New York Knicks vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 2/4/2025 Preview and Pick
Game: New York Knicks vs Toronto Raptors
Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2025
Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON
TV: TSN
Scotiabank Arena is the location where the Toronto Raptors (16-33) will take on the New York Knicks (32-17) on Tuesday.

The Knicks stepped onto the hardwood against the Lakers and went home with a loss by a final score of 128-112 in their last contest. New York wrapped up the contest with a 46.3% FG percentage (44 out of 95) and made 10 out of their 28 shots from 3-point land. From the charity stripe, the Knicks made 14 of 19 attempts for a percentage of 73.7%. In terms of hauling in boards, they collected a total of 44 with 16 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 33 dimes for the matchup while forcing the other team into 15 turnovers and earning 7 steals. Regarding defense, New York allowed the other team to go 58.0% from the floor on 47 out of 81 shooting. Los Angeles doled out 26 dimes and had 9 steals in this contest. In addition, Los Angeles collected 37 rebounds (3 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Los Angeles finished the contest at 83.3% at the free throw line by burying 15 of 18 tries. They also knocked down 19 of 40 tries from distance. Concerning personal fouls, the Knicks ended up finishing with 16 and the Lakers recorded 22 personal fouls.
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Josh Hart is a guy who came through in the matchup. Hart ended up shooting 68.8% from the field and totaled 11 dimes. He saw the court for 38 mins and collected 13 rebounds. He notched 26 points on 11 out of 16 shooting.
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New York will play this game with a mark of 32-17 on the year. They average 117.7 pts per game (4th in the NBA) while hitting 49.4% from the floor. The Knicks are shooting 37.8% from downtown (646 of 1,708) and 80.4% from the free throw line. As a unit, New York is pulling down 43.3 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,360 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 8th in basketball in terms of passing. They are giving up possession 13.0 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 17.1 fouls every game.
On defense, the Knicks are forcing 14.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.1 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 12th in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,247 relinquished this year. The Knicks are allowing a field goal percentage of 47.0% (2,019 of 4,293) and they concede 41.0 boards per contest as a unit. They are giving up 37.9% on 3-point shots while they are 8th in the NBA in PPG allowed (111.2).
In their last game, the Raptors took home the win by a final score of 115-108 when they played the Clippers. The Raptors were able to collect 33 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards totaling 43 in this matchup. They also coughed up the ball 14 times, while getting 6 steals for the matchup. The Clippers earned 15 fouls for the game which took the Raptors to the free throw line for a total of 16 tries. They were able to convert 14 of those for a rate of 87.5%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Toronto converted 13 of their 25 attempts (52.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Raptors ended up going 44 out of 85 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.8%. The Raptors allowed the Clippers to convert 41 of their 88 attempts from the floor which gave them a percentage of 46.6% for the matchup. They finished the game shooting 32.1% from beyond the arc by connecting on 9 out of 28 and walked away from this one shooting 17 of 21 at the free throw line (81.0%). When discussing how they attacked the glass, Toronto allowed Los Angeles to grab 41 overall (13 on the offensive glass).
RJ Barrett was important for the Raptors for this game. Barrett tallied 20 points in his 33 mins on the hardwood and tallied 7 assists in this matchup. He knocked down 9 out of 21 in this contest for a rate of 42.9%, and earned 6 rebounds.
Toronto has a win-loss mark of 16-33 this season. The Raptors are committing 21.6 fouls per game while shooting 74.3% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 29.1 times per contest (5th in the league) and they cough up possession 15.8 times per contest. Toronto has 5,449 pts on the year (111.2 per contest) and they average 44.1 rebounds per contest. As an offense, the Raptors are connecting on 47.0% from the floor, which is ranked 13th in the league.
The Toronto defense surrenders 36.2% on shots from 3-point land (674 of 1,860) and opponents are connecting on 76.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They give up 26.4 dimes and 43.9 rebounds on a nightly basis, which is 18th and 14th in the NBA. The Raptors are ranked 24th in the league in PPG given up with 116.3. They are forcing 14.6 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 46.9% from the field (18th in the league).
So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?
Parlay's Pundit's Pick: Take Toronto and under the total points
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