The Toronto Raptors look to get back in the win column against the Jayson Tatum-less Boston Celtics.
The pregame narrative: The Raptors have fallen to third in the Eastern Conference and Boston can leapfrog them with a win tonight. Toronto has been solid at home, though, so it won’t be easy for the Celtics to win their fifth straight game.
Check out my Celtics vs. Raptors SGP, featuring picks on Brandon Ingram and Jaylen Brown.
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Celtics vs. Raptors SGP picks
Parlay: Raptors +7.5 | Ingram 6+ rebounds | Brown over 28.5 points (+310)
Raptors +7.5 (-250): The Raptors have been in a bit of a skid, losing four of the past five games.
However, two of those losses were on the second halves of back-to-backs, and one was to the Lakers on a game-winning buzzer beater.
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It’s been a tough part of the schedule, and an injury to RJ Barrett has the offence feeling dull at times.
But there’s reason to expect the Raptors to be competitive here. The Celtics are 9-2 in their last 10 games, but only played four games on the road in that stretch.
Overall, they are 6-5 on the road. On the flip side, Toronto is 8-4 at Scotiabank Arena.
The Raptors are a young, scrappy team motivated to get a win at home. Expect this game to be close.
NBA SGP legs
Ingram 6+ rebounds (-157): Ingram’s scoring output has been inconsistent and he’s more reliable to back as a rebounder.
- Ingram is averaging 5.9 rebounds per game on 9.3 rebound chances.
- He’s grabbed 6+ rebounds in eight of the past nine games.
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Lately, this line has been the floor for Ingram, and without Barrett in the lineup, he should be able to have another above-average performance on the glass.
When the Raptors and Celtics played in the final game of the preseason, Ingram logged 31 minutes and recorded a double-double (20 points, 10 rebounds).
Brown over 28.5 points (-134): This feels like the scoring floor for Brown right now, and that’s a scary sight for opposing defences.
- He is 7-2 against this line over his past nine games.
- During that stretch, he’s averaging 32.0 points on 47.5% shooting.
- Brown attempted 8.8 free throws in those games. Those points at the charity stripe are a catalyst for high-scoring games.
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Toronto’s defence is strong, but Brown has been torching all the best units in the league. He is truly above any bad matchup right now.
The Celtics’ superstar is coming off a 30-point performance against the Lakers and put up 42 on the New York Knicks the game prior.
Celtics vs. Raptors picks made at 10:00 a.m. ET Dec. 7, 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.