7:40 pm
October 27

Pacers @ Raptors

Who will WIN this matchup?

Indiana Pacers (1-3)

@ Toronto Raptors (1-3)

 

Current odds:

Indiana Pacers: (+100)

Toronto Raptors: (-120)

 

• The line for this game is Raptors by 1 point.

• The Indiana Pacers and the host Toronto Raptors will have the same goal Wednesday night — to win for the second time this season. Each has lost three of its first four games. The Raptors have dropped all three of their home games, including 111-108 to the Chicago Bulls on Monday night after trailing by 20 points. The Raptors’ win was at Boston on Friday.

• The Pacers have split their first two home games, defeating the Miami Heat on Saturday in overtime and losing 119-109 Monday to the Milwaukee Bucks after trailing by 18.

• Malcolm Brogdon led the Pacers with 25 points and had seven assists against the Bucks. Domantas Sabonis added 21 points, 13 rebounds and five assists.

• The Raptors have opened the season without Pascal Siakam, who had surgery on his left shoulder to repair a torn labrum in June. He started to participate in practice this week, as has Yuta Watanabe (left-calf strain).

• The Raptors made it close against the Bulls in the fourth quarter, pulling to within two points. DeMar DeRozan, a Raptors stalwart for nine seasons, led the Bulls with 26 points, 11 in the fourth quarter.

• OG Anunoby led Toronto 22 points. Fred VanVleet had 15 points and a career-best 17 assists. VanVleet also had a career-high eight turnovers. In all, the Raptors had 21 turnovers that led to 27 points for Chicago.

• The Pacers were 2-1 against the Raptors last season.

4/10
Confidence
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Toronto Raptors
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