NBA: Golden State Warriors at Toronto Raptors
The Toronto Raptors were winless (0-8) against a Golden State Warriors team with Stephen Curry in the line-up. The sweet-shooting point guard had 30 points but needed 27 shots to get there. More importantly, the Raptors forced him to 6 turnovers as Toronto showed good effort on defense to notch the victory. DeMar DeRozan finished with 32 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists for the Raptors. Reuters

Behind an improved defense, the Toronto Raptors have shown legitimacy in owning the Atlantic division and being third place in the weak Eastern Conference. The Brooklyn Nets have turned it around lately as the division rivals meet on Monday night in Brooklyn.

The Nets (31-30) are four games behind the Raptors (35-26) for Atlantic division leadership and the third place in the weak Eastern Conference.

Surprisingly, Toronto is fourth overall in scoring defense in the entire NBA allowing just 97.1 points per game. The Raptors are 9-2 in their last 11 games and in those wins they did even better on D allowing just 93.3 PPG

Brooklyn has won four its last five outings and did it with their defense as well limiting the opposition to just 89.0 PPP in that stretch. Overall, Brooklyn allows 98.9 PPG or 9th best in the entire league.

Toronto is coming off a road win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, 111-104 led by Kyle Lowry, who had a triple-double with 20 points, 12 rebounds and 11 assists. DeMar DeRozan top-scored for the Raps with 25 points and added 7 boards.

Meanwhile, Brooklyn treated the Sacramento Kings to a 104-89 blowout in their last game. Marcus Thornton had 27 points against his former team. Joe Johnson had 18 points and 5 dimes for Brooklyn.

Betting Lines: Toronto Raptors (+3) vs. Brooklyn Nets (O/U: 194.5)
 Game time: 10:30 am AEDT

Betting Against the Spread (ATS)

Toronto Raptors Trends
 - The Raptors are 25-9-1 ATS in their last 35 games
- The Raptors are 19-7 ATS in their last 26 games vs. East teams
- The Raptors are 21-7 ATS in their last 28 games on the road

Brooklyn Nets Trends
 - The Nets are 5-1 ATS in their last 6 games
- The Nets are 6-0 ATS in their last 6 games at home
- The Nets are 2-5 ATS in their last 7 games vs. Atlantic division teams