{"id":335580,"date":"2025-03-23T12:54:52","date_gmt":"2025-03-23T16:54:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=335580"},"modified":"2025-03-23T12:54:53","modified_gmt":"2025-03-23T16:54:53","slug":"spurs-vs-raptors-sgp-predictions-march-23-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/spurs-vs-raptors-sgp-predictions-march-23-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Spurs vs. Raptors SGP predictions March 23: Back RJ Barrett and Stephon Castle at +310"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sunday&#8217;s matchup between the San Antonio Spurs and Toronto Raptors is more about draft positioning than anything else.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The pregame narrative<\/strong>: Toronto is nearing the home stretch of its tank for a top pick, but the team&#8217;s no-quit attitude has me backing it to cover an alternate spread. Prop bets on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/top-players\/points\/season\">RJ Barrett<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.northstarbets.ca\/sportsbook\/news\/stats\/nba\/players\/stephon_castle\">Stephon Castle<\/a> round out this +310 wager.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out my Spurs vs. Raptors SGP predictions for March 23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Spurs vs. Raptors 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 +5.5 | <strong><strong><strong>Barrett 2+ threes<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong> | Booker 2+ threes<\/strong> <strong>(+310)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"cacheembed:111614\">Embed: #111614<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong>Raptors +5.5<\/strong> (-265)<\/strong>: Toronto is &#8220;back on track&#8221; heading down the home stretch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Raptors have lost three straight games following a three-game winning streak, though two of those defeats came by just three points. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That means Toronto has covered this number in nine of its last 10 games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>San Antonio had championship aspirations but those were lost after Victor Wembanyama and De&#8217;Aaron Fox suffered season-ending injuries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Spurs have won four of their last six, but two of those were against the injury-riddled Dallas Mavericks and Philadelphia 76ers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Toronto has more of its stars playing than usual and is a deserved favourite on Sunday. Teasing the Raps through to a 5.5-point underdog seems pretty safe to me. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">NBA SGP legs<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong>Barrett 2+ threes<\/strong> <\/strong>(-125):<\/strong> Barrett is shooting a healthy 42.3% from beyond the arc in March and has a reliable floor as a 3-point shooter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>1+ threes in 21 straight games<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2+ threes in 11 of those games<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The Spurs are a miserable 29th in defensive rating since Wembanyama went down with an injury. In that span, opponents are shooting 37.4% from deep (seventh-highest mark in the NBA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barrett is averaging 2.1 threes on 39.1% shooting in 26 home games this year. He should have a soid opportunity to perform above that baseline against San Antonio. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>Castle 20+ points<\/strong> (<\/strong><\/strong><\/strong>-165):<\/strong> The Spurs will be a force for years to come and Castle is the perfect No. 3 scoring option alongside Wembanyama and Fox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And it&#8217;s been encouraging to see the 2024 No. 4 overall pick step it up in their absence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Castle is averaging 20.4 PPG in March and has scored 20-plus in three of five games since Fox went down. In that span, he&#8217;s attempting 16.2 field goals per night \u2014 well north of his season-long average (11.3).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I love this play from a volume standpoint alone. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It also helps that the Raptors allow the sixth-most PPG to shooting guards, per Fantasy Pros.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Spurs vs. Raptors predictions made at 12:30 p.m. ET 03\/23\/2025.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sunday&#8217;s matchup between the San Antonio Spurs and Toronto Raptors is more about draft positioning than anything else. The pregame narrative: Toronto is nearing the home stretch of its tank for a top pick, but the team&#8217;s no-quit attitude has me backing it to cover an alternate spread. 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