Bosh lifts Raptors over Wizards
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02/01/2007 -
Toronto, ON (Sportsbook Betting Lines) - After missing his first four shots, Chris Bosh
was good on his next 15 and finished with 34 points, as the Toronto Raptors
closed out a solid month with a 119-109 victory over the Washington Wizards at
the Air Canada Centre.
Jose Calderon scored a career-high 24 points and dished out 11 assists for the
Raptors, who shot a season-high 59 percent to win the fourth of their last
five games. Andrea Bargnani scored 14 points, while Morris Peterson had 11 in
the win.
Raptors guard T.J. Ford (ankle) missed four straight games but returned to
notch four points and a pair of assists.
Gilbert Arenas scored 27 points for the Wizards, who had a three-game winning
streak snapped. Caron Butler posted 21 points and seven rebounds. Antonio
Daniels had 14 points and Jarvis Hayes added 13.
Wizards forward Antawn Jamison will reportedly be sidelined for the next two
to eight weeks with a sprained left knee, and will undergo and MRI on
Thursday. Jamison left Tuesday's 104-99 victory over Detroit after he banged
it in a collision with teammate DeShawn Stevenson in the first quarter.
The Raptors gained an early advantage in this game by going on a 19-3 burst
capped by a Bosh jumper with 1:44 left in the first, and led 28-17 heading
into the second.
Washington answered with a 13-4 spurt capped by a Roger Mason three-pointer
with 5:41 remaining in the second to cut its deficit to seven, and trailed
54-46 at halftime.
Hayes hit a pair of jumpers that cut the Wizards' deficit to 90-80 in the
final minute of the third. Just when it seemed Washington would cut its
deficit to single digits, however, Toronto rattled off the next seven points
capped by an incredible three-quarter-court, 56-foot heave by Bosh at the
buzzer for a 97-80 Raptors lead heading into the fourth, as Toronto scored a
franchise-record 43 points in the third quarter.
Game Notes
A win for Washington would have clinched the Eastern Conference All-Star
coaching job for Eddie Jordan...Wednesday's showdown between Washington and
Toronto was the second of four meetings this season. The Raptors posted a
116-111 win in the first meeting on January 7 at the Air Canada
Centre...Washington has won eight of the last 12 meetings overall, but has
lost seven of 11 and 12 of its last 17 at Toronto.
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Eastern Conference Playoff Betting Trends
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New Jersey Nets vs. Toronto Raptors
Toronto was the most reliable covering team this season with a 48-33-1 ATS record but covered the OVER only 41.5% of the time.
The last 20 times these teams have played, the TOTAL has gone UNDER 16 times.
Versus Eastern Conference teams, Toronto is 33-19 ATS including 17-9 at home.
New Jersey has covered four games in a row while Toronto has failed to cover their last four games.
When playing a team with a winning record during the second half of the season, New Jersey was just 5-13 ATS this season.
After scoring 105 points or more, Toronto has covered the OVER only 28% of the time this season.
Miami Heat @ Chicago Bulls
Miami has failed to cover their last 7 games whereas Chicago has covered 6 out of their last 8 games.
Miami has covered the UNDER in four of their last five games whereas Chicago has covered the UNDER in five out of their last six.
When playing on Saturdays, Miami covered 80% of their games this season.
Away from home, Chicago is just 16-25 ATS this season.
At home, Miami covered the UNDER about 66% of the time whereas Chicago covered the UNDER about 61% of the time.
The last 13 times these teams have played each other, Chicago has covered 9 times.
In Miami’s last 11 road games, the UNDER covered 9 times.
Orlando Magic @ Detroit Pistons
Detroit has covered 5 out of their last 6 games.
Away from home, Detroit is 28-13 ATS but just 14-26-1 ATS at home.
At home, Orlando covered the UNDER 64% of the time while Detroit covered the UNDER in 63% of their away games.
The last five times these teams have played in Detroit, the OVER covered each time.
Versus Eastern Conference teams, Detroit is 8-17-1 ATS at home but 17-9 ATS away.
Detroit covered the spread 5 out of the last 6 times they played Orlando.
After a Division game, Orlando covered the UNDER 87% of the time this season.
Washington Wizards @ Cleveland Cavaliers
In a home game where the TOTAL is between 190 and 194.5 points, Cleveland is 9-1 ATS this season.
Washington has covered the UNDER in their last 6 games and in 8 of their last 9 games.
The last 6 times these teams have played each other, the UNDER covered each time.
When playing on 3 or more days of rest, Washington is just 18-37 ATS since 1996.
Since 1996, Washington is 28-16 ATS versus Cleveland including 11-5 over the last 3 seasons.
In their last 7 road games, Washington is 6-1 ATS.
Versus Eastern Conference teams at home, Washington is just 6-18-2 ATS.
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