who is playing
Toronto Raptors @ Los Angeles Clippers
Current record: Toronto 15–22, Los Angeles 23–13
how to see
- When: Wednesday, January 10, 2024, 10:30 PM ET
- Where: Crypto.com Arena – Los Angeles, California
- TV: Bally Sports SoCal
- to follow: CBS Sports App
- Online Streaming: FuboTV (Try for free. Regional restrictions may apply.)
- Ticket cost: $8.00
what to know
The Raptors face quite a challenge as they are expected to be taken off the court. After playing just yesterday, they will hit the road to take on the Los Angeles Clippers on January 10th at 10:30 PM ET at the Crypto.com Arena. Expect the scorekeepers to be busy: If their past games are any indication, both teams will really light up the scoreboard on Wednesday.
On Tuesday, Toronto was just one bucket away from a win and lost to Los Angeles 132-131.
Despite their loss, the Raptors saw several players rise to the challenge and play remarkable games. RJ Barrett, who dropped a double-double of 23 points and ten rebounds, was perhaps the best of all. This marked the first time this season that Barrett pulled down ten or more rebounds.
Meanwhile, if you outscore your opponent in every quarter you’re bound to get a positive result, and that’s what happened for the Clippers on Monday. They were clear winners over Phoenix by a margin of 138–111. It’s a little easier to win when you work as a team to dish out 15 more assists than your opponent, as the Clippers did.
The Clippers got the win with the help of several key players, but in front was James Harden who dropped a double-double with 19 points and ten assists. Ivica Zubac was another key contributor, scoring 19 points with eight rebounds.
The loss to Toronto dropped their record to 15–22. As for Los Angeles, they extended their record to 23–13 with that win, their fourth consecutive win at home.
Some high-performance offense is likely to be on the agenda as this duo are some of the highest-scoring teams in the league. The Raptors have had no problem scoring this season, averaging 115.4 points per game. However, it’s not like the Clippers are struggling in that department as they are averaging 117.2 points per game. With both teams able to score points with such ease, the only question is who can take the score higher.
While only the Clippers took care of their fans the last time they played, both teams kept bettors happy by covering the spread. As far as their next game is concerned, the game looks promising for the Clippers, as the team is favored by a full 10 points. This contest will be their eighth consecutive contest as a favorite (so far they are 5-2 against the spread).
odds
According to the latest NBA odds, Los Angeles is a huge 10-point favorite against Toronto.
Oddsmakers had a good feel for the line for this one, as the game started with the Clippers as 9.5-point favorites.
The over/under is set at 237 points.
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History of the series
Los Angeles has won 6 of its last 10 games against Toronto.
- March 08, 2023 – Los Angeles 108 vs. Toronto 100
- December 27, 2022 – Los Angeles 124 vs. Toronto 113
- March 16, 2022 – Toronto 103 vs. Los Angeles 100
- December 31, 2021 – Toronto 116 vs. Los Angeles 108
- May 11, 2021 – Los Angeles 115 vs. Toronto 96
- May 04, 2021 – Los Angeles 105 vs. Toronto 100
- December 11, 2019 – Los Angeles 112 vs. Toronto 92
- November 11, 2019 – Los Angeles 98 vs. Toronto 88
- February 03, 2019 – Toronto 121 vs. Los Angeles 103
- December 11, 2018 – Toronto 123 vs. Los Angeles 99
