NBA Best Bets: Hawks vs. Raptors Picks for January 23
Published 5:33 am Thursday, January 23, 2025
The Toronto Raptors (11-32) are underdogs (by 5.5 points) to end a nine-game road losing streak when they visit the Atlanta Hawks (22-21) on Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET.
If you want to make an informed wager on Thursday’s game, check out the best bets on the board below (according to our computer predictions).
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Hawks vs. Raptors Game Info
- When: Thursday, January 23, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
- Where: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, Georgia
- TV: TSN and FDSSE
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Hawks vs. Raptors Best Bets
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Trae Young Over 26.5 PTS
- Trae Young’s 23.1 points per game average is 3.4 fewer than Thursday’s over/under.
- So far this season, Young is 20-for-42 at going over the total set for his points prop.
- The Hawks are at the seventh spot in the NBA’s scoring rankings (116.7 points per game), while the Raptors concede the 26th-lowest amount of points (117.9 per game).
- Atlanta has a 15-7 record when finishing with more points than 117.9.
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RJ Barrett Over 22.5 PTS
- RJ Barrett’s 22.3 points per game are 0.2 less than Thursday’s over/under.
- Barrett has gone over 15 times on a points prop this season (in 39 opportunities).
- Toronto is the NBA’s 20th-ranked team offensively (110.9 points per game), while Atlanta is 28th-ranked on defense (118.9 conceded).
- Toronto has put together a 6-9 record when it scores more than 118.9 points.
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Pick ATS: Hawks (- 5.5)
- Atlanta is 18-25-0 against the spread this year.
- Toronto has 25 wins in 43 games against the spread this season.
- The Hawks have an ATS record of 3-6 as 5.5-point favorites or more.
- The Raptors are 17-14 as 5.5-point underdogs or more.
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Pick OU:
Under (237.5)
- In 20 games this season, the Hawks and their opponents have gone over 237.5 combined points.
- The Raptors have combined with their opponent to score more than 237.5 points in 16 of 43 games this season.
- The average point total in Atlanta’s outings this year is 234.8, 2.7 fewer points than this game’s over/under.
- Toronto’s outings this season have a 228.2-point average over/under, 9.3 fewer points than this game’s total.
- The Hawks are the 10th-highest scoring team in the NBA this year. The Raptors have scored the 17th-most points.
- The Hawks are the league’s 27th-ranked scoring defense while the Raptors are the 25th-ranked.
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Moneyline Pick: Hawks (-210)
- This season, the Hawks have won eight out of the 16 games, or 50%, in which they’ve been favored.
- The Raptors have been underdogs in 40 games this season and have come away with the win 10 times (25%) in those contests.
- This season, Atlanta has won seven of its eight games when favored by at least -210 on the moneyline.
- This season, Toronto has come away with a win five times in 30 chances when named as an underdog of at least +170 or longer on the moneyline.
- The Hawks have a 67.7% chance to win this game based on the implied probability of the moneyline.
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