{"id":331729,"date":"2025-03-04T10:30:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T15:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=331729"},"modified":"2025-03-04T10:30:32","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T15:30:32","slug":"raptors-vs-magic-predictions-march-4-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/raptors-vs-magic-predictions-march-4-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Raptors vs. Magic SGP predictions March 4: Back Paolo Banchero and Cole Anthony at +350"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For the second time in three days, the Toronto Raptors take on the Magic in Orlando.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: Toronto won a rock fight, 104-102, on Sunday and I expect another low-scoring affair in Round II. Prop bets on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/paolo_banchero\">Paolo Banchero<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/cole_anthony\">Cole Anthony<\/a> round out this +350 wager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Raptors vs. Magic SGP predictions for March 4.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Raptors vs. Magic 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: Under 215 points | Banchero 25+ points | Anthony 1+ threes<\/strong> <strong>(+350)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:110711\">Embed: #110711<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Under 215 points <\/strong>(-215):<\/strong> Orlando is one of the most unders-friendly teams in the NBA, cashing the wager at a 62.9% rate (second to only the Charlotte Hornets). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are a few reasons for that, which I&#8217;ll lay out here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Orlando plays at the second-slowest pace (possessions per 48 minutes) in the league.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It also has the second-best defensive rating and the third-worst offensive rating.<br><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The squad attempts the eighth-fewest 3s per game (35.3).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Toronto is also a good team to target on unders.  It ranks 29th in 3-point attempts (32.8\/game) and makes (11.4\/game) \u2014 the only team making fewer 3s on a nightly basis is Orlando (10.8).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This game will be contested inside the arc and at a slow pace, meaning fans won&#8217;t see a track meet at Kia Center. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The under is 7-3 in the last 10 meetings between the Magic and Raptors, cashing in five straight.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong>Banchero 25+ points<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> (-108):<\/strong> Someone is going to have to score in this matchup, and my bet&#8217;s on Banchero.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The power forward fell just shy of this total on Sunday, scoring 23 points with just nine field goal attempts. He went 12-for-15 from the charity stripe and played 39:08 in the loss.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That was a weird game. I don&#8217;t expect Banchero to go to the line as often but he should be taking <em>way<\/em> more than nine shots in the rematch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Banchero averaged 28.3 points and 21.3 field goal attempts in his previous seven games, clearing this line four times while landing on 24 points once.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Toronto allows the 13th-most PPG to opposing power forwards, according to Fantasy Pros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Anthony 1+ threes<\/strong> (-335):<\/strong> I mentioned how little each team shoots the deep ball, but this isn&#8217;t asking for much. It also brings this wager&#8217;s odds up from +205 to +350.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Anthony has cleared this line in 18 of his last 20 games and is shooting a respectable 37.1% from beyond the arc since Jan. 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The point guard has played 14 games against the Raptors in his career, cashing this bet 13 times while shooting 41.8% from deep. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Picks made at 10:00 a.m. ET 03\/04\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the second time in three days, the Toronto Raptors take on the Magic in Orlando. The pregame narrative: Toronto won a rock fight, 104-102, on Sunday and I expect another low-scoring affair in Round II. Prop bets on Paolo Banchero and Cole Anthony round out this +350 wager. 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