Celtics vs Raptors Game Breakdown

Get ready to rev up your DFS engines as the high-flying Boston Celtics zoom into Scotiabank Arena, looking to school the struggling Toronto Raptors in a first-round playoff game that promises more fireworks than the first set of matchups! With the Celtics cruising at the top of the Eastern conference and the Raptors trying to claw their way out of the basement, tonight’s 08:30 PM EST clash could be the spark Toronto needs to turn their luck around—or another showcase of Boston’s dominance. Both teams are hot off thrilling victories, setting the stage for a showdown that could either be a slam dunk for Boston or a chance for Toronto to steal the spotlight. So, as the Celtics try to weave their magic and the Raptors aim to roar back, let’s see if Toronto can turn the tides or if Boston will continue to run the court!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 15, 2025 08:30PM EST

Location: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto

Vegas Odds

	BOS ML	TOR ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-700	+475	229.5	-12.5/12.5
Recent	-300	+220	230.5	-13.0/13.0
Difference	+400	-255	+1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

7W-3L

AWAY

38W-16L

75.0% Win Probability

LAST 10

2W-8L

HOME

21W-38L

25.0% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
12/31/24	Toronto Raptors TOR	12	23	18	18	00	71	Under
12/31/24	Boston Celtics BOS	23	22	45	35	00	125	Under
11/16/24	Toronto Raptors TOR	26	28	31	29	90	123	Over
11/16/24	Boston Celtics BOS	28	28	30	28	120	126	Over
01/15/24	Boston Celtics BOS	29	32	23	21	00	105	Under
01/15/24	Toronto Raptors TOR	25	30	20	21	00	96	Under
12/29/23	Toronto Raptors TOR	20	33	33	32	00	118	Over
12/29/23	Boston Celtics BOS	35	33	31	21	00	120	Over
11/17/23	Boston Celtics BOS	26	39	19	24	00	108	Under
11/17/23	Toronto Raptors TOR	32	17	32	24	00	105	Under
11/11/23	Toronto Raptors TOR	26	20	25	23	00	94	Under
11/11/23	Boston Celtics BOS	30	25	33	29	00	117	Under
04/07/23	Toronto Raptors TOR	16	24	33	29	00	102	Under
04/07/23	Boston Celtics BOS	34	34	27	26	00	121	Under
04/05/23	Toronto Raptors TOR	28	16	28	21	00	93	Under
04/05/23	Boston Celtics BOS	31	25	23	18	00	97	Under
01/21/23	Boston Celtics BOS	26	24	31	25	00	106	Under
01/21/23	Toronto Raptors TOR	27	30	28	19	00	104	Under
12/05/22	Boston Celtics BOS	27	29	35	25	00	116	Under
12/05/22	Toronto Raptors TOR	25	37	18	30	00	110	Under
03/28/22	Boston Celtics BOS	38	20	22	26	60	112	Under
03/28/22	Toronto Raptors TOR	30	29	21	26	90	115	Under
11/28/21	Boston Celtics BOS	27	27	26	29	00	109	Under
11/28/21	Toronto Raptors TOR	26	25	25	21	00	97	Under
11/10/21	Toronto Raptors TOR	25	21	22	20	00	88	Under
11/10/21	Boston Celtics BOS	33	29	18	24	00	104	Under
10/22/21	Toronto Raptors TOR	23	28	33	31	00	115	Under
10/22/21	Boston Celtics BOS	23	24	17	19	00	83	Under

Celtics Vs Over/Under

Raptors Vs Over/Under

Celtics Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/12	@ NOP	120-119W	55	23	11	101
01/10	@ SAC	97-114L	43	22	15	84
01/07	vs DEN	118-106W	41	30	11	88
01/03	vs HOU	109-86W	41	20	14	77
01/02	vs MIN	118-115W	31	30	3	92
12/31	@ TOR	125-71W	49	29	13	87
12/29	@ IND	114-123L	41	26	8	93
12/27	@ IND	142-105W	52	31	10	92
12/25	@ PHI	114-118L	51	24	13	95
12/21	vs CHI	123-98W	59	27	12	100

Raptors Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
01/13	@ GSW	104-101W	44	28	14	86
01/11	vs DET	114-123L	45	27	12	92
01/09	vs CLE	126-132L	37	34	12	89
01/08	vs NYK	98-112L	33	25	16	77
01/06	@ MIL	104-128L	35	27	15	91
01/03	@ ORL	97-106L	37	28	11	80
01/01	@ BRO	130-113W	39	36	10	88
12/31	vs BOS	71-125L	44	18	21	86
12/29	@ ATL	107-136L	52	26	31	85
12/26	vs MEM	126-155L	40	39	15	108

