Toronto vs New York: prediction for the NBA match
New Yorkers are going to Toronto after three consecutive victories. Will the Knicks secure a victory on January 7? The answer is in our prediction.

Command Analysis

Toronto Raptors

Toronto have lost the Top-10 spot in the Eastern conference. Canadian club currently has 16 victories. That result brings them to a 12th position in the standings.
Despite recent defeats, Toronto have a chance for a victory at home. They won 11 of 20 home matches in the current season. In recent matches they secured a home victory over Phoenix (113:104) and suffered a defeat to Milwaukee (101:104).

New York Knicks

After a few unsuccessful matches New York started to get victories. Tom Thibodeau's men have won three games in a row. In latest matches they managed to beat Houston (108:88), Phoenix (102:83) and San Antonio (117:114). These results helped the team to retain the 6th position in the Eastern conference.
All of team's key players are available to play. Only R.J. Barrett won't play in the upcoming game, but Tom Thibodeau's men will surely find a replacement.
Trends
СтавкаToronto: total over 111,5 points
In 3 of 5 latest matches the Raptors managed to score more than 111 points

СтавкаRandle: total over 2,5 assists
Randle averages 3,9 assists per game on away matches

Tip and bets
Toronto side is quite successful at home, where they got the majority of their victories. New York side is unable to win in Canada since 2015. Raptors should be able to get a victory, Nick Nurse's men might end their losing streak.
Our prediction - Handicap (-2) on Toronto
Toronto usually pick a defensive approach for their game. Many of their matches were low-scoring. We are not expecting something to change in the game against New York. Hosts should be able to put up a strong defensive performance.
Our second bet is on total under 222,5 points