New York Knicks vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 12/10/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: New York Knicks vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Friday, December 10, 2021

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Toronto Raptors (11-14) welcome the New York Knicks (12-13) at Scotiabank Arena on Friday.

The Knicks faced the Pacers and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 122-102 in their last game. New York ended with a 41.9% FG percentage (36 of 86) and knocked down 9 of their 30 three-point attempts. At the charity stripe, the Knicks made 21 of 23 tries for a percentage of 91.3%. Regarding pulling down boards, they collected 36 with 11 of them being offensive. They also recorded 17 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 4 turnovers and earning 6 steals. Concerning the defense, New York let their opponent shoot 53.5% from the field on 46 of 86 shooting. Indiana recorded 42 assists and had 27 steals in this contest. Furthermore, Indiana pulled down 33 rebounds (9 offensive, 24 defensive) and added 8 blocked shots. Indiana walked away from this one shooting 80.0% at the charity stripe by making 20 of 25 shots. They also converted 10 out of their 27 shots from beyond the arc. With respect to personal fouls, the Knicks finished with 20 and the Pacers totaled 9 personal fouls.

RJ Barrett is a player who came through for this contest. He recorded 19 points on 5 of 12 shooting. He saw the court for 35 mins and pulled down 2 rebounds. Barrett went 41.7% from the field and recorded 3 dimes.

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New York enters this matchup with a win-loss mark of 12-13 for the campaign. They average 106.9 pts per contest (19th in the NBA) on 44.2% from the field. The Knicks are hitting 36.4% on three-point shots (331 of 910) and 78.2% from the free throw line. As a unit, New York is pulling in 45.3 boards per contest and has tallied 536 dimes for the campaign, which ranks 27th in basketball in terms of passing. They are turning it over 13.8 times per game and as a squad are committing 19.1 fouls per game.

When they are on the defensive end, the Knicks are able to force 12.8 turnovers every game while drawing 19.1 fouls. They are giving up 35.4% on 3-pointers and they rank 17th in the league in points per game allowed (107.9). The Knicks defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 44.1% (985 of 2,232) and they concede 45.4 boards per contest as a squad. They rank 22nd in basketball in giving up assists to their opponents with 618 surrendered for the campaign.

When they last stepped on the court, the Raptors took a loss by a final score of 110-109 when they faced the Thunder. The Raptors snagged 33 defensive boards and 13 offensive boards for a total of 46 in this matchup. They coughed up the ball 13 times, while earning 6 steals in this contest. The Thunder committed 13 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Raptors to the free throw line for a total of 15 shots. They were able to bury 10 of the free throws for a clip of 66.7%. When discussing shooting from distance, Toronto converted 15 of their 41 tries (36.6%). When the final whistle was blown, the Raptors finished the game shooting 42 for 93 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 45.2%. The Raptors permitted the Thunder to make 38 out of 84 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 45.2% in this game. They finished 42.5% from beyond the perimeter by hitting 17 of 40 and finished the contest at 17 out of 20 from the charity stripe (85.0%). When it comes to cleaning the glass, Toronto allowed Oklahoma City to get 33 overall (7 on the offensive side).

Gary Trent Jr. ended up having an impact for the Raptors for the contest. Trent scored 24 points in his 39 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 3 dimes for the contest. He knocked down 10 out of 17 for the matchup giving him a rate of 58.8%, and totaled 4 rebounds.

Toronto has a win-loss mark of 11-14 this season. In terms of offensive execution, the Raptors are shooting 43.6% from the floor, which is ranked 25th in the NBA. Toronto has accounted for 2,623 pts on the season (104.9 per contest) and they collect 44.5 boards per contest. They are assisting teammates 21.0 times per contest (29th in the league) and they are turning it over 12.8 times per game. The Raptors commit 19.7 fouls per game and they go 77.0% from the charity stripe.

The Raptors defensively are ranked 9th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 105.3. They are able to force 16.2 turnovers per game and allow teams to shoot 45.7% from the field (20th in the NBA). The Toronto defense gives up 35.9% on 3-point shots (312 of 868) and opponents are connecting on 80.0% of their free throw shots. They have allowed 23.8 assists and 43.6 rebounds per contest, which has them ranked 16th and 10th in basketball.

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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