The Toronto Raptors travel to play the New York Knicks after a tough overtime loss on Saturday.
The pregame narrative: Toronto saw its nine-game win streak end in Charlotte and is now a sizeable underdog against New York on the back-to-back. Despite that, I expect a close game between two of the Eastern Conference’s top teams.
Check out my Raptors vs. Knicks SGP, featuring picks on Mikal Bridges and Sandro Mamukelashvili.
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Raptors vs. Knicks SGP picks
Parlay: Raptors +10.5 | Bridges 2+ threes | Mamukelashvili 10+ points (+370)
Raptors +10.5 (-195): A lot is working against the Raps here, but they’ve proven to be a young, energetic and scrappy team.
Among the players who saw the court on Saturday, the average age is 24.5 years. The second half of a back-to-back doesn’t concern me as much with teams this young.
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Toronto has all the tools to stay competitive on a nightly basis. It ranks eighth in offensive rating (118.9), third in defensive rating (112.9) and turns the ball over at a bottom-five rate.
The Raptors have failed to cover this spread just twice in 20 games, and both those games were in October.
I’m not sure they instantly begin another win streak on Sunday, but expect Toronto to at least be in this game.
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Bridges 2+ threes (-200): This is a tough matchup for anyone on the Knicks, but Bridges is capable of clearing this modest total against any team.
- The wing is knocking down 41.2% of his 3s on 5.4 attempts a night.
- He’s 14-4 against this line this season.
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Bridges is hyper-efficient, which helps provide a high floor as a shooter.
The Knicks continue to be without OG Anunoby and Landry Shamet. Those two combine to take 11.0 threes per game.
There will be a lot of shots up for grabs, and Bridges should take advantage.
Mamukelashvili 10+ points (-110): Mamukelashvili was one of the best signings of the summer. He is making less than $3 million in 2025-26, and he’s been worth much more so far.
- The 6-foot-9 big man is a sharpshooter, shooting 42.9% from 3-point range. That’s on a healthy 2.6 attempts per game.
- He’s averaging 10.3 points and is 8-4 against this line over the past 12 contests.
But what excites me most is his opportunity to see a greater workload tonight.
Starting centre Jakob Poeltl is the oldest player in Toronto’s rotation (30), and he sat out one game in Toronto’s two most recent back-to-backs. He should play Sunday, but there’s no world where I see Darko Rajakovic deploying his centre for 30+ minutes.
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Poeltl played 23 minutes in his only game with no rest this season and is coming off 32 minutes in last night’s loss.
Mamukelashvilli should take most of his minutes. He’s very productive with his touches, which should be plentiful on Sunday. This final leg feels like a no-brainer.
Raptors vs. Knicks picks made at 10:00 a.m. ET Nov. 30, 2025.
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Spencer is a true sports junkie. A graduate of the Sports Journalism program at Centennial College, he first joined NorthStar Gaming as an intern in 2023. He is now a contributing writer. He loves finding the edge to bet on in all sports but has a deep passion for the NBA and UFC. Previous stops include Sportsnet.