The Toronto Raptors are small underdogs in Boston on Wednesday night, but they've already defied the odds on the road against the Celtics this season. (OddsShark)
Toronto is coming off a 116-103 loss to the visiting Brooklyn Nets on Sunday.
The Raptors opened the weekend with a 102-101 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers as six-point home chalk on Friday, which put an end to a five-game straight-up win streak. While this past weekend's defeats slowed down the team's early-season surge, the Raptors maintain control of eighth place in the Eastern Conference standings – but sit well off the pace on the updatedOne piece of good news for the Raptors has been the return to action of Pascal Siakam.
The Celtics return home after closing out a three-game road trip with a 107-104 loss in Dallas on Saturday. While the Celtics managed to cover as 3.5-point underdogs, and had posted SU and against-the-spread wins in the first two outings on their trip, they have struggled badly on home hardwood. Boston has yet to earn an SU win at TD Garden this season, going 0-3 while falling to defeat by an average margin of 18.3 points.
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