<p>Toronto is only a 1-point favorite against New Orleans when the Raptors (1-3) and the Pelicans (3-2) take the court on January 2, 2021 in a game oddsmakers project to be a tight matchup. A 215.5-point total is set for the matchup.</p>
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<h2>Raptors vs. Pelicans Betting Data</h2>
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<caption>Raptors vs Pelicans Betting Information</caption>
<thead>
<tr>
<th scope="col">Favorite</th>
<th scope="col">Spread</th>
<th scope="col">Favorite Spread Odds</th>
<th scope="col">Underdog Spread Odds</th>
<th scope="col">Total</th>
<th scope="col">Over Total Odds</th>
<th scope="col">Under Total Odds</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td>Raptors</td>
<td>-1</td>
<td>-110</td>
<td>-110</td>
<td>215.5</td>
<td>-110</td>
<td>-110</td>
</tr>
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<h2>Raptors Betting Data</h2>
<ul>
<li>Toronto had a solid record against the spread last year, going 46-36-1 ATS.</li>
<li>When they played as at least 1-point favorites, the Raptors had a winning ATS record of 32-24-1.</li>
<li>Toronto covered the over/under less than half of the time last season, in 41 of 83 games (49.4%).</li>
</ul>
</ul>
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<h2>Pelicans Betting Data</h2>
<ul>
<li>New Orleans has a winning record (3-2) against the spread this season.</li>
<li>When the Pelicans are at least 1-point underdogs, they are 2-0 against the spread.</li>
<li>New Orleans hit the over in a majority of its games this season: 4 of 5 games (80%).</li>
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<h2>Point Total Insights</h2>
<ul>
<li>In Toronto's matchups last season, the Raptors and their opponents went over Saturday's point total of 215.5 points 46 times (55.4% of opportunities).</li>
<li>In 79.2% of New Orleans' games last season (57 of 72), the total points scored was more than Saturday's 215.5-point over/under.</li>
<li>This matchup's over/under is 7.9 fewer points than the 223.4 these two teams combined to allow per game in 2019-20.</li>
<li>Last season, the average total for Raptors games was 218.7 points, 3.2 more than the over/under of 215.5 points for this contest.</li>
<li>Pelicans' games have a total points bet of 233 points last season, 17.5 points more than the over/under for this game.</li>
</ul>
<h2>Previous Matchups</h2>
<p>Toronto has an 8-2 record against New Orleans over the last 10 matchups, while the Raptors also perform better against the spread, accumulating a 2-1 record ATS in those contests against the Pelicans.</p>
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<caption>Raptors vs Pelicans in 2020-21</caption>
<thead>
<tr>
<th>Date</th>
<th scope="col">Favorite</th>
<th scope="col">Home Team</th>
<th scope="col">Spread</th>
<th scope="col">Total</th>
<th scope="col">Favorite Moneyline</th>
<th scope="col">Underdog Moneyline</th>
<th scope="col">Game Type</th>
<th scope="col">Result</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<th scope="row">12/23/2020</th>
<td>Raptors</td>
<td>Raptors</td>
<td>-4</td>
<td>229.5</td>
<td>-167</td>
<td>139</td>
<td>Regular Season</td>
<td>113-99 NO</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">11/8/2019</th>
<td>Raptors</td>
<td>Pelicans</td>
<td>-2.5</td>
<td>232.5</td>
<td>-139</td>
<td>117</td>
<td>Regular Season</td>
<td>122-104 TOR</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">10/22/2019</th>
<td>Raptors</td>
<td>Raptors</td>
<td>-6.5</td>
<td>229</td>
<td>-278</td>
<td>226</td>
<td>Regular Season</td>
<td>130-122 TOR</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">3/8/2019</th>
<td>-</td>
<td>Pelicans</td>
<td>-</td>
<td>-</td>
<td>-</td>
<td>-</td>
<td>Regular Season</td>
<td>127-104 TOR</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">11/12/2018</th>
<td>-</td>
<td>Raptors</td>
<td>-</td>
<td>-</td>
<td>-</td>
<td>-</td>
<td>Regular Season</td>
<td>126-110 NO</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">11/15/2017</th>
<td>-</td>
<td>Pelicans</td>
<td>-</td>
<td>-</td>
<td>-</td>
<td>-</td>
<td>Regular Season</td>
<td>125-116 TOR</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">11/9/2017</th>
<td>-</td>
<td>Raptors</td>
<td>-</td>
<td>-</td>
<td>-</td>
<td>-</td>
<td>Regular Season</td>
<td>122-118 TOR</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">3/8/2017</th>
<td>-</td>
<td>Pelicans</td>
<td>-</td>
<td>-</td>
<td>-</td>
<td>-</td>
<td>Regular Season</td>
<td>94-87 TOR</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">1/31/2017</th>
<td>-</td>
<td>Raptors</td>
<td>-</td>
<td>-</td>
<td>-</td>
<td>-</td>
<td>Regular Season</td>
<td>108-106 TOR</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<th scope="row">3/26/2016</th>
<td>-</td>
<td>Pelicans</td>
<td>-</td>
<td>-</td>
<td>-</td>
<td>-</td>
<td>Regular Season</td>
<td>115-91 TOR</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>
<li><strong>11/8/2019 DNP - </strong>
<p>Pelicans: Zion Williamson</li>
<li><strong>10/22/2019 DNP - </strong>
<p>Pelicans: Zion Williamson</li>
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<h2>Raptors Players to Watch</h2>
<ul>
<li>Pascal Siakam was solid last season with 22.9 points and 7.3 rebounds per game.</li>
<li>Kyle Lowry racked up 7.5 assists per game.</li>
<li>Lowry was prolific from the three-point line a season ago, connecting on 2.8 per game.</li>
<li>Fred VanVleet swiped 1.8 steals per game. Chris Boucher collected 1.0 block a contest.</li>
</ul>
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<h2>Pelicans Players to Watch</h2>
<ul>
<li>Brandon Ingram's points (22.6 per game) and assists (5.6 per game) stat lines give him the top scoring and assists spots on the Pelicans' leaderboards.</li>
<li>Steven Adams' stat line of 8.8 rebounds, 9.4 points and 2.0 assists per game helps him grab the top spot on the New Orleans rebounding leaderboard.</li>
<li>Ingram hits 2.4 three-pointers per game, the most on the Pelicans.</li>
<li>New Orleans' leader in steals is Lonzo Ball (1.8 per game), and its leader in blocks is Adams (1.2 per game).</li>
</ul>
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<h2>Injury Report</h2>
<p><strong>Raptors:</strong> </p>
<p>Patrick McCaw: Out (Knee)
</p>
<p><strong>Pelicans:</strong> </p>
<p>Wenyen Gabriel: Out (Right Knee)</p>

View NBA betting odds, lines and player stats for the game between the Toronto Raptors and the New Orleans Pelicans on Saturday, 1/2/2021.

Brandon Ingram and the Pelicans are just 1-point underdogs against the Raptors.