Nets vs Raptors Game Breakdown

Get ready for a clash that’s all set to break the first-round playoff monotony as the Brooklyn Nets swoop into the Scotiabank Arena to challenge the Toronto Raptors tonight at 08:30 PM EST! With both teams eager to shake off recent setbacks and claw their way up the Eastern conference ladder, this game promises more twists and turns than a downtown subway ride. The Nets, just a whisper away from evening out their season, and the Raptors, hungry to rise from the ashes of their last fiery defeat, are all geared up. So, as the over/under teeters at a tantalizing 219.5, who will net the win or get rapt in defeat? Let’s find out if the Nets can weave a victory or if the Raptors will claw their path to redemption!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: January 01, 2025 08:30PM EST

Location: Scotiabank Arena, Toronto

Vegas Odds

	BRO ML	TOR ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	-125	-105	220.5	-1.0/1.0
Recent	-110	-120	219.5	-1.0/1.0
Difference	+15	-15	-1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

3W-7L

AWAY

18W-37L

52.4% Win Probability

LAST 10

1W-9L

HOME

19W-36L

47.6% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	OT	Final	O/U
12/19/24	Brooklyn Nets BRO	24	28	18	31	00	101	Under
12/19/24	Toronto Raptors TOR	24	22	30	18	00	94	Under
04/10/24	Toronto Raptors TOR	27	27	26	22	00	102	Under
04/10/24	Brooklyn Nets BRO	27	26	24	29	00	106	Under
03/25/24	Brooklyn Nets BRO	22	27	19	28	00	96	Under
03/25/24	Toronto Raptors TOR	20	25	24	19	00	88	Under
02/22/24	Brooklyn Nets BRO	21	27	23	22	00	93	Under
02/22/24	Toronto Raptors TOR	30	29	23	39	00	121	Under
11/28/23	Toronto Raptors TOR	21	23	31	28	00	103	Under
11/28/23	Brooklyn Nets BRO	22	30	24	39	00	115	Under
12/16/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	19	33	36	31	00	119	Over
12/16/22	Toronto Raptors TOR	29	33	22	32	00	116	Over
12/02/22	Toronto Raptors TOR	17	32	23	33	00	105	Under
12/02/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	41	31	21	21	00	114	Under
11/23/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	38	14	39	21	00	112	Under
11/23/22	Toronto Raptors TOR	26	25	25	22	00	98	Under
10/21/22	Toronto Raptors TOR	24	28	27	26	00	105	Under
10/21/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	28	21	29	31	00	109	Under
03/01/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	25	34	30	19	00	108	Under
03/01/22	Toronto Raptors TOR	32	23	26	28	00	109	Under
02/28/22	Toronto Raptors TOR	42	29	29	33	00	133	Over
02/28/22	Brooklyn Nets BRO	27	21	21	28	00	97	Over
12/14/21	Toronto Raptors TOR	32	24	44	20	90	129	Over
12/14/21	Brooklyn Nets BRO	33	33	25	29	110	131	Over
11/07/21	Brooklyn Nets BRO	29	24	35	28	00	116	Under
11/07/21	Toronto Raptors TOR	26	34	17	26	00	103	Under

Nets Vs Over/Under

Raptors Vs Over/Under

Nets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
12/29	vs ORL	101-102L	38	22	14	73
12/27	@ SAS	87-96L	45	22	16	90
12/26	vs MIL	111-105W	38	25	21	82
12/21	@ UTA	94-105L	50	24	17	94
12/19	vs TOR	101-94W	53	18	15	82
12/13	vs MEM	119-135L	41	30	16	92
12/08	@ MIL	113-118L	30	24	9	81
12/04	@ IND	99-90W	43	24	12	81
12/02	vs CHI	102-128L	41	24	10	95
12/01	@ ORL	92-100L	33	19	16	79

Raptors Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
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
12/22	@ HOU	110-114L	42	33	21	92
12/19	@ BRO	94-101L	34	26	12	86
12/12	vs MIA	104-114L	42	29	11	92
12/09	@ NYK	108-113L	51	23	12	96
12/07	@ DAL	118-125L	39	37	13	93
12/05	@ OKL	92-129L	51	24	19	91
12/03	@ IND	122-111W	42	28	21	81

