NBA Preseason/Friday's Picks

The Boston Celtics and Toronto Raptors close out their preseasons tonight as part of the NBA Canada Series. Tip off is 7:30 pm ET at Bell Centre in Montreal.

Vegas has Boston listed as a 1.5-point favorite with an over/under set at 221.5

The Raptors (2-2) dropped their second straight game, 115-98, to the Bulls on Sunday. Chicago outshot Toronto, 50.6% to 35.4%, including 40.6% to 21.6% from beyond the arc.

The Celtics (2-1) are coming off a 112-103 home win over the Charlotte Hornets on Friday. Jaylen Brown, the only starter logging minutes in the game, led the way with 19 points in 25 minutes.

Dunkel has the Celtics closing out with a win and cover while the offenses push the final score OVER the Vegas total.

Dunkel’s Pick: Boston (-1 ½); OVER.

Below are all of Dunkel’s picks for today’s NBA preseason schedule:

OCTOBER 14

Cleveland at Orlando
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Cleveland 118.129; Orlando 116.777
Dunkel Line & Total: Cleveland by 1 ½; 209
Vegas Line & Total: Orlando by 2; 213 ½
Dunkel Pick: Cleveland (+2); Under

Houston at Indiana
Time: 7:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Houston 123.176; Indiana 115.393
Dunkel Line & Total: Houston by 8; 218
Vegas Line & Total: Indiana by 1; 224 ½
Dunkel Pick: Houston (+1); Under

Boston vs Toronto
Time: 7:30 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Boston 121.176; Toronto 115.768
Dunkel Line & Total: Boston by 5 ½; 225
Vegas Line & Total: Boston by 1 ½; 221 ½
Dunkel Pick: Boston (-1 ½); Over

Washington at New York
Time: 7:30 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Washington 114.268; New York 122.489
Dunkel Line & Total: New York by 8; 222
Vegas Line & Total: New York by 3 ½; 217 ½
Dunkel Pick: New York (-3 ½); Over

Brooklyn at Minnesota
Time: 8:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Brooklyn 111.104; Minnesota 125.966
Dunkel Line & Total: Minnesota by 15; 235
Vegas Line & Total: Minnesota by 1; 228 ½
Dunkel Pick: Minnesota (-1); Over

Atlanta vs New Orleans
Time: 8:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Atlanta 123.624; New Orleans 113.429
Dunkel Line & Total: Atlanta by 10; 228
Vegas Line & Total: Atlanta by 2; 224 ½
Dunkel Pick: Atlanta (-2); Over

Dallas at Utah
Time: 9:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Dallas 119.999; Utah 122.156
Dunkel Line & Total: Utah by 2; 210
Vegas Line & Total: Dallas by 8; 214 ½
Dunkel Pick: Utah (+8); Under

LA Lakers at Sacramento
Time: 10:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: LA Lakers 123.349; Sacramento 111.952
Dunkel Line & Total: LA Lakers by 11 ½; 225
Vegas Line & Total: LA Lakers by 2; 217 ½
Dunkel Pick: LA Lakers (-2); Over

Denver at Golden State
Time: 10:00 pm ET
Dunkel Ratings: Denver 121.055; Golden State 118.171
Dunkel Line & Total: Denver by 3; 219
Vegas Line & Total: Golden State by 4; 225 ½
Dunkel Pick: Denver (+4); Under

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