Toronto Raptors 2024-25 NBA Championship Betting
Last year was the worst season for the Toronto Raptors since 2010-11. Since winning the NBA championship in 2019, the Raptors have been in steady decline. Now Toronto is a longshot for the postseason as a team without an identity. Most important of all is the lack of Toronto’s appeal to the casual sector. And that is, ironically enough, what makes them so appealing to Wise Guys. It would shock the average square to discover that the Raptors are one of the most profitable teams on the NBA board.
2024-25 NBA Championship Betting Odds
Toronto Raptors NBA Betting Lines
As the All-Star break approaches, the Toronto Raptors are 16-33 straight up, 29-19-1 against the spread, and 23-25-1 over/under the total. Toronto is 12th in the Eastern Conference playoff standings. Toronto is five games behind the Chicago Bulls for the final play-in spot in the Eastern Conference playoff race.
Toronto has NBA metrics of 19th for scoring offense, 13th for field goal percentage, 21st for 3-point field goal percentage, 28th for free throw percentage, and 16th for offensive rebounding. On defense, the Raptors have NBA metrics of 24th for scoring defense, 18th for field goal percentage permitted, 18th for 3-point field goal percentage allowed, and 14th for defensive rebounding.
Key Players
SG RJ Barrett was acquired last season from the New York Knicks. Barrett was the 3rd overall pick of the 2019 NBA Draft by New York out of Duke. At Duke, he was the Jerry West Award winner and a consensus first-team All-American. Last season, Barrett was averaging 21.8 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. So far this season, Bennett is averaging 21.6 points, 6.6 rebounds, and 5.7 assists per game.
SF Scottie Barnes averaged 19.9 points and 8.2 rebounds per contest last year. Barnes was the 4th overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft out of Florida State by Toronto. He was the 2022 NBA Rookie of the Year. So far this season, Barnes is averaging 20.1 points, 8.1 rebounds, and 6.4 assists per game.
SG Immanuel Quickley was acquired by the Raptors earlier this season from the New York Knicks. Quickley was the 25th overall pick of the Oklahoma City Thunder in the 2020 NBA Draft out of Kentucky. Last year, Quickley had a career-best 18.6 points and 8.6 assists per game at Toronto. This season, Quickley is averaging 15.5 points per game.
Head Coach
Last year, Darko Rajakovic was a rookie head coach who previously was an NBA assistant for several teams, including, most recently, the Memphis Grizzlies. The Serbian native has worked in the NBA since 2014.
Season-by-Season Record (Last 6)
| SEASON |
GAMES |
WINS |
LOSSES |
FINISH |
PLAYOFFS |
| 2023–24 |
82 |
25 |
57 |
5th, Atlantic |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2022–23 |
82 |
41 |
41 |
5th, Atlantic |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2021–22 |
82 |
48 |
34 |
3rd, Atlantic |
Lost in First Round, 2–4 (76ers) |
| 2020–21 |
72 |
27 |
45 |
5th, Atlantic |
Did Not Qualify |
| 2019–20 |
72 |
53 |
19 |
1st, Atlantic |
Lost in Conference Semifinals, 3–4 (Celtics) |
| 2018–19 |
82 |
58 |
24 |
1st, Atlantic |
NBA Champions, 4–2 (Warriors) |
Toronto Raptors History
Unlike the other Canadian expansion team, the Toronto Raptors have thrived in the Great White North. While the Vancouver Grizzlies left Canada after six mediocre seasons, the Toronto Raptors have truly become Canada’s Team, and we saw the whole country erupt in celebration when they won the 2019 NBA Finals.
Toronto had two of the most exciting players in the league in the 1990s. The Raptors had Vince Carter and Tracy McGrady, and it looked like they could become a force to be reckoned with in the league. However, McGrady left for Orlando after just two seasons, leading to one of the biggest sliding doors moments in the NBA.
Franchise hero Kyle Lowry joined Toronto in 2012 and teamed up with DeMar DeRozan to make the Raptors a reliable playoff team. Toronto won 48 games or more for seven straight seasons, and the Raptors went for broke in the summer of 2018. The Raptors dealt DeRozan, Jakob Poeltl, and a first-round pick to the San Antonio Spurs for Kawhi Leonard, as Masai Ujiri saw that this was the best way for Toronto to win the title. Although Leonard only spent one year with the Raptors, he did lead the franchise to their first NBA championship, and he will always hold a special place in the hearts of fans.
NBA Teams
Eastern Conference - Atlantic
Eastern Conference - Central
Eastern Conference - Southeast
Western Conference - Northwest
Western Conference - Pacific
Western Conference - Southwest
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