creates a face value cushion of 9.4 against the line, suggesting a bet of Over 186.5 may be in order. At least it appears as such on first impression when compared to the series history.

Can the Toronto Raptors Cover the Spread?

This season the Toronto Raptors have played 67 games, averaging 90.4 points per game, while allowing 93.8 points per game. This has led to a season record of 23-44. Let's have a closer look at recent Toronto Raptors results.

Recent Toronto Raptors Results

This season the Toronto Raptors have played 34 games on the road, averaging 88.3 points per game, while allowing 94.4 points per game. This has led to a season record of 10-24. Let's have a closer look at recent Toronto Raptors results on the road.

Recent Toronto Raptors Road Results

Can the Washington Wizards Cover the Spread?

This season the Washington Wizards have played 66 games, averaging 93.6 points per game, while allowing 98.4 points per game. This has led to a season record of 20-44. Let's have a closer look at recent Washington Wizards results.

Recent Washington Wizards Results

This season the Washington Wizards have played 33 games here at home, averaging 95.2 points per game, while allowing 97.6 points per game. This has led to a season record of 11-22. Let's have a closer look at recent Washington Wizards results when playing at home.

Recent Washington Wizards Home Results

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