Toronto has dropped two in a row following an embarrassing, 120-90, road loss to the Pelicans this past Monday. I'm seeing a motivated Raptors team getting back on track taking advantage of a good situational spot here.

Previous to losing two straight, the Raptors had won and covered eight in a row playing their finest ball. 

The Timberwolves are in action for the sixth time in nine days and third time in four days. Minnesota also is playing without rest. The Timberwolves exerted a lot of energy in rallying from a 10-point fourth quarter deficit to defeat the Hornets in overtime last night. Minnesota had four players log more than 37 minutes in that game. Karl-Anthony Towns played nearly 42 minutes.