The Toronto Raptors (59-23) finished first in the Eastern Conference and with the second-best nERD (70.7) and average margin of victory (7.78) in the Association, but no one seems ready to take them seriously as a postseason threat because of past playoff transgressions.

Their wounds from being swept by these very same Washington Wizards (43-39) in 2015 probably still haven't healed, but that doesn't stop our algorithms from projecting this series in their favor with the most lopsided odds of any first-round matchup this year.