Los Angeles Lakers vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 12/4/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Lakers vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Thursday, December 4, 2025

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

Scotiabank Arena is where the Toronto Raptors (15-7) will go up against the Los Angeles Lakers (15-5) on Thursday.

The Lakers took the court against the Suns and went home with a loss by a final score of 125-108 in their last game. When discussing fouls, the Lakers ended up finishing with 13 while the Suns recorded 16 fouls. They made 17 out of their 39 tries from beyond the arc. Phoenix finished the game at 50.0% at the free throw line by making 4 of 8 tries. Furthermore, Phoenix collected 33 rebounds (4 offensive, 29 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Phoenix totaled 35 dimes and had 16 steals for the matchup. In terms of defense, Los Angeles allowed the other team to go 56.5% from the field on 52 out of 92 shooting. They also doled out 18 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 11 turnovers and earning 1 steal. Regarding rebounding, they earned 39 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Lakers converted 13 of their 15 shots for a percentage of 86.7%. Los Angeles wrapped up the game having earned a 51.3% FG percentage (41 of 80) and knocked down 13 of their 33 3-point shots.

Luka Doncic is one player who was a contributor in this game. Doncic ended up going 57.7% from the field and also totaled 5 assists. He saw the court for 32 mins played and totaled 11 boards. He ended up with 38 points on 15 of 26 shooting.

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Los Angeles will play this contest with a win-loss record of 15-5 so far this season. They turn it over 16.3 times per game and as a group are committing 19.5 fouls per contest. As a unit, Los Angeles is pulling down 41.0 rebounds per game and is sitting with 513 assists for the year, which has them ranked 24th in the league in terms of passing. The Lakers are connecting on 35.2% on three-point attempts (233 of 661) and 80.0% from the free throw line. They have an average of 119.1 points per outing (11th in the league) while going 51.3% from the floor.

Defensively, the Lakers are able to force 15.4 turnovers every game and they draw 23.1 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 37.0% on three-point shots while they are 15th in basketball in points per game from their opponents (115.9). The Lakers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 48.3% (846 of 1,751) and they concede 38.9 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are currently ranked 11th in basketball in giving up assists to the opposition with 543 relinquished on the year.

For their last game, the Raptors walked away with a victory by a final of 121-118 against the Trail Blazers. The Raptors pulled down 33 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 43 for the matchup. They also gave up possession of the ball 18 times, while earning 10 steals for this contest. The Trail Blazers had 21 fouls in this matchup which took the Raptors to the charity stripe for a total of 21 tries. They were able to convert 14 of them for a rate of 66.7%. With respect to shots from 3-point land, Toronto knocked down 11 out of their 30 tries (36.7%). Overall, the Raptors shot 48 for 90 from the field which gave them a rate of 53.3%. The Raptors permitted the Trail Blazers to convert 41 of their 83 tries from the field which left them with a rate of 49.4% for the contest. They finished shooting 37.5% from downtown by connecting on 15 out of 40 and finished the contest at 21 out of 32 at the free throw line (65.6%). In regard to rebounds, Toronto permitted Portland to grab 39 in all (9 on the offensive glass).

Scottie Barnes was important for the Raptors for the contest. He converted 10 of 18 for the contest for a field goal rate of 55.6%, and had 7 rebounds. Barnes recorded 28 points in his 39 mins on the court and totaled 7 assists for the contest.

Toronto has a mark of 15-7 on the season. On the offensive side of the ball, the Raptors are shooting 49.2% from the floor, which ranks them 4th in the league. Toronto has scored 2,590 pts on the campaign (117.7 per game) and they snag 42.7 rebounds per contest. They are dishing out assists 29.9 times per contest (4th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 14.5 times per contest. The Raptors commit 22.1 fouls per game and they shoot 76.7% from the charity stripe.

The Raptors are ranked 4th in basketball in PPG surrendered with 113.1. They are forcing 16.1 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.0% from the floor (7th in the NBA). The Toronto defense surrenders 32.3% on 3-pointers (268 of 830) and their opponents are connecting on 79.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 25.3 dimes and 43.3 boards every game, which is 6th and 12th in the NBA.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto and under the total points

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