The Toronto Raptors continue their West Coast road trip on Monday against the Phoenix Suns.
The pregame narrative: Toronto has been rolling lately, and I like it to cover a teased-up spread against a sputtering Phoenix team. Prop bets on Kevin Durant and Devin Booker round out this +310 wager.
Check out my Raptors vs. Suns SGP predictions for March 17.
Raptors vs. Suns predictions
Parlay: Raptors +10.5 | Durant 25+ points | Booker 2+ threes (+310)
Raptors +10.5 (-157): I backed the Raptors at this number yesterday in a +270 SGP, which cashed as they narrowly lost to the Portland Trail Blazers, 105-102.
That snapped what I’ll describe as a “concerning” three-game winning streak for Toronto, which has a chance to position itself for a good pick in this year’s draft lottery.
The Raptors players have other ideas, though:
- Toronto is 6-2 in its last eight games.
- It has covered a +10.5 spread in 12 of 13 games since the all-star break.
Scottie Barnes and Jakob Poeltl are playing tonight while RJ Barrett and Immanuel Quickley are listed as questionable.
If everyone is in, Toronto should be live to win this game.
Phoenix has dropped seven of its past 11 games — including a 126-109 loss to Toronto — and is an awful 7-15-1 ATS as a home favourite this season.
NBA SGP legs
Durant over 25.5 points (-113): This could very well be Durant’s last season with the Suns, as the superstar is reportedly seeking a trade this offseason.
And I can’t blame Durant for wanting to jump ship after posting outstanding numbers while the rest of his team spits the bit.
He is averaging 26.6 points per game this year while shooting 52.5% from the floor and 41.4% from deep. Those are nearly identical to the numbers Durant posted over a 75-game sample size last season.
KD has scored 21-plus points in seven of eight games this month while going 4-4 against this line — that’s a pretty solid floor to work with.
He fell short of this line against the Raps on Feb. 23 but has scored 30 and 35 in his two other games them as a Sun.
Booker 2+ threes (-435): This heavily juiced line gives our SGP a welcome odds boost from +200 to +310 — well worth it, in my opinion.
Booker has netted two-plus 3s in 44 of 62 games this season (70.9%) and is shooting a respectable 34.5% from beyond the arc.
He went 3-for-8 from deep against the Raptors a month ago and has cashed this bet in 11 of 14 games since the all-star break.
Raptors vs. Suns predictions made at 1:45 p.m. ET 03/17/2025.