New York Knicks vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 12/9/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Tuesday, December 9, 2025

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: Prime Video

Scotiabank Arena is where the Toronto Raptors (15-10) will try to defeat the New York Knicks (16-7) on Tuesday in an NBA Cup quarterfinal game.

The Knicks took the court against the Magic and notched a win by a score of 106-100 in their last contest. In regard to fouls, the Knicks ended up finishing with 21 while the Magic totaled 16 fouls. They buried 12 of 42 tries from 3-point range. Orlando shot 66.7% from the charity stripe by converting 16 of 24 tries. On top of that, Orlando collected 48 rebounds (17 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 7 rejections. Orlando distributed 23 assists and had 7 steals for the game. When discussing defense, New York allowed their opponent to shoot 38.3% from the field on 36 out of 94 shooting. They also doled out 24 assists for the game as well as forcing the opposition into 12 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When discussing pulling down rebounds, they compiled 52 with 15 of them being of the offensive variety. When they shot from the free throw line, the Knicks made 17 of their 20 tries for a percentage of 85.0%. New York wrapped up the contest with a 42.9% field goal percentage (39 of 91) and knocked down 11 out of their 35 three-point shots.

Jalen Brunson is a player who was a factor for the game. He totaled 30 points on 10 of 23 shooting. He played 38 mins and also grabbed 2 rebounds. Brunson finished the game shooting 43.5% from the floor and also totaled 9 assists.

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New York enters this contest with a record of 16-7 on the year. They cough up possession 13.3 times per contest and as a team are committing 20.7 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, New York is pulling down 46.0 boards per game and has accumulated 627 assists on the campaign, which is 13th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. The Knicks are connecting on 37.5% on three-point attempts (354 of 943) and 80.7% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 120.7 points per contest (5th in the league) while going 47.4% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Knicks have forced 14.8 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.5 personal fouls. They are 6th in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 575 surrendered for the year. The Knicks defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 46.1% (911 of 1,978) and they surrender 41.0 boards per contest as a squad. They are giving up 36.7% on 3-point attempts and they are 5th in basketball in opponents points per game (112.4).

When they last played, the Raptors took a loss by a score of 121-113 when they faced the Celtics. The Raptors were able to collect 31 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 42 in the game. They turned the ball over 13 times, while getting 5 steals in the game. The Celtics committed 22 fouls in the matchup which got the Raptors to the charity stripe for 21 shots. They were able to convert 18 of those for a rate of 85.7%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, Toronto buried 9 of their 22 tries (40.9%). Overall, the Raptors finished the game shooting 43 for 88 from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.9%. The Raptors permitted the Celtics to knock down 44 of 92 tries from the field which gave them a percentage of 47.8% in this matchup. They went 42.6% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 20 of 47 and ended up shooting 13 out of 14 from the charity stripe (92.9%). Concerning rebounds, Toronto permitted Boston to grab 41 in all (14 on the offensive side).

Brandon Ingram pitched in for the Raptors in the matchup. He knocked down 11 of 20 for the game for a field goal rate of 55.0%, and had 4 rebounds. Ingram recorded 30 points in his 35 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 3 assists in this matchup.

Toronto has a win-loss mark of 15-10 so far this season. The Raptors have committed 22.0 fouls every game and they shoot 77.0% from the free throw line. They are getting an assist 29.5 times per contest (4th in basketball) and they turn it over 14.6 times per game. Toronto has scored 2,909 points on the year (116.4 per game) and they grab 42.6 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Raptors are shooting 48.6% from the floor, which has them ranked 6th in the league.

The Raptors on the defensive side of the court are 8th in the league in points per game surrendered with 113.8. They have forced 16.0 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.4% from the floor (10th in the NBA). The Toronto defense allows 33.3% on 3-point attempts (314 of 944) and their opponents are making 80.0% of their shots from the free throw line. They have given up 25.3 assists and 43.2 boards every game, which ranks them 9th and 13th in the league.

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

Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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