Golden State Warriors vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 1/13/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Golden State Warriors vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Monday, January 13, 2025

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Toronto Raptors (8-30) welcome the Golden State Warriors (19-18) at Scotiabank Arena on Monday.

The Warriors stepped onto the hardwood against the Pistons and walked away with a win by a score of 107-104 in their last game. Golden State walked away from the game with a 46.1% field goal percentage (41 of 89) and converted 15 out of their 46 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Warriors buried 10 of 16 attempts for a rate of 62.5%. When discussing hauling in rebounds, they collected a total of 49 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. They also distributed 32 dimes in this contest while forcing 15 turnovers and getting 9 steals. In terms of the defense, Golden State allowed the other team to go 45.3% from the floor on 39 of 86 shooting. Detroit recorded 25 assists and had 7 steals in the matchup. On top of that, Detroit collected 40 rebounds (7 offensive, 33 defensive) and earned 7 blocks. Detroit finished 75.0% at the charity stripe by knocking down 12 of 16 shots. They buried 14 out of their 39 shots from three-point range. When it comes to fouls, the Warriors finished with 18 and the Pistons finished the game with 19 fouls.

Buddy Hield is one player who had an impact for the contest. Hield finished the contest at 46.7% from the floor and also distributed 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 32 minutes and pulled down 5 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 19 points on 7 of 15 shooting.

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Golden State heads into this matchup with a win-loss mark of 19-18 this season. They are giving up possession 14.5 times per game and as a squad they are committing 19.3 personal fouls every game. As a team, Golden State is pulling down 46.6 rebounds per game and has racked up 1,063 assists on the year, which has them ranked 8th in the league in terms of passing. The Warriors are shooting 36.5% on shots beyond the perimeter (560 of 1,534) and 71.0% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 111.7 points per game (17th in the NBA) while going 44.9% from the field.

On defense, the Warriors are forcing 15.2 turnovers every game and they draw 17.6 fouls. They are ranked 17th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 975 conceded on the campaign. The Warriors defensively are giving up a FG percentage of 45.5% (1,491 of 3,280) and they surrender 45.2 rebounds per game as a team. They give up 35.0% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they rank 11th in the league in PPG allowed (110.9).

For their last game, the Raptors walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 132-126 when they played the Cavaliers. In the matter of how they cleaned up the glass, Toronto allowed Cleveland to collect 42 in all (16 on the offensive side). They went 40.0% from beyond the arc by connecting on 18 of 45 and ended up shooting 20 out of 25 from the free throw line (80.0%). The Raptors allowed the Cavaliers to make 47 out of their 89 tries from the floor which had them sitting at 52.8% for this game. When the final whistle blew, the Raptors shot 53 out of 89 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 59.6%. When discussing shooting from downtown, Toronto converted 14 out of their 31 tries (45.2%). They were able to knock down 6 of the free throws for a rate of 46.2%. The Cavaliers were called for 11 fouls for the contest which got the Raptors to the free throw line for a total of 13 attempts. They also turned it over 13 times, while earning 9 steals in this matchup. The Raptors earned 28 defensive rebounds and 9 offensive boards for a total of 37 in this contest.

Scottie Barnes ended up being a major contributor for the Raptors in the game. Barnes totaled 24 points in his 38 minutes on the court and had 8 dimes for the game. He made 11 of 20 in this contest for a field goal rate of 55.0%, and added 10 rebounds.

Toronto has a record of 8-30 for the campaign. The Raptors are committing 21.7 fouls per contest and they connect on 74.6% from the charity stripe. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 28.7 times per game (7th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 16.3 times per game. Toronto has earned 4,221 pts for the season (111.1 per contest) and they average 43.8 boards per contest. When it comes to executing on offense, the Raptors are shooting 46.7% from the field, which ranks them 14th in basketball.

The Toronto defense concedes 36.6% on 3-pointers (539 of 1,473) and their opponents are converting on 78.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They concede 26.9 dimes and 43.7 boards per contest, which has them ranked 21st and 11th in the league. The Raptors on the defensive end are ranked 27th in the league in points given up per game with 119.1. They are able to force 14.3 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 47.5% from the field (21st in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Golden State

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