Toronto Raptors vs Washington Wizards Prediction, 10/23/2026 Preview and Pick

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Washington Wizards

Date: Friday, October 23, 2026

Location: Capital One Arena in Washington, DC

TV: Monumental Sports Network

Odds/Point Spread: Toronto (-4.5)

The Washington Wizards (17-65 last season) will take on the Toronto Raptors (46-36 last year) at Capital One Arena on Friday. Washington opens as 4.5-point underdogs. The over/under has been set at 235.5.

The Raptors faced the Bulls and walked away with a win by a score of 135-92 in their last contest. In reference to fouls, the Raptors ended up finishing with 29 and the Bulls totaled 34 fouls. They also made 4 out of their 36 attempts from beyond the perimeter. Chicago finished the game at 72.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 34 of their 47 shots. Additionally, Chicago snagged 57 rebounds (21 offensive, 36 defensive) and had 6 blocked shots. Chicago earned 16 assists and had 6 steals in this contest. In reference to defense, Toronto let their opponent shoot 31.8% from the field on 27 out of 85 shooting. They also recorded 31 assists in the matchup in addition to creating 27 turnovers and having 15 steals. In relation to rebounding, they earned a total of 51 with 16 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Raptors converted 37 of 46 shots for a percentage of 80.4%. Toronto walked away from the contest having earned a 44.9% FG percentage (44 of 98) and made 10 of their 31 shots from beyond the perimeter.

Scottie Barnes is a guy who was a major contributor in this matchup. He was able to score 23 points on 8 out of 19 shooting. He was on the court for 26 minutes played and also collected 6 rebounds. Barnes finished the contest at 42.1% from the field and also distributed 5 dimes.

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Toronto heads into this one after finishing with a win-loss record of 46-36 last year. They averaged 114.6 pts per game (21st in the league) while shooting 48.2% from the field. The Raptors shot 35.4% on 3-point shots (932 of 2,633) and 76.9% from the free throw line. As a team, Toronto collected 42.1 boards per game and sat with 2,417 assists over the course of last year, which was 3rd in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They turned it over 13.7 times per game and as a basketball team committed 20.9 fouls every game.

When they were on defense, the Raptors forced their opponents into 16.1 turnovers per contest and they drew 19.8 personal fouls. They relinquished 34.9% on three-point shots and they were ranked 9th in the league in PPG allowed (111.8). The Raptors defensively gave up a shooting percentage of 46.7% (3,289 of 7,047) and they relinquished 42.9 rebounds per game as a unit. They were ranked 2nd in the NBA in giving up assists to the opposition with 2,006 conceded last year.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Wizards walked away with a victory by a final of 128-116 against the Bucks. With respect to team rebounding, Washington allowed Milwaukee to pull down 41 in total (13 on the offensive side). They finished 36.6% from distance by shooting 15 of 41 and finished the contest at 19 out of 23 from the free throw line (82.6%). The Wizards permitted the Bucks to make 41 of their 91 tries from the floor which had them at 45.1% in this matchup. In all, the Wizards ended up going 45 out of 86 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 52.3%. When talking about shooting from beyond the arc, Washington made 6 of 28 tries (21.4%). They were able to make 32 of the free throws for a rate of 78.0%. The Bucks committed 32 fouls in this game which got the Wizards to the charity stripe for 41 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 13 times, while getting 11 steals for the contest. The Wizards collected 32 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive boards totaling 44 in this matchup.

Anthony Davis ended up having an impact for the Wizards in the matchup. He converted 11 of 20 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 55.0%, and had 12 rebounds. Davis racked up 34 points in his 34 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 4 dimes in this contest.

Washington had a win-loss record of 17-65 last year. On the offensive side of the ball, the Wizards shot 46.3% from the floor, which was ranked 22nd in basketball. Washington totaled 9,258 pts last year (112.9 per contest) and they pulled in 41.9 rebounds per game. They earned an assist 25.0 times per contest (25th in basketball) and they lost possession via turnover 15.7 times per game. The Wizards were responsible for committing 21.3 fouls per game and they connected on 76.6% from the charity stripe.

The Washington defense gave up 36.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (1,123 of 3,048) and opponents knocked down 79.7% of their shots from the free throw line. They conceded 29.4 assists and 47.8 total boards per game, which was ranked 29th and 30th in basketball. The Wizards on the defensive end were ranked 29th in basketball in points allowed per contest with 124.9. They forced 13.8 TO's every game and allowed teams to shoot 48.8% from the floor (26th in the NBA).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Washington (+4.5)

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