Denver Nuggets vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 12/31/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Wednesday, December 31, 2025

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

Scotiabank Arena is the site where the Toronto Raptors (18-14) will play the Denver Nuggets (22-9) on Wednesday.

The Nuggets faced the Magic and took a loss by a final of 127-126 in their last contest. Denver finished the contest with a 51.2% FG percentage (44 out of 86) and knocked down 11 of their 29 shots from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the Nuggets made 27 of their 30 tries for a rate of 90.0%. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 49 with 15 of them being of the offensive sort. They also distributed 27 assists for this contest in addition to forcing the opposition into 6 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In the matter of defense, Denver allowed the other team to shoot 51.7% from the field on 46 out of 89 shooting. Orlando doled out 32 assists and had 8 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Orlando snagged 35 rebounds (9 offensive, 26 defensive) and got 3 rejections. Orlando ended up shooting 67.6% when shooting free throws by burying 25 of their 37 tries. They converted 10 out of their 29 attempts from distance. When talking about personal fouls, the Nuggets ended up finishing with 23 while the Magic accumulated 25 personal fouls.

Nikola Jokic is one guy who was a factor for the matchup. Jokic ended up going 50.0% from the floor and also distributed 12 assists. He played for 38 mins and also snagged 21 rebounds. He walked away with 34 points on 11 of 22 shooting.

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Denver will enter this matchup with a win-loss record of 22-9 on the year. They are turning it over 13.5 times per contest and as a squad are committing 19.4 fouls every game. As a unit, Denver is grabbing 44.3 boards per game and is sitting with 922 dimes this season, which has them ranked 4th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. The Nuggets are shooting 40.7% on shots from downtown (438 of 1,076) and 82.7% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 125.8 pts per game (1st in the league) while shooting 51.3% from the field.

When they are on defense, the Nuggets are forcing 12.5 turnovers per game and they draw 21.8 fouls. They are giving up 34.7% on shots from downtown while they are 20th in the NBA in points per game allowed (117.5). The Nuggets defense is allowing a FG percentage of 47.2% (1,329 of 2,814) and they surrender 41.1 boards per game as a group. They are ranked 19th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 846 surrendered for the year.

When they last played, the Raptors walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 138-117 when they faced the Wizards. With respect to rebounds, Toronto allowed Washington to pull down 46 overall (6 offensive). They finished the game shooting 45.5% from distance by going 15 of 33 and ended up going 15 out of 18 from the free throw line (83.3%). The Raptors allowed the Wizards to knock down 54 out of 91 attempts from the field which left them with a rate of 59.3% in this matchup. Overall, the Raptors ended up going 40 out of 91 from the floor which had them at 44.0%. In terms of shots from beyond the arc, Toronto buried 12 of 36 attempts (33.3%). They were able to convert 25 of the free throw tries for a clip of 92.6%. The Wizards were called for 23 personal fouls for this contest which took the Raptors to the charity stripe for 27 attempts. They also turned it over 11 times, while getting 10 steals in the game. The Raptors collected 25 defensive rebounds and 8 offensive boards totaling 33 for this contest.

Brandon Ingram ended up being a major contributor for the Raptors in the game. Ingram tallied 29 points in his 33 mins of playing time and had 2 dimes for the game. He buried 10 out of 20 in this contest for a rate of 50.0%, and added 6 rebounds.

Toronto has a mark of 18-14 on the season. The Raptors commit 21.3 personal fouls per game and they connect on 77.2% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 29.3 times per contest (5th in the league) and they cough up possession 14.8 times per contest. Toronto has tallied 3,633 points on the campaign (113.5 per contest) and they collect 42.2 boards per contest. On the offensive side of the court, the Raptors are hitting on 47.7% from the field, which ranks them 10th in basketball.

The Toronto defense allows 34.0% on shots from distance (403 of 1,184) and their opposition knocks down 79.4% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 24.7 dimes and 43.7 boards on a nightly basis, which is 4th and 13th in the league. The Raptors on the defensive end are ranked 5th in the NBA in PPG given up with 112.5. They are forcing their opponents into 16.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.6% from the field (13th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Denver

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