Washington Wizards vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 12/5/2021 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Washington Wizards vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Sunday, December 5, 2021

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: SN

The Toronto Raptors (10-13) will play the Washington Wizards (14-9) at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday.

The Wizards took the court against the Cavaliers and took a loss by a score of 116-101 in their last contest. Regarding personal fouls, the Wizards walked away with 22 and the Cavaliers finished the game with 14 personal fouls. They converted 13 out of their 30 attempts from 3-point range. Cleveland finished shooting 76.0% at the free throw line by making 19 of 25 shots. Additionally, Cleveland snagged 39 boards (15 offensive, 24 defensive) and had 4 blocks. Cleveland distributed 54 assists and had 30 steals in the matchup. In regard to defending, Washington allowed their opponent to shoot 47.2% from the field on 42 of 89 shooting. They also recorded 21 assists for the game while forcing the other team into 5 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In the matter of hauling in boards, they collected 33 with 3 of them being on the offensive end. From the charity stripe, the Wizards made 15 of 19 shots for a percentage of 78.9%. Washington ended with a 46.3% field goal percentage (38 out of 82) and knocked down 10 of their 31 three-point attempts.

Raul Neto is one guy who came through for the game. Neto finished the contest at 66.7% from the field and earned 4 assists. He was on the hardwood for 22 mins and also pulled down 2 boards. He totaled 13 points on 6 out of 9 shooting.

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Washington will enter this game with a record of 14-9 so far this season. They are losing possession via turnover 14.1 times per contest and as a group they are committing 18.5 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Washington is collecting 46.0 boards per game and has accounted for 546 dimes for the campaign, which is 12th in the league in terms of passing. The Wizards are shooting 32.2% on shots from beyond the arc (237 of 736) and 78.2% from the free throw line. They are averaging 106.0 points per game (21st in the NBA) while connecting on 46.1% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Wizards are forcing their opponents into 11.8 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.6 fouls. They are currently ranked 14th in the NBA in allowing assists with 522 surrendered for the campaign. The Wizards defensively are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 44.0% (910 of 2,069) and they surrender 45.0 boards per game as a squad. They give up 33.4% on shots from beyond the perimeter and they are ranked 13th in the NBA in PPG allowed (106.2).

The last time they took the hardwood, the Raptors got the victory with a final of 97-93 when they played the Bucks. The Raptors were able to pull down 32 defensive boards and 15 offensive boards for a total of 47 for the matchup. They also turned it over 13 times, while recording 10 steals in this game. The Bucks committed 13 personal fouls for the matchup which took the Raptors to the charity stripe for 14 attempts. They were able to bury 9 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 64.3%. In relation to 3-point attempts, Toronto made 14 of 40 tries (35.0%). When the game finished, the Raptors shot 37 out of 88 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.0%. The Raptors permitted the Bucks to make 32 out of their 85 attempts from the field which left them shooting 37.6% for this game. They finished 35.5% from 3-point land by going 11 out of 31 and ended up shooting 18 of 25 at the free throw line (72.0%). In reference to how they rebounded, Toronto allowed Milwaukee to snag 31 in all (16 on the offensive glass).

Fred VanVleet ended up having an impact for the Raptors for this contest. He made 9 of 17 in this game giving him a rate of 52.9%, and had 5 rebounds. VanVleet earned 29 points in his 39 mins of playing time and totaled 4 dimes for the contest.

Toronto has a win-loss record of 10-13 on the year. The Raptors have committed 19.6 personal fouls every game while shooting 77.5% from the charity stripe. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 20.7 times per contest (29th in the league) and they are turning it over 13.0 times per game. Toronto has 2,412 pts for the year (104.9 per game) and they snag 44.3 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Raptors are shooting 43.5% from the field, which ranks 25th in the league.

The Toronto defense gives up 35.7% on three-point shots (287 of 803) and their opponents are connecting on 80.0% of their free throw attempts. They concede 23.8 dimes and 43.7 boards every game, which has them ranked 17th and 11th in basketball. The Raptors on the defensive end are ranked 11th in the league in points allowed per contest with 105.7. They are able to force 16.6 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.9% from the floor (22nd in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Washington

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