The Raptors are finishing up the final game of a 5 game losing and demoralizing road trip. They are desperate to end this losing streak but desperation does not necessarily lead to good games. The following was provided by the Raptors' broadcaster Chuck Swirsky and are stats compiled for this disaster of a road trip.
We have to remember that the Jazz may be the best team in the NBA right now and unless I'm missing something, should improve on these numbers. True, Andrei Kirilenko is out, but still...
The only thing that really puzzles me is the line drop from -9? to -8? at Pinnacle.
Here are some road numbers compiled by our ace stat man John Rusin.
tor pts/game 100
opp. pts/game 110.3
tor fg% 43.4
opp fg% 47.4
tor 3fg% 22.9%
opp 3fg% 34.1%
tor reb/gm 40.3
opp reb/gm 46.8
bosh 23.3 pts/gme 51.6 fg% 12.0 reb
bosh 1st half 14.5 pts, 62.8 fg% 6.8 reb, 5.0 fta
bosh 2nd half 8.8 pts 36.0 fg%, 5.5 reb, 4.8 fta
My play: Jazz -8 (-114)
Edit: The line at -8 is now -110 at Pinny, so someone or someones are expecting a closer game. Not sure why.
We have to remember that the Jazz may be the best team in the NBA right now and unless I'm missing something, should improve on these numbers. True, Andrei Kirilenko is out, but still...
The only thing that really puzzles me is the line drop from -9? to -8? at Pinnacle.
Here are some road numbers compiled by our ace stat man John Rusin.
tor pts/game 100
opp. pts/game 110.3
tor fg% 43.4
opp fg% 47.4
tor 3fg% 22.9%
opp 3fg% 34.1%
tor reb/gm 40.3
opp reb/gm 46.8
bosh 23.3 pts/gme 51.6 fg% 12.0 reb
bosh 1st half 14.5 pts, 62.8 fg% 6.8 reb, 5.0 fta
bosh 2nd half 8.8 pts 36.0 fg%, 5.5 reb, 4.8 fta
My play: Jazz -8 (-114)
Edit: The line at -8 is now -110 at Pinny, so someone or someones are expecting a closer game. Not sure why.
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