Toronto Raptors face biggest underdog status in franchise history

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Toronto Raptors faced their biggest underdog status in franchise history as they were missing all of their regular starters due to injuries or personal matters. Despite initially leading the game, they eventually lost to Oklahoma City Thunder by 20 points.

Even though there have been worse versions of the team over the years, Vegas seems to respect this group less than those. Missing all of its regular starters due to injuries or personal matters , Toronto was a 15.5-point underdog hosting Western Conference leading Oklahoma City on Friday, the biggest underdog the Raptors have been at home in the 29-season history of the club, per Sports net’s Blake Murphy.

Early on, it appeared the oddsmakers had made a huge mistake — Toronto got off to a 35-28 lead and trailed by only seven at halftime — but eventually things turned around as Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and his far more talented and deep team took control. The Thunder led by 11 after three quarters and ultimately won by 20 points.A game earlier marked the first time since 1998 that Toronto had been an 11-point underdog at home. It had happened nine times previously, all in the rough early days of the Damon Stoudamire and post-Stoudamire/pre-Vince Carter Raptor

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