Toronto is getting healthier and already is one of the better ATS teams in the NBA at 18-9-1 overall and 10-4-1 at home. Houston is without Sixth Man and forward Tari Eason (11.3 PPG, 3.6 RPG). In their past eight road games, the Rockets have either lost outright or failed to cover this number in seven of them. Houston also has lost four straight north of the border.

The Raptors are in a spot they love - rested, at home, as a heavy dog. They are 6-1 ATS at home as a dog of 7+ points and 10-3-1 ATS as a home dog and 17-8-2 as a dog, overall. They can score very quickly and close big margins and have a knack for keeping things close (opposite of last year). Raptors are just 7-6 ATS on road and just 4-3 ATS as a road favorite; they had not been favored by more than 5.5 on road.