Washington Wizards vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 11/21/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Washington Wizards vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Friday, November 21, 2025

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Toronto Raptors (10-5) are hosting the Washington Wizards (1-13) at Scotiabank Arena on Friday.

The Wizards took the court against the Timberwolves and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 120-109 in their last contest. Washington ended the game with a 48.9% field goal percentage (43 of 88) and converted 14 out of their 32 three-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Wizards knocked down 9 of 12 tries for a percentage of 75.0%. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they earned 43 with 12 of them being offensive. They also distributed 25 dimes in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 10 turnovers and earning 6 steals. In regard to defense, Washington allowed the other team to shoot 44.7% from the field on 42 of 94 shooting. Minnesota earned 28 assists and had 11 steals in this game. In addition, Minnesota grabbed 50 rebounds (19 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 6 blocked shots. Minnesota went 71.9% when shooting free throws by knocking down 23 of their 32 shots. They also converted 13 of their 38 attempts from distance. In the matter of fouls, the Wizards walked away with 26 and the Timberwolves recorded 15 fouls.

Kyshawn George is a guy who was a major contributor for this contest. George went 47.1% from the field and also totaled 7 assists. He played for 37 minutes and also pulled down 7 boards. He ended up walking away with 23 points on 8 of 17 shooting.

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Washington comes into this contest with a mark of 1-13 this year. They cough up possession 17.1 times per game and as a squad they are committing 23.9 fouls per contest. As a unit, Washington is snagging 43.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 353 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 26th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Wizards are connecting on 37.6% on three-point attempts (189 of 502) and 74.7% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 112.6 points per outing (23rd in the league) while hitting 46.0% from the floor.

Defensively, the Wizards are able to force 12.4 turnovers on a nightly basis and they draw 18.0 fouls. They are ranked 24th in the NBA in allowing assists with 413 relinquished so far this year. The Wizards are giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.9% (643 of 1,343) and they relinquish 50.6 boards per game as a basketball team. They give up 37.3% from 3-point land and they are 30th in the league in PPG allowed (128.9).

When they last stepped on the court, the Raptors walked away with a victory by a final of 121-112 against the 76ers. When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Toronto allowed Philadelphia to snag 41 in all (16 offensive). They finished shooting 40.0% from 3-point land by connecting on 14 out of 35 and walked away from this one shooting 16 out of 18 from the charity stripe (88.9%). The Raptors allowed the 76ers to convert 41 of their 87 attempts from the field which left them shooting 47.1% for the game. Overall, the Raptors ended up going 45 out of 84 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 53.6%. When discussing shots from downtown, Toronto made 11 of 29 tries (37.9%). They were able to make 20 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 83.3%. The 76ers committed 20 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Raptors to the charity stripe for a total of 24 shots. They turned the ball over 15 times, while recording 12 steals for the game. The Raptors earned 23 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards for a total of 31 in this matchup.

RJ Barrett ended up being important for the Raptors for the game. Barrett recorded 22 points in his 34 mins on the court and added 4 dimes for the game. He knocked down 6 of 12 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 50.0%, and had 3 rebounds.

Toronto has a record of 10-5 this year. The Raptors are responsible for committing 22.8 fouls per game and they hit 77.2% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 30.1 times per game (4th in basketball) and they turn it over 14.2 times per game. Toronto has scored 1,798 points for the season (119.9 per contest) and they pull in 41.7 boards per contest. In terms of offensive execution, the Raptors are shooting 50.0% from the floor, which is ranked 3rd in the league.

The Raptors on the defensive end are ranked 13th in basketball in points given up per game with 114.9. They are able to force 16.4 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 46.3% from the floor (12th in basketball). The Toronto defense surrenders 32.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter (178 of 550) and their opponents are making 80.2% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 25.7 dimes and 44.3 total boards per game, which has them ranked 8th and 17th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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