{"id":319610,"date":"2025-01-06T10:13:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T15:13:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=319610"},"modified":"2025-01-06T10:13:39","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T15:13:39","slug":"bucks-vs-raptors-prop-picks-january-6-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/bucks-vs-raptors-prop-picks-january-6-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Bucks vs. Raptors prop picks Jan. 6: Damian Lillard, Scottie Barnes should both star in Toronto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Toronto Raptors put their struggling defence to the test on Monday against a hungry Milwaukee Bucks team.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative:<\/strong> Milwaukee has dropped four of its past five games but now faces a Toronto defence that has been arguably the worst in the league in recent weeks. I like Damian Lillard as a scorer, and I&#8217;m backing Scottie Barnes to pile up assists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Bucks vs. Raptors prop picks for Jan. 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Bucks vs. Raptors prop picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"insights\"><strong>Go to full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/basketball\/nba\">NBA betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:105264\">Embed: #105264<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Best Bet: Lillard over 23.5 points (-129)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Toronto has been getting steamrolled on defence recently, so I feel compelled to back <em>someone<\/em> to put up points for the Bucks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In their past 15 games, here&#8217;s where the Raptors rank on the defensive side:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>30th in points (121.3\/game)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>30th in free throw attempts (26.5)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>29th in defensive rating (118.7)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>29th in rebounding rate (48.3%)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Lillard, who&#8217;s averaging 24.7 PPG this year, looks like a strong candidate to take advantage of this matchup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over his past 13 games, the veteran point guard has cashed this bet nine times. He also has 30-plus points in four of his past five matchups against Toronto, dating back to January 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One of the nice things about backing Lillard as a scorer is that his stellar free throw shooting can mask a rough night from the field. He ranks No. 4 all-time in free throw percentage (89.8%) and averages 6.8 attempts per game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Given how often Toronto is sending opponents to the line right now, Lillard should lean into that aspect of his game if needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat:<\/strong> The Raptors allow the eighth-most points per game to opposing point guards (25.1), per Betting Pros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Quick pick<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Barnes over 5.5 assists<\/strong> (-106):<\/strong> Barnes is averaging 6.6 assists per game this season. That alone makes this pick somewhat compelling to me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, with RJ Barrett (questionable) potentially back in the lineup, Barnes might have an additional scoring outlet to feed. The Barnes-to-Barrett connection has worked well in the past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In their past 25 games together, Barnes has averaged 7.5 assists and cashed this bet 19 times (76.0%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This season as a whole, Barnes has gone over 5.5 assists in 14 of 22 games (63.6%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Picks made at 9:55 a.m. ET 01\/06\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Toronto Raptors put their struggling defence to the test on Monday against a hungry Milwaukee Bucks team. The pregame narrative: Milwaukee has dropped four of its past five games but now faces a Toronto defence that has been arguably the worst in the league in recent weeks. 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