Toronto Raptors vs Portland Trail Blazers Prediction, 1/23/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Portland Trail Blazers

Date: Friday, January 23, 2026

Location: Moda Center in Portland, OR

TV: Rip City Television Network

The Portland Trail Blazers (22-22) will try to defeat the Toronto Raptors (26-19) at Moda Center on Friday.

The Raptors stepped onto the hardwood against the Warriors and took home the win by a score of 145-127 in their last game. When talking about fouls, the Raptors ended up walking away with 22 and the Warriors accounted for 20 fouls. They also made 16 of 43 tries from beyond the perimeter. Golden State finished the contest at 65.4% from the free throw line by knocking down 17 of their 26 shots. Additionally, Golden State pulled down 36 rebounds (14 offensive, 22 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Golden State recorded 28 assists and had 7 steals for the contest. In regard to defending, Toronto allowed 51.6% from the floor on 47 out of 91 shooting. They also dished out 42 assists in this game while forcing the other team into 19 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In regard to rebounding, they compiled a total of 37 with 9 of them being offensive. At the free throw line, the Raptors made 22 of their 22 attempts for a rate of 100.0%. Toronto ended the game with a 59.3% field goal percentage (51 out of 86) and knocked down 21 of their 34 3-point shots.

Immanuel Quickley is a guy who was a major contributor in the matchup. Quickley finished shooting 84.6% from the field and totaled 10 assists. He was on the court for 34 mins and collected 2 boards. He ended up finishing with 40 points on 11 out of 13 shooting.

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Toronto will take the court with a win-loss record of 26-19 for the year. They have an average of 114.2 points per game (24th in basketball) while hitting 47.2% from the field. The Raptors are connecting on 34.2% on 3-point shots (523 of 1,528) and 78.0% from the free throw line. As a unit, Toronto is snagging 42.9 boards per game and has accounted for 1,335 dimes so far this year, which has them ranked 2nd in the NBA in terms of passing. They are losing possession via turnover 13.9 times per game and as a group they commit 21.3 personal fouls per contest.

On the defensive end of the court, the Raptors are able to force 15.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.8 personal fouls. They are currently ranked 9th in the league in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,102 conceded so far this year. The Raptors defense is allowing a FG percentage of 46.4% (1,794 of 3,870) and they relinquish 43.5 boards per game as a group. They give up 34.6% on shots from beyond the arc and they rank 6th in the league in PPG from their opponents (112.6).

When they last stepped on the court, the Trail Blazers walked away with a victory by a final of 117-110 against the Kings. In regard to rebounding, Portland allowed Sacramento to get 52 overall (16 on the offensive glass). They finished 35.5% from three-point range by shooting 11 out of 31 and finished the game at 15 out of 18 at the free throw line (83.3%). The Trail Blazers allowed the Kings to bury 42 out of their 86 tries from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 48.8% for the contest. When the game finished, the Trail Blazers finished 40 out of 83 from the field which had them at 48.2%. In the matter of shots from beyond the arc, Portland buried 8 of their 32 tries (25.0%). They were able to bury 29 of the free throws for a rate of 87.9%. The Kings had 19 personal fouls for this game which got the Trail Blazers to the charity stripe for 33 shots. They also coughed up the ball 8 times, while earning 7 steals for the game. The Trail Blazers snagged 21 defensive boards and 8 offensive boards totaling 29 in the game.

Deni Avdija was important for the Trail Blazers for this game. He converted 10 out of 18 for the game for a field goal percentage of 55.6%, and earned 8 rebounds. Avdija totaled 30 points in his 32 minutes on the court and totaled 8 dimes for the matchup.

Portland has a mark of 22-22 so far this year. The Trail Blazers are responsible for committing 21.0 fouls every game while shooting 77.9% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 24.4 times per contest (27th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 16.8 times per contest. Portland has accounted for 5,115 pts this year (116.3 per game) and they pull down 45.2 boards per contest. As an offensive team, the Trail Blazers are connecting on 45.0% from the floor, which is ranked 28th in basketball.

The Portland defense gives up 35.3% from downtown (556 of 1,576) and opponents are connecting on 80.3% of their foul shots. They relinquish 26.8 assists and 43.6 boards on a nightly basis, which ranks 16th and 15th in the NBA. The Trail Blazers are ranked 22nd in the league in points allowed per contest with 118.2. They are forcing their opponents into 15.3 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 47.2% from the field (19th in the NBA).

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Portland

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