New York Knicks vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 1/28/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: New York Knicks vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

Scotiabank Arena is the site where the Toronto Raptors (29-19) will try to defeat the New York Knicks (27-18) on Wednesday.

The Knicks stepped onto the hardwood against the 76ers and walked away with a win by a score of 112-109 in their last game. Concerning fouls, the Knicks ended up with 22 while the 76ers totaled 21 fouls. They also made 9 of their 29 shots from beyond the perimeter. Philadelphia finished shooting 75.9% from the charity stripe by knocking down 22 of 29 attempts. Moreover, Philadelphia pulled down 37 rebounds (6 offensive, 31 defensive) and got 5 blocked shots. Philadelphia doled out 24 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. In relation to defense, New York allowed the other team to shoot 50.6% from the floor on 39 of 77 shooting. They also recorded 27 assists in this game in addition to forcing the opposition into 14 turnovers and getting 6 steals. Regarding grabbing rebounds, they earned a total of 53 with 19 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Knicks made 15 of 27 attempts for a rate of 55.6%. New York finished the game with a 44.1% FG percentage (41 of 93) and converted 15 of 44 three-point attempts.

Jalen Brunson is one guy who was a factor in the game. He accounted for 31 points on 11 of 24 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins played and also snagged 5 rebounds. Brunson walked away from this one shooting 45.8% from the field and earned 6 assists.

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New York will take the court with a win-loss mark of 27-18 on the campaign. They cough up possession 13.6 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 20.6 fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, New York is snagging 46.3 boards per contest and has totaled 1,199 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 12th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. The Knicks are connecting on 37.6% on three-point attempts (672 of 1,786) and 78.8% from the charity stripe. They currently have an average of 117.8 pts per game (8th in the league) while going 46.9% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Knicks are forcing 14.0 turnovers per game and they draw 19.6 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 3rd in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 1,124 relinquished this season. The Knicks defense is allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 46.5% (1,812 of 3,894) and they relinquish 41.5 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They are conceding 37.2% on three-point shots while they are 10th in the NBA in opponents points per game (113.7).

The last time they took the court, the Raptors went home victorious with a score of 103-101 against the Thunder. With respect to team rebounding, Toronto permitted Oklahoma City to collect 37 in all (5 offensive). They finished 25.6% from three-point range by going 11 out of 43 and ended up going 24 of 31 from the free throw line (77.4%). The Raptors permitted the Thunder to make 33 of 75 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.0% for the matchup. When all was said and done, the Raptors shot 37 out of 86 from the field which gave them a rate of 43.0%. In terms of shots from 3-point land, Toronto buried 12 of 34 tries (35.3%). They were able to bury 17 of those for a clip of 65.4%. The Thunder committed 17 fouls for this contest which took the Raptors to the free throw line for 26 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while earning 10 steals in this contest. The Raptors were able to corral 39 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 51 for the contest.

Immanuel Quickley was important for the Raptors in the matchup. Quickley racked up 23 points in his 32 minutes on the court and had 2 dimes in this matchup. He made 7 out of 14 in the game for a field goal rate of 50.0%, and had 11 rebounds.

Toronto has a record of 29-19 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Raptors are hitting on 47.2% from the floor, which is ranked 12th in the NBA. Toronto has accumulated 5,473 points on the campaign (114.0 per contest) and they snag 43.2 boards per game. They are earning an assist 29.6 times per game (4th in the NBA) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.8 times per game. The Raptors are responsible for committing 21.1 fouls per contest and they go 77.8% from the charity stripe.

The Toronto defense concedes 34.1% on shots from distance (607 of 1,778) and their opposition knocks down 80.2% of their free throw shots. They have surrendered 24.4 assists and 43.4 boards every game, which ranks 2nd and 12th in the league. The Raptors defensively are ranked 6th in the league in points allowed per game with 111.9. They are forcing 15.7 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.2% from the field (7th in the NBA).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take New York

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