Predicting games a week in advance has its challenges. Of course, it would be tough.
If it was easy, then I’d be rich and living in a COVID-free utopia (a.k.a. New Zealand).
The temptation for every Raptors fan is to find a competitive edge or positive fact that convinces you Toronto will not lose. For fair-weather fans, something as simple as “Pascal Siakam is the best player on the floor for both teams” is an affirmative statement that’ll do the job. For the seasoned fans, you’re likely to hear some form of analysis like, “they don’t have a forward mobile enough to hang with Siakam.