Starting Lineups

Boston Celtics	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Jaylen Brown SF	37.0	36.9	40.5	100%	40.9
Jrue Holiday SG	26.0	28.9	26.0	100%	26.4
Kristaps Porzingis C	36.0	34.6	35.9	100%	36.2
Jayson Tatum PF	48.0	48.5	51.4	100%	51.8
Derrick White PG	31.0	28.9	33.0	100%	33.3

Toronto Raptors	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Scottie Barnes PF	49.0	44.0	43.8	100%	44.1
RJ Barrett SF	44.0	32.4	39.7	100%	40.1
Gradey Dick SG	25.0	17.0	24.4	100%	24.7
Davion Mitchell PG	18.0	6.5	16.2	43%	20.8
Jakob Poeltl C	38.0	32.4	37.2	100%	36.6

Celtics Notable Injuries

Drew Peterson (PF): Avg: 3.6pts, 1.9reb, 0.7ast, 10.1 minutes. Last game: 01/03/25. Impact: 1.4
Jordan Walsh (SG/SF): Avg: 1.7pts, 1.4reb, 0.4ast, 7.9 minutes. Last game: 01/03/25. Impact: 1.0

Raptors Notable Injuries

Immanuel Quickley (PG): Avg: 17.0pts, 3.7reb, 5.1ast, 29.2 minutes. Last game: 01/11/25. Impact: 5.5
Jonathan Mogbo (PF/C): Avg: 5.1pts, 4.2reb, 1.6ast, 15.7 minutes. Last game: 01/06/25. Impact: 2.1
Jamison Battle (SF): Avg: 5.3pts, 2.0reb, 0.8ast, 13.2 minutes. Last game: 01/01/25. Impact: 1.7
Garrett Temple (SG): Avg: 2.4pts, 1.4reb, 0.8ast, 8.5 minutes. Last game: 01/08/25. Impact: 0.9
AJ Lawson (PG): Avg: 2.5pts, 0.9reb, 0.3ast, 5.8 minutes. Last game: 12/31/24. Impact: 0.6
Ulrich Chomche (C): Avg: 1.0pts, 0.8reb, 0.2ast, 3.6 minutes. Last game: 01/01/25. Impact: 0.3

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
RJ Barrett	TOR	Pts	20.5	24.9	+4.4	20%	30%	40%	40%	BOS	-1.4	#7
Gradey Dick	TOR	Pts	11.5	14.7	+3.2	40%	50%	60%	60%	BOS	-1.4	#7
Jakob Poeltl	TOR	Reb	9.5	10.9	+1.4	60%	40%	53%	53%	BOS	-0.3	#12
Scottie Barnes	TOR	Reb	8.5	8.8	+0.3	40%	50%	47%	47%	BOS	+0.4	#21
Derrick White	BOS	Ast	3.5	4.4	+0.9	0%	30%	47%	47%	TOR	-0.4	#10

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Celtics Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#15	#12	#3	#3	-11.2%
PF	#20	#13	#12	#14	-1.8%
PG	#8	#27	#9	#7	-5.3%
SF	#5	#21	#1	#4	-8.6%
SG	#7	#13	#13	#6	-6.2%

Raptors Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#23	#29	#25	#30	10.3%
PF	#9	#20	#24	#15	-0.3%
PG	#23	#4	#10	#21	1.9%
SF	#29	#7	#19	#28	7.7%
SG	#25	#14	#15	#25	5.4%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

117.9

109.4

Rebounds per Game

46.5

43.3

Assists per Game

26.4

28.5

Steals per Game

7.3

7.6

Blocks per Game

6.2

4.2

Shots per Game

91.8

88.7

3-Pointers Made per Game

18.2

11.9

2-Pt Percentage per Game

57.6

53.9

3-Pt Percentage per Game

36.6

35.5

Turnovers per Game

11.0

15.4

Fouls per Game

16.1

20.9

Recent Trends

Ochai Agbaji (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 39.3% to 19.2, 31.7 min average previous 3 games.
Sam Hauser (SF/PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 38.8% to 13.2, 21.5 min average previous 3 games.
Kristaps Porzingis (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 37.9% to 32.4, 23.5 min average previous 3 games.