Best Games to Bet on Today: Raptors vs Wolves & Warriors vs Suns

Basketball fans are in for a treat later tonight as we’ve served up a pair of blockbuster NBA games that will definitely tickle your sporting fancy. Kicking things off this evening is the much-anticipated clash between the Toronto Raptors and the Minnesota Timberwolves. Following shortly thereafter is the showdown between the league-leading Golden State Warriors and the Phoenix Suns.

Read on below for a quick breakdown of these two pivotal matchups and while you’re at it, you can check out our preview of the game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers.

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Toronto Raptors vs. Minnesota Timberwolves (8:00 PM ET)

Line: Toronto Raptors (-6) at Minnesota Timberwolves (+6); total: 207.0 – view all NBA lines

The Toronto Raptors stretched their unbeaten run to three games with a convincing 103-89 victory over the Detroit Pistons on Sunday. Five players scored in double-figures for the red-hot Raptors who moved to within two games of Cleveland for the top spot in the Eastern Conference standings.

They will look to keep the streak going when they lock horns with Minnesota tonight. The Raptors will fancy their chances of doing just that as they have fared extremely well against the Wolves on the road of late. The Raptors have won nine of their last 10 meetings with the Wolves at Target Center.

The Raptors are 9-1 SU and 8-2 ATS in their last 10 games with the Wolves.

Writer’s Prediction

Toronto wins, 105-91.

Golden State Warriors vs. Phoenix Suns (9:00 PM ET)

Line: Golden State Warriors (-16) at Phoenix Suns (+16); total: 219.5 – view all NBA lines

What in the world is happening to Phoenix? The Suns crashed to their eighth consecutive defeat with a heart-breaking 122-106 loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday. The Suns had no answer for Kevin Durant who led the Thunder with 32 points and six rebounds. It was another disappointing result for the Suns who have now lost 14 of their last 15 games.

Things are bound to get tougher for the struggling Suns as standing in their way tonight are the Golden State Warriors. The defending champions have been sensational on the road this season, winning 23 of their 27 away games thus far this campaign. The Warriors have defeated the Suns by an average of 22 points in their first two meetings this season.

The Warriors are 5-0 SU and 4-1 ATS in their last five games with the Suns.