It’s Wednesday, January 15th, and the Boston Celtics (28-11) and Toronto Raptors (9-31) will face off at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto.

This is a case of the Haves taking on the Have Nots while the defending champions come to Toronto to take on the struggling Raptors. Boston is 4-2 in 2025, most recently defeating the New Orleans Pelicans 120-119 last Sunday in Boston. Jayson Tatum had 38 for the Celtics. The Raptors beat the Warriors 104-101 on the road Monday night, but are just 2-5 in 2025.

The Celtics are currently 14-4 on the road with a point differential of +9, while the Raptors are 2-8 in their last 10 home games.

We have all the information and analysis you need to know before the game, including the latest on catching tipoffs, odds, current team performance, player stats and of course our predictions, tips and best bets for the game from our modeling tools and team of experts.

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Game details for: Celtics vs. Raptors today

• Date: Wednesday, January 15, 2025
• Time: 7:30 p.m. EST
• Location: Scotiabank Arena
• City: Toronto, ON

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Celtics vs Raptors odds

The latest odds from Wednesday:

• Opportunities: Celtics (-662), Raptors (+477)
• Spread: Celtics -12.5
• Over/Under: 229 points

This gives the Celtics an implied team score of 119.93 and the Raptors 113.42.

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Expert tips and predictions for Wednesday’s Celtics vs. Raptors game

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Our model calculates predictions for every moneyline, spread and over/under bet for every game on the NBA calendar based on data points such as current performance, head-to-head matchups between players, trending information and projected game totals.

Once the model is complete, we place its predictions next to the latest betting lines for the game to determine a relative confidence level for each bet.

The best bets our model predicts for today’s Celtics & Raptors game:

• Money line: NBC Sports Bet recommends a game against the Boston Celtics on the moneyline.
• Spread: NBC Sports Bet is leaning towards a game ATS against the Toronto Raptors at +12.
• In total: NBC Sports Bet stays away from a game with the game total of 229.

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Key stats, trends and insights to know ahead of Wednesday’s Celtics vs. Raptors game

• The Celtics are on a four-game winning streak at the Raptors
• Each of the Celtics’ last four road games against the Raptors has been UNDER the total score
• The Celtics are 4-1 ATS in their last five games as away favorites
• The Celtics have won 10 of their last 12 road games against division opponents

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