New Orleans Pelicans vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 3/27/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: New Orleans Pelicans vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Friday, March 27, 2026

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

Scotiabank Arena is the site where the Toronto Raptors (40-32) will attempt to defeat the New Orleans Pelicans (25-48) on Friday.

The Pelicans faced off with the Knicks and went home with a loss by a final score of 121-116 in their last contest. In reference to personal fouls, the Pelicans ended up walking away with 18 and the Knicks finished the game with 19 personal fouls. They made 13 of their 33 attempts from distance. New York finished shooting 90.9% from the charity stripe by making 20 of 22 attempts. Moreover, New York grabbed 34 boards (6 offensive, 28 defensive) and earned 4 blocks. New York doled out 33 assists and had 5 steals for the contest. When discussing defense, New Orleans allowed their opponent to shoot 51.8% from the field on 44 of 85 shooting. They also doled out 29 dimes in the matchup as well as forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In reference to pulling down boards, they compiled a total of 41 with 9 of them being on the offensive end. When they shot from the free throw line, the Pelicans buried 11 of their 13 attempts for a percentage of 84.6%. New Orleans finished the contest with a 51.1% FG percentage (45 of 88) and made 15 of their 34 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Zion Williamson is one player who was a factor in this matchup. He totaled 22 points on 8 of 10 shooting. He saw the court for 34 minutes and also totaled 4 boards. Williamson finished the game at 80.0% from the floor and totaled 2 dimes.

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New Orleans steps onto the court with a record of 25-48 for the season. They turn it over 14.2 times per game and as a squad they commit 19.8 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, New Orleans is collecting 43.9 rebounds per game and is sitting with 1,851 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 22nd in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Pelicans are hitting 34.8% on shots from distance (828 of 2,378) and 78.7% from the free throw line. They currently have an average of 115.5 points per contest (17th in basketball) while hitting 46.7% from the floor.

On defense, the Pelicans are forcing their opponents into 14.5 turnovers on a nightly basis while drawing 20.2 fouls. They are 22nd in the NBA in giving up assists to their opponents with 2,016 relinquished on the year. The Pelicans defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.5% (3,166 of 6,672) and they concede 45.5 rebounds per game as a squad. They are giving up 34.8% on 3-pointers and they are ranked 24th in the league in opponents PPG (119.2).

When they last stepped on the court, the Raptors went home defeated by a final of 119-94 against the Clippers. In regard to attacking the glass, Toronto permitted Los Angeles to pull down 56 in total (13 on the offensive glass). They shot 45.7% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 16 out of 35 and finished the contest at 19 of 24 from the free throw line (79.2%). The Raptors allowed the Clippers to make 42 out of 82 tries from the field which gave them a rate of 51.2% for the matchup. Overall, the Raptors walked away from this one shooting 40 for 96 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 41.7%. With regard to shooting from 3-point land, Toronto converted 10 of 29 tries (34.5%). They were able to knock down 4 of the free throw tries for a rate of 36.4%. The Clippers earned 26 fouls for the contest which got the Raptors to the free throw line for 11 tries. They also turned the ball over 15 times, while earning 11 steals in this contest. The Raptors snagged 29 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 40 for the matchup.

Brandon Ingram ended up being a factor for the Raptors in this game. Ingram recorded 18 points in his 36 mins on the court and accounted for 4 dimes for the matchup. He made 8 of 18 for this contest giving him a rate of 44.4%, and had 6 rebounds.

Toronto has a win-loss mark of 40-32 on the year. The Raptors are committing 21.0 personal fouls per contest and they shoot 77.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of earning assists is at 29.1 times per game (3rd in the league) and they turn it over 13.8 times per contest. Toronto has earned 8,202 pts this year (113.9 per contest) and they pull in 42.3 boards per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Raptors are connecting on 47.6% from the floor, which ranks 10th in the league.

The Toronto defense allows 35.5% on shots from beyond the perimeter (926 of 2,609) and their opposition makes 79.1% of their shots from the free throw line. They allow 24.5 dimes and 43.3 rebounds per contest, ranking them 2nd and 13th in the league. The Raptors on the defensive side of the court are 9th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 112.4. They are forcing 15.9 TO's every game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.7% from the field (11th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto

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