{"id":330690,"date":"2025-02-26T09:24:53","date_gmt":"2025-02-26T14:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=330690"},"modified":"2025-02-26T09:34:09","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T14:34:09","slug":"raptors-vs-pacers-predictions-february-26-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/raptors-vs-pacers-predictions-february-26-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Raptors vs. Pacers same-game parlay predictions Feb. 26: Bet on Toronto alt spread, Gradey Dick 3s prop in +285 SGP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For the third and final time this season, the Toronto Raptors face the Indiana Pacers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: Wednesday&#8217;s matchup comes on a back-to-back for the Raptors, who&#8217;ve beaten the Pacers twice already as underdogs this season. In my +285 SGP, I&#8217;m backing Toronto on an alt spread to go with prop milestones for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/gradey_dick\">Gradey Dick<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/myles_turner\">Myles Turner<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Raptors vs. Pacers same-game parlay predictions for Feb. 26.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Raptors vs. Pacers predictions<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/sports-hub\/basketball\/nba\">Full NBA betting markets<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/article\/nba-injury-report\">NBA injury report<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/top-players\">NBA player stats<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/standings\">NBA standings<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Parlay: Raptors +12.5 | Dick 2+ threes | Turner 15+ points<\/strong> <strong>(+285)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:110272\">Embed: #110272<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Raptors +12.5<\/strong> (-167):<\/strong> Many times over this season, my colleagues and I have written about the Raptors&#8217; ability to lose a bunch of games while remaining competitive. And that is still holding true.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Toronto is 18-40 SU but 34-23-1 ATS.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Raptors&#8217; 32-20-1 ATS (61.5%) record as underdogs is the 2nd-best hit rate in the NBA among teams with five or more applicable games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Since Jan. 1, Toronto has covered a +12.5 spread in 19 of 25 games. The team is 17th in net rating in that span, which is far better than you&#8217;d probably expect from a lottery-bound bunch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also, the Raptors are 2-0 SU against the Pacers this year, winning both games \u2014as underdogs \u2014 by a double-digit margin. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Indiana is just 3-7 ATS in its past 10.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong>Dick 2+ threes<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> (-143):<\/strong> Simply put, Dick hits this milestone more often than not. And he&#8217;s been particularly reliable in recent games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are Dick&#8217;s full-season numbers from 3-point range:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2.1 threes per game<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>6.1 attempts per game<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>34.9 3PT%<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2+ threes in 35 of 51 games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>In his past 11 games, the attempts have dipped (4.7\/game), but the hit rate has held up. Dick has cashed this bet in eight of those 11 matchups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In three career games against Indiana, the second-year guard is 8-of-14 from deep and has hit this milestone twice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Pacers are a perfectly average team in terms of 3-point defence, yielding the 15th-lowest 3PT% (35.8). So this isn&#8217;t a matchup to shy away from.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Turner 15+ points<\/strong> (-182):<\/strong> Why has Turner upped his 3-point volume in recent games? I&#8217;m not sure, but I know it&#8217;s a boon for his scoring potential.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>On the season, Turner has averaged 5.4 attempted 3s per game, which is sixth among NBA centres. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In 11 games since Jan. 16, though, that average is up to 6.9 attempts. And he&#8217;s fired eight-plus 3s in three straight games.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Turner has established a solid scoring floor in the past month and a half, scoring 14-plus points in 11 of 13 games. One of the outliers was a game in which he got hurt and exited after six minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 6-foot-11 centre could be in for a greater scoring workload if teammate Tyrese Haliburton (questionable) sits out. On Toronto&#8217;s side, centre Jakob Poeltl, who has missed eight games with a hip injury, is also questionable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But regardless of what the injury report says, Turner&#8217;s shot chart and recent production have been solid enough for me to want in on this milestone prop. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Picks made at 9:15 a.m. ET 02\/26\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the third and final time this season, the Toronto Raptors face the Indiana Pacers. The pregame narrative: Wednesday&#8217;s matchup comes on a back-to-back for the Raptors, who&#8217;ve beaten the Pacers twice already as underdogs this season. In my +285 SGP, I&#8217;m backing Toronto on an alt spread to go with prop milestones for Gradey [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":330693,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"sidebar_plugin_meta_block_field":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62],"tags":[12],"class_list":["post-330690","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","tag-nba-betting"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Raptors vs. Pacers predictions: Feb. 26 | NorthStar Bets<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Check out our Raptors vs. Pacers same-game parlay predictions for Feb. 26. 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