We’ve got another exciting Eastern Conference matchup on Wednesday’s NBA schedule as the Washington Wizards will host the Toronto Raptors. Washington is 6-39 overall and 5-18 at home, while Toronto is 14-32 overall and 3-19 on the road. The Raptors have won five of the last six meetings, including going 3-1 in the season series last year. Toronto is 26-18-2 against the spread (ATS) in the 2024-25 NBA season, while Washington is 17-27-1 versus the line.
Tipoff is at 7 p.m. ET at the Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C. Toronto is favored by 6.5 points in the latest Raptors vs. Wizards odds, per SportsLine consensus, and the over/under is 230.5 points. Before entering any Wizards vs. Raptors picks, you’ll want to see the NBA predictions from the model at SportsLine.
The SportsLine Projection Model simulates every NBA game 10,000 times and has returned well over $10,000 in betting profit for $100 players on its top-rated NBA picks over the past six-plus seasons. The model enters Week 15 of the 2024-25 NBA season on a sizzling 140-100 roll on all top-rated NBA picks dating back to last season, returning well over $3,000. Anyone following at sportsbooks and on betting apps could have seen huge returns.
The model has set its sights on Toronto vs. Washington. You can head to SportsLine to see its picks. Here are several NBA betting lines for Raptors vs. Wizards:
- Wizards vs. Raptors spread: Wizards +6.5
- Wizards vs. Raptors over/under: 230.5 points
- Wizards vs. Raptors money line: Wizards: +216, Raptors: -267
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Why the Wizards can cover
The Wizards wound up on the wrong side of a painful 130-108 walloping at the hands of the Dallas Mavericks in their last game on Monday. If there was a bright spot, Washington did play much better in the second half and outscored the Mavs 65-50 down the stretch. The Wizards’ bench contributed 63 points, with Corey Kispert (15 points) and Tristan Vukcevic (10 points) both in double-figures.
Jordan Poole leads the team with 21.2 points, which is a career-high, and he also has career bests in 3-point percentage (40%), assists (5.0) and steals (1.6). Meanwhile, veteran Kyle Kuzma is having a down year but just had season-highs in both points (30) and rebounds (11) in a Saturday loss to Phoenix. With those two, plus the efficient Jonas Valanciunas (11.7 points with a 61.6 TS%), the Raptors have enough to take advantage of a Raptors defense which ranks among the bottom-six in points allowed, 3-pointers allowed and free throws allowed per game. See which team to back at SportsLine.
Why the Raptors can cover
Meanwhile, the Raptors entered their tilt with the New Orleans Pelicans on Monday with three consecutive wins, but they’ll enter their next game with four. They walked away with a 113-104 victory as Toronto relied on the efforts of Jakob Poeltl, who had 21 points and 14 rebounds, and Scottie Barnes, who posted 21 points and 11 rebounds.
The Raptors have now covered in four straight and in six of their last seven contests. That contrasts with a Washington squad which is 1-4 ATS over its last five games. Toronto also takes care of business against struggling teams as it has covered in 70% of games versus squads that have a win percentage under 45%. The Raptors, additionally, get to face a shorthanded Wizards team that is missing Malcolm Brogdon (foot) and No. 2 overall draft pick, Alex Sarr (ankle). See which team to back at SportsLine.
How to make Wizards vs. Raptors picks
The model has simulated Raptors vs. Wizards 10,000 times and the results are in. We can tell you that the model is leaning Under, and it’s also generated a point-spread pick that hits almost 60% of the time. You can only see the pick at SportsLine.
So who wins Wizards vs. Raptors on Wednesday, and which side of the spread hits in almost 60% of simulations? Visit SportsLine now to see which side of the Raptors vs. Wizards spread to back, all from the model that has returned well over $10,000 on top-rated NBA picks, and find out.
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