Scottie Barnes grabbed 41 rebounds in his last four games, clearing this prop total each time. He also had 11 in the earlier matchup with Brooklyn. With the small lineup Toronto is starting, Barnes is relied upon as a rebounder.

A 50-point loss at Boston and subsequent dismissal of HC Jacque Vaughn over the All-Star break set up two very short-term potential psychological edges tonight for the Nets, who in truth weren't playing all that badly until the Celtics blowout. Assistant Kevin Ollie did pretty well in his last stint as an interim with UConn ten years ago, and this is also a chance to get any points vs. a very go-against Toronto side that is even below Brooklyn in the standings and waved the white flag at the trade deadline after sending away Pascal Siakam, and has lost 15 of 19. Play Nets

This is a bet on a healed injury. Gary Trent Jr. should be back to his normal minutes after the all-star break, and this is a chance to buy low on him. We are getting a low line because the under was 5-1 while he was nursing the injury before the break. He had averaged 16.2 with 5 straight overs prior to that recent stretch. Look for him to take advantage of this Brooklyn team who allow over 40% 3-point shooting on the road.

This has become one of my favorite player props. Since being traded to the Raptors, Barrett is averaging 6.9 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. Over the 11 games he has played since the Raptors traded away Pascal Siakam, Barrett has recorded at least 10 combined rebounds and assists nine times. I’ll ride with the over again.