Starting Lineups

Brooklyn Nets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Nic Claxton C	34.0	22.9	26.4	73%	27.5
Noah Clowney PF	22.0	21.5	17.5	23%	21.5
Cameron Johnson SF	37.0	36.1	30.6	90%	32.6
Keon Johnson SG	24.0	21.6	14.0	30%	19.4
D’Angelo Russell PG	26.0	21.4	24.8	43%	25.8

Toronto Raptors	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Ochai Agbaji PF	15.0	17.9	19.6	90%	19.8
Scottie Barnes PG	47.0	37.2	43.1	100%	43.4
RJ Barrett SF	40.0	41.8	40.9	100%	41.3
Gradey Dick SG	28.0	27.1	24.5	93%	25.2
Jakob Poeltl C	39.0	33.8	36.7	100%	36.2

Nets Notable Injuries

Cam Thomas (SG): Avg: 23.2pts, 3.3reb, 3.0ast, 31.8 minutes. Last game: 12/29/24. Impact: 5.9
Reece Beekman (PG): Avg: 0.4pts, 0.2reb, 0.4ast, 4.4 minutes. Last game: 12/27/24. Impact: 0.2

Raptors Notable Injuries

Bruno Fernando (C): Avg: 5.5pts, 4.1reb, 1.1ast, 13.5 minutes. Last game: 12/31/24. Impact: 1.7
Garrett Temple (SG): Avg: 2.4pts, 1.5reb, 0.8ast, 8.7 minutes. Last game: 12/29/24. 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: 1.3pts, 1.0reb, 0.3ast, 4.6 minutes. Last game: 12/31/24. Impact: 0.5

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
Jakob Poeltl	TOR	Pts	13.5	15.0	+1.5	40%	50%	60%	60%	BRO	-1.6	#11
RJ Barrett	TOR	Pts	21.5	22.7	+1.2	40%	50%	60%	60%	BRO	-1.4	#7
Nic Claxton	BRO	Reb	8.5	10.2	+1.7	20%	20%	20%	20%	TOR	+1.3	#28
Cameron Johnson	BRO	Reb	4.5	5.8	+1.3	60%	40%	53%	53%	TOR	+0.2	#20
Ben Simmons	BRO	Ast	6.5	7.5	+1.0	100%	70%	60%	60%	TOR	-1.2	#3
Gradey Dick	TOR	Ast	1.5	2.1	+0.6	80%	40%	53%	53%	BRO	+0.2	#19
Scottie Barnes	TOR	3Pt	1.5	1.7	+0.2	40%	70%	67%	67%	BRO	+0.5	#28

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Nets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#11	#9	#17	#15	-0.0%
PF	#18	#24	#24	#21	2.9%
PG	#23	#14	#16	#15	-0.3%
SF	#21	#7	#12	#20	1.6%
SG	#7	#5	#19	#14	-2.1%

Raptors Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#14	#18	#14	#24	4.1%
PF	#17	#28	#28	#24	5.7%
PG	#22	#3	#3	#13	-1.0%
SF	#24	#20	#24	#25	7.7%
SG	#25	#19	#12	#26	5.9%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

105.1

106.6

Rebounds per Game

38.9

45.3

Assists per Game

24.4

27.1

Steals per Game

6.7

7.2

Blocks per Game

4.0

4.1

Shots per Game

82.8

89.8

3-Pointers Made per Game

14.5

11.2

2-Pt Percentage per Game

51.4

3-Pt Percentage per Game

37.1

33.3

Turnovers per Game

14.0

16.0

Fouls per Game

20.9

21.7

Recent Trends

Ochai Agbaji (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 31.0% to 22.5, 32.6 min average previous 3 games.
Nic Claxton (C): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 48.0% to 31.8, 21.5 min average previous 3 games.
Keon Johnson (PG/SG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 66.2% to 33.3, 20.1 min average previous 3 games.
De’Anthony Melton (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 42.1% to 23.7, 16.7 min average previous 3 games.
Immanuel Quickley (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 32.7% to 22.5, 33.5 min average previous 3 games.
Jamal Shead (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 61.0% to 27.5, 17.1 min average previous 3 games.
Trendon Watford (PF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 38.8% to 12.5, 20.4 min average previous 3 games.
Ziaire Williams (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 64.0% to 26.6, 16.2 min average previous 3 games.