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Boston puts road win streak on the line against Toronto

Toronto faces New Orleans, looks for 6th straight road win

Boston Celtics (47-28, first in the Eastern Conference) vs. Toronto Raptors (42-32, sixth in the Eastern Conference)

Toronto; Monday, 7:30 p.m. EDT

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Raptors -2.5; over/under is 218

BOTTOM LINE: Boston will try to keep its five-game road win streak alive when the Celtics face Toronto.

The Raptors are 26-20 in Eastern Conference games. Toronto is fifth in the Eastern Conference with 46.7 points per game in the paint led by Pascal Siakam averaging 12.3.

The Celtics are 9-6 against Atlantic Division teams. Boston is seventh in the Eastern Conference scoring 45.9 points per game in the paint led by Jayson Tatum averaging 9.9.

The two teams match up for the fourth time this season. The Celtics defeated the Raptors 109-97 in their last matchup on Nov. 28. Marcus Smart led the Celtics with 21 points, and Fred VanVleet led the Raptors with 27 points.

TOP PERFORMERS: VanVleet is shooting 38.5% from beyond the arc with 3.8 made 3-pointers per game for the Raptors, while…

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