Los Angeles Clippers vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 1/16/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Friday, January 16, 2026

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Los Angeles Clippers (17-23) are hitting the road to Scotiabank Arena on Friday where they will attempt to defeat the Toronto Raptors (25-17).

The Clippers faced off with the Wizards and notched a win by a score of 119-105 in their last game. When discussing personal fouls, the Clippers walked away with 14 and the Wizards accounted for 17 personal fouls. They also made 10 of their 38 attempts from beyond the arc. Washington finished 76.5% from the free throw line by converting 13 of their 17 attempts. Furthermore, Washington snagged 41 boards (11 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 5 blocks. Washington doled out 25 dimes and had 5 steals for this game. When talking about defense, Los Angeles allowed their opponent to shoot 45.6% from the field on 41 of 90 shooting. They also distributed 25 assists in this contest while forcing 11 turnovers and having 9 steals. In the matter of grabbing rebounds, they earned 40 with 7 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Clippers buried 27 of 27 shots for a rate of 100.0%. Los Angeles ended having earned a 47.0% FG percentage (39 of 83) and converted 14 of 37 3-point shots.

Kawhi Leonard is a player who was a contributor in this matchup. Leonard ended up shooting 40.9% from the field and also dished out 4 assists. He played for 30 minutes played and also collected 3 boards. He ended up scoring 33 points on 9 of 22 shooting.

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Los Angeles will enter this game with a win-loss mark of 17-23 this year. They lose possession via turnover 15.0 times per game and as a group are committing 19.3 fouls every game. As a unit, Los Angeles is collecting 40.3 boards per contest and has tallied 941 dimes this year, which has them ranked 28th in the league in terms of passing the rock. The Clippers are shooting 36.8% on shots beyond the perimeter (534 of 1,452) and 84.4% from the free throw line. They have an average of 112.3 pts per contest (27th in the league) while going 47.3% from the field.

When they are on the defensive end, the Clippers are forcing 13.4 turnovers per game while drawing 20.0 fouls. They are currently ranked 9th in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,032 surrendered so far this year. The Clippers defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 46.8% (1,648 of 3,518) and they relinquish 42.6 boards per game as a team. They are relinquishing 36.3% on shots from downtown and they are 9th in basketball in PPG allowed (113.3).

For their last game, the Raptors took home the win by a final score of 115-101 against the Pacers. Concerning how they cleaned up the glass, Toronto permitted Indiana to get 46 in total (14 offensive). They finished 28.6% from downtown by connecting on 12 out of 42 and ended up shooting 23 out of 31 from the free throw line (74.2%). The Raptors allowed the Pacers to bury 33 out of 86 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 38.4% in this matchup. When the final whistle blew, the Raptors finished 44 for 89 from the field which gave them a rate of 49.4%. In regard to shooting from beyond the arc, Toronto made 10 of their 28 attempts (35.7%). They were able to convert 17 of the free throws for a percentage of 65.4%. The Pacers committed 21 personal fouls for this game which took the Raptors to the charity stripe for 26 tries. They also turned it over 12 times, while getting 4 steals in this contest. The Raptors pulled down 38 defensive boards and 11 offensive boards totaling 49 for this game.

Brandon Ingram was important for the Raptors in this game. He converted 12 out of 23 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 52.2%, and had 7 rebounds. Ingram had 30 points in his 36 minutes on the court and totaled 4 assists for the contest.

Toronto has a record of 25-17 on the campaign. When it comes to offensive execution, the Raptors are shooting 47.1% from the field, which ranks 14th in basketball. Toronto has scored 4,783 pts so far this season (113.9 per game) and they pull down 43.2 rebounds per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 29.4 times per game (4th in the NBA) and they are losing possession via turnover 13.8 times per contest. The Raptors are committing 21.4 personal fouls every game and they shoot 77.4% from the charity stripe.

The Raptors on defense are ranked 5th in the NBA in points allowed per game with 112.1. They have forced 15.8 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 46.1% from the field (6th in the league). The Toronto defense allows 34.4% on shots from distance (531 of 1,542) and opponents are making 80.5% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have given up 24.4 dimes and 43.8 rebounds per game, which ranks 3rd and 14th in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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