This is a 10* BLOWOUT SUPER TOTAL on the OVER Celtics/Raptors.

Here's an interesting stat about the Raptors.

Toronto in the bubble:

11-0 against everyone but Boston. 0-2 against Boston, having not led for a single second of those two games.

Toronto came to this "Bubble" on a mission, and that was to play hard and to repeat as champion. It was also really important to the Raptors players to send a social justice message, as they arrived in Orlando decked in busses that had BLM messages written on them.

The most recent events where the NBA shutdown for a couple of days due to the national protests would have hit the Raptors really hard and it's reported that several members were on the verge of leaving the bubble entirely.

It was then shortly after collectively decided that the season would continue and the Raptors had to play the first game of this series the next day. I think Toronto was distracted by off-court issues and wasn't fully prepared to play in Game 1.

Now, I understand that the Raptors have had a hell of a time vs. Boston for some reason. The Celtics are just as deep and they are in fact really similar clubs. Both play tough defense, but each is filled with scoring talent. Over their last ten in this series, Boston is 6-4 SU/ATS...and that includes the aforementioned 2-0 SU/ATS record here so far in the bubble.

I simply believe however that Toronto is going to lay everything it has on the line in Game 2 here to try and get back into this series and take control again.

I expect the Raptors to push the pace from start to finish and Boston is the one that's going to have to hold on and try to keep pace.

A faster paced game = more shots and more shots = more points.

Considering all of the information above, I'm definitely taking the OVER in Game 2!

Good luck, NP