Washington Wizards vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 3/26/2023 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Sunday, March 26, 2023

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Toronto Raptors are welcoming the Washington Wizards at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday.

The Wizards played the Spurs and went home with a win by a final score of 136-124 in their last contest. With respect to fouls, the Wizards walked away with 16 and the Spurs finished the game with 21 fouls. They knocked down 13 of 38 tries from distance. San Antonio finished 60.0% from the charity stripe by knocking down 9 of 15 shots. Additionally, San Antonio totaled 41 rebounds (11 offensive, 30 defensive) and earned 8 blocks. San Antonio distributed 35 dimes and had 4 steals in this matchup. When it comes to defending, Washington allowed their opponent to shoot 50.5% from the field on 51 out of 101 shooting. They also dished out 29 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing the opposition into 5 turnovers and having 3 steals. When talking about hauling in rebounds, they collected 43 with 6 of them being offensive. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Wizards buried 19 of 26 shots for a rate of 73.1%. Washington ended the contest with a 60.0% FG percentage (51 out of 85) and buried 15 out of their 30 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Corey Kispert is a guy who was a major factor for the contest. He was able to score 26 points on 9 out of 14 shooting. He played for 36 mins and snagged 5 rebounds. Kispert finished the game at 64.3% from the floor and also recorded 2 assists.

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Washington comes into this one with a mark of 33-41 on the year. They turn it over 14.1 times per game and as a team are committing 18.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Washington is collecting 43.5 boards per contest and has 1,871 assists for the season, which is 13th in the league in terms of passing the ball. The Wizards are shooting 35.7% on 3-pointers (823 of 2,308) and 79.0% from the free throw line. They average 113.0 points per game (22nd in the league) on 48.7% from the field.

On defense, the Wizards are forcing their opponents into 12.1 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 19.4 personal fouls. They are 9th in the league in giving up assists with 1,814 surrendered on the season. The Wizards defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.1% (3,121 of 6,632) and they concede 42.5 rebounds per game as a group. They are surrendering 36.6% from beyond the arc and they are 16th in basketball in points per game allowed (113.8).

For their last game, the Raptors got the win with a final of 118-97 when they played the Pistons. With respect to team rebounding, Toronto allowed Detroit to collect 39 in total (8 offensive). They finished 24.0% from beyond the arc by shooting 6 of 25 and finished the game at 23 of 30 from the free throw line (76.7%). The Raptors allowed the Pistons to bury 34 of their 73 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.6% for this game. Overall, the Raptors shot 41 out of 92 from the floor which gave them a rate of 44.6%. Regarding shots from beyond the arc, Toronto made 13 out of 37 attempts (35.1%). They were able to bury 23 of the free throw tries for a clip of 79.3%. The Pistons were called for 18 fouls for the game which got the Raptors to the free throw line for a total of 29 attempts. They also gave up possession 11 times, while earning 12 steals for this contest. The Raptors were able to collect 31 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards totaling 46 in the matchup.

Pascal Siakam ended up being important for the Raptors in this matchup. He made 12 of 19 in this matchup for a rate of 63.2%, and had 5 rebounds. Siakam recorded 32 points in his 38 minutes on the hardwood and had 9 assists for the contest.

Toronto has a mark of 36-38 this year. When it comes to offensive execution, the Raptors are hitting on 45.7% from the field, which ranks them 27th in the league. Toronto has tallied 8,360 pts on the campaign (113.0 per game) and they grab 42.9 boards per game. They are dishing out assists 23.6 times per game (24th in the league) and they turn the ball over 11.9 times per contest. The Raptors are responsible for committing 20.3 fouls per game and they connect on 78.2% from the free throw line.

The Raptors are ranked 5th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 112.0. They are able to force 16.6 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 49.2% from the field (28th in the league). The Toronto defense gives up 37.4% on shots from 3-point land (898 of 2,398) and their opposition knocks down 79.9% of their foul shots. They have conceded 26.2 assists and 42.2 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 25th and 9th in basketball.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Tony Sink's Pick: Take Toronto

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