RJ Barrett is questionable to return to the Toronto Raptors' lineup on Friday night, and his possible availability has influenced the prop bets in this +360 parlay.
The pregame narrative: Barrett (ankle) has missed seven straight games but is expected back either tonight or Sunday. If he returns, he'll look to help Toronto win a third straight game on its West Coast trip, with a pesky Portland Trail Blazers squad on the other side.
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Raptors vs. Trail Blazers predictions
SGP: Barrett 15+ points | Barnes under 8.5 rebounds | Trail Blazers +5.5 (+360)
Barrett 15+ points (-182): We can't expect Barrett to be at full strength tonight, but he won't have to be to hit this scoring milestone.
The sharpshooting wing is averaging 19.6 points this season and is 19-4 vs. this prop. Last season, he scored 18 points on 9-of-18 shooting in his lone matchup against Portland.
Earlier this year, Barrett was on the shelf for 15 games and scored just 12 points in his return. He was 5 of 13 from the floor in that game, though, and that type of shot volume would be enough for me to like his chances at cashing this bet.
Also, this has only been a seven-game layoff for Barrett. So maybe the easing-in process won't need to be as significant.
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According to Fantasy Pros, the Blazers allow the eighth-most points per game to opposing small forwards.
NBA SGP picks
Barnes under 8.5 rebounds (-109): Barrett averages 5.0 rebounds per game, so his return to the lineup would likely cause a dip in Barnes' rebounding output.
With or without Barrett, though, I think this is good value to bet the under on Barnes.
- Barnes is averaging 8.2 RPG this season. He has gone under 8.5 boards in 25 of 45 games (55.6%).
- In January, the under is 9-1 and Barnes is averaging just 6.8 RPG.
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Portland ranks seventh in the NBA in rebounding rate (51.2%) and has an absolute force on the glass in Donovan Clingan. The ex-UConn centre has been a monster over his past 20 games, bringing down 11.5 RPG.
Clingan had 11 boards when the Raps hosted the Blazers on Dec. 2; Barnes finished with seven.
Toronto vs. Portland ATS prediction
Trail Blazers +5.5 (-186): If the Trail Blazers weren't playing on a back-to-back, I think they'd be favoured. But even at a rest disadvantage, I like them to cover this modestly-teased alt spread.
- Portland is 11-4-0 ATS as a home underdog this year, per Team Rankings.
- In their past 10 games, the Blazers rank eighth in the NBA in net rating (+5.9). In that span, they have wins over the Spurs, the Rockets (twice) and the Lakers.
Since the start of the 2023-24 season, Portland is 4-1 SU and ATS against Toronto. The Blazers have covered a +5.5 spread in each of those games, including a 121-118 loss in Toronto early last month.
Raptors vs. Trail Blazers predictions made at 2:40 p.m. on Jan. 23, 2026.
