Oklahoma City Thunder vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 12/8/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Oklahoma City Thunder vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Wednesday, December 8, 2021

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: SN

Scotiabank Arena is the location where the Toronto Raptors (11-13) will attempt to defeat the Oklahoma City Thunder (7-16) on Wednesday.

The Thunder stepped onto the hardwood against the Pistons and took home the win by a score of 114-103 in their last contest. Oklahoma City ended the contest having earned a 50.0% field goal percentage (41 out of 82) and made 9 of their 25 shots from beyond the perimeter. At the charity stripe, the Thunder buried 23 of their 30 attempts for a percentage of 76.7%. With regard to pulling down boards, they earned 40 with 6 of them being offensive. They also recorded 22 assists in this game in addition to forcing the other team into 7 turnovers and earning 10 steals. With regard to defending, Oklahoma City allowed the other team to shoot 41.4% from the floor on 41 of 99 shooting. Detroit totaled 52 dimes and had 21 steals for this contest. Moreover, Detroit grabbed 36 rebounds (16 offensive, 20 defensive) and had 11 blocks. Detroit finished the game shooting 83.3% from the charity stripe by knocking down 5 of 6 tries. They converted 16 of their 41 attempts from beyond the perimeter. When it comes to fouls, the Thunder ended up finishing with 13 and the Pistons finished the game with 16 fouls.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander is someone who was important for this contest. Gilgeous-Alexander walked away from this one shooting 45.0% from the floor and also distributed 13 assists. He was on the court for 37 mins and also snagged 2 boards. He ended up walking away with 30 points on 9 out of 20 shooting.

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Oklahoma City will enter this matchup with a win-loss mark of 7-16 for the year. They average 98.8 pts per contest (30th in the NBA) while hitting 41.1% from the field. The Thunder are shooting 30.4% on shots from downtown (262 of 863) and 74.5% from the charity stripe. As a team, Oklahoma City is pulling in 45.9 rebounds per contest and has totaled 456 assists for the campaign, which is 30th in basketball in terms of passing the rock. They turn the ball over 14.2 times per contest and as a team are committing 16.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on the defensive end, the Thunder are forcing 13.4 turnovers every game and they draw 17.5 personal fouls. They are relinquishing 36.3% on shots from beyond the perimeter while they are 20th in the NBA in points per game allowed (108.0). The Thunder defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 44.6% (922 of 2,066) and they surrender 48.3 boards per game as a unit. They are currently ranked 19th in basketball in giving up assists with 571 conceded for the campaign.

In their last game, the Raptors took home the win by a final score of 102-90 when they faced the Wizards. The Raptors corralled 37 defensive boards and 10 offensive boards for a total of 47 for the matchup. They also coughed it up 8 times, while getting 3 steals for the game. The Wizards were called for 10 personal fouls for the contest which took the Raptors to the free throw line for 24 tries. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 75.0%. In terms of shooting from distance, Toronto made 8 out of their 23 attempts (34.8%). When the final whistle was blown, the Raptors finished the game shooting 38 out of 85 from the floor which had them shooting 44.7%. The Raptors permitted the Wizards to bury 30 of their 73 tries from the field which had them at 41.1% in this contest. They finished the game shooting 32.0% from downtown by shooting 8 out of 25 and finished the game at 22 out of 29 from the free throw line (75.9%). When discussing team rebounding, Toronto permitted Washington to collect 37 in all (6 on the offensive side).

Pascal Siakam was important for the Raptors in this matchup. Siakam had 31 points in his 36 minutes on the hardwood and totaled 3 assists in this contest. He made 10 of 21 for the contest for a rate of 47.6%, and totaled 6 rebounds.

Toronto has a mark of 11-13 so far this year. The Raptors are committing 19.8 personal fouls every game and they connect on 77.4% from the charity stripe. They are assisting teammates 20.7 times per contest (29th in the NBA) and they lose possession via turnover 12.8 times per game. Toronto has accounted for 2,514 points for the season (104.8 per contest) and they grab 44.5 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Raptors are hitting on 43.5% from the floor, which ranks them 25th in basketball.

The Raptors are ranked 9th in the NBA in points given up per game with 105.1. They have forced 16.3 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 45.8% from the field (22nd in basketball). The Toronto defense allows 35.6% on shots from distance (295 of 828) and their opponents are connecting on 79.8% of their free throw attempts. They have allowed 23.7 dimes and 43.7 rebounds per contest, which ranks them 17th and 10th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto

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