{"id":385464,"date":"2025-12-04T12:28:25","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T17:28:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/?p=385464"},"modified":"2025-12-04T12:28:26","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T17:28:26","slug":"lakers-vs-raptors-prop-picks-december-4-2025-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cms.northstargaming.ca\/admin\/nsgcms\/lakers-vs-raptors-prop-picks-december-4-2025-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Lakers vs. Raptors prop picks Dec. 4: With Doncic out, look for Reaves and Barnes to step up"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>On the front end of a home back-to-back, the Toronto Raptors host the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>The latest:<\/strong> Luka Doncic (personal) is out tonight for the Lakers, and as a result, Toronto finds itself as a slight favourite at Scotiabank Arena. The Raptors have won eight straight home games dating back to the start of November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-8f1effd0-db18-40a8-916e-091372420d9e\">Check out these Lakers vs. Raptors prop picks for the game on Dec. 4, featuring Scottie Barnes, Austin Reaves and Deandre Ayton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">Join NorthStar Bets and start betting on the NBA today<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"block-0a4ee124-09d4-4260-81c9-fd6fe232dbb3\">Lakers vs. Raptors prop picks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p id=\"block-479767b6-5872-497b-ac44-239c07c7e3d5\"><strong>Best bet:<\/strong> <strong><strong>Reaves over 42.5 points\/rebounds\/assists <\/strong>(-110)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doncic&#8217;s absence is the driving force behind this play.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 26-year-old point guard leads the NBA in scoring (35.3 PPG) while also leading the Lakers in rebounds (8.9 RPG) and assists (8.9 APG). That&#8217;s a lot of vacated productivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Enter Reaves, who has been far more than just a backcourt sidekick for Doncic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Through 17 games, Reaves is averaging 28.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and 6.6 assists. Those are all career highs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">Full Lakers vs. Raptors props at NorthStar Bets<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>With an average of 40.4 PRA per game, Reaves has the potential to clear this mark in any game. But he&#8217;s capable of going nuclear when Doncic is wearing street clothes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Look at Reaves&#8217; output in three games without Doncic this season:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>at Kings (Oct. 26):<\/strong> 51 points, 11 rebounds, 9 assists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>vs. Trail Blazers (Oct. 27):<\/strong> 41 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>at Timberwolves (Oct. 29):<\/strong> 28 points, 1 rebound, 16 assists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So Reaves has 45+ PRA in all three games without Doncic this season. That makes the over on this 42.5-PRA line look quite enticing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>LeBron James is still a factor for L.A., but not nearly as much as in the past. He has scored fewer than 20 points in four of his five games so far, and should let Reaves drive the bus on offence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Key stat<\/strong>: In his past four games, all <em>with<\/em> Doncic, Reaves went 3-1 vs. this prop while shooting 15-for-26 (57.7%) from 3-point range.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">Wager on Thursday&#8217;s 5-game NBA slate<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional NBA prop predictions <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Barnes over 8.5 rebounds (+105):<\/strong> With both teams&#8217; leading rebounders out tonight, Barnes should make a solid contribution on the glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>And really, for a guy averaging 7.9 RPG this season, cashing this prop would&#8217;ve been well within his grasp anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">Bet on Barnes, Reaves and Ayton tonight<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I&#8217;m just more emboldened to back the star forward with Doncic (8.9 RPG) and Jakob Poeltl (8.3 RPG) sitting on the sidelines.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Barnes has 10+ boards in three of his past five games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In five career matchups vs. the Lakers (all since March 2022), Barnes is 4-1 vs. this prop.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ayton over 25.5 points\/rebounds (-112):<\/strong> Ayton is yet another player who should be more productive in the wake of Doncic and Poeltl&#8217;s absences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The 7-footer is averaging a career-low 8.6 rebounds, but it&#8217;d be no surprise to see that number tick up tonight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In four games this season without Doncic, Ayton is averaging 21.0 points and 10.8 rebounds. He had three double-doubles in those matchups.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ayton has double-doubles in four of his past seven games overall, with 16.1 PPG and 10.3 RPG in that span.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Fantasy Pros, the Raptors allow the 11th-most rebounds to opposing centres (14.44\/game).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Lakers vs. Raptors prop picks made at 12:20 p.m. ET on Dec. 4, 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"acq_only\"><strong>-> <a href=\"https:\/\/online.northstarbets.com\/promoRedirect?key=ej0xMzUyNTA0MiZsPTEzNTI1MDAwJnA9ODMzNw%3D%3D\">Sign up to NorthStar Bets today<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On the front end of a home back-to-back, the Toronto Raptors host the Los Angeles Lakers on Thursday night. The latest: Luka Doncic (personal) is out tonight for the Lakers, and as a result, Toronto finds itself as a slight favourite at Scotiabank Arena. 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