Toronto at Dallas

Dallas likes to run, but Toronto has a good, deep bench. The Raptors have been competitive since trading Rudy Gay to Sacramento on December 9th. He was a poor shooter and it's a plus to give more shots now to DeMar DeRozan, Kyle Lowry, and Amir Johnson. Toronto is also one of the better defensive teams in the NBA, ranked #10 in points allowed. The Raptors have won four of the last six away from home. The Raptors are 6-2 ATS in their last eight road games, 13-5-1 ATS against the NBA Southwest. Dallas doesn't play much defense, #21 in points allowed, #19 in field goal shooting defense giving up .456% shooting. The Mavericks are 2-5 ATS in their last seven home games and 1-5 ATS when playing on one day of rest. Play Toronto.