Denver Nuggets vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 2/12/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Denver Nuggets vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Saturday, February 12, 2022

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Denver Nuggets (30-24) are hitting the road to Scotiabank Arena on Saturday where they will try to defeat the Toronto Raptors (31-23).

The Nuggets stepped onto the hardwood against the Knicks and went home with a win by a final score of 132-115 in their last game. Denver ended with a 54.1% field goal percentage (46 of 85) and converted 16 out of their 39 3-point attempts. From the charity stripe, the Nuggets converted 24 of their 31 attempts for a rate of 77.4%. Regarding pulling down rebounds, they earned a total of 52 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 31 assists in this game while creating 3 turnovers and earning 5 steals. In regard to defense, Denver allowed 44.6% from the field on 45 of 101 shooting. New York earned 41 dimes and had 25 steals for the contest. On top of that, New York collected 27 boards (14 offensive, 13 defensive) and added 1 block. New York finished the game shooting 83.3% at the free throw line by knocking down 10 of their 12 attempts. They also converted 15 out of their 43 shots from 3-point range. With respect to fouls, the Nuggets finished with 18 while the Knicks racked up 8 fouls.

JaMychal Green is a guy who came through for this game. He racked up 20 points on 6 out of 7 shooting. He played for 17 minutes played and collected 4 boards. Green finished the contest at 85.7% from the field and totaled 2 assists.

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Denver enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 30-24 for the year. They are giving up possession 13.9 times per contest and as a team they are committing 19.3 personal fouls every game. As a unit, Denver is snagging 43.5 boards per game and has accumulated 1,469 assists for the campaign, which is 5th in the NBA in terms of passing. The Nuggets are connecting on 35.5% on three-point shots (696 of 1,961) and 78.6% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 109.7 pts per contest (14th in basketball) while hitting 47.4% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Nuggets have forced 13.2 turnovers per contest and they draw 19.3 personal fouls. They are 13th in basketball in giving up assists with 1,324 conceded on the year. The Nuggets defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 46.6% (2,172 of 4,659) and they relinquish 42.8 rebounds per contest as a basketball team. They give up 34.1% on shots from distance while they are 11th in the NBA in PPG allowed (107.6).

The last time they took the court, the Raptors walked away with a victory by a final of 139-120 when they played the Rockets. The Raptors were able to snag 23 defensive rebounds and 14 offensive rebounds totaling 37 in this contest. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while recording 12 steals in this matchup. The Rockets committed 21 fouls for the matchup which took the Raptors to the free throw line for a total of 22 shots. They were able to knock down 18 of the free throw tries for a rate of 81.8%. When it comes to shooting from distance, Toronto made 15 of 39 tries (38.5%). Overall, the Raptors went 53 for 97 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 54.6%. The Raptors permitted the Rockets to bury 43 out of their 82 attempts from the field which left them shooting 52.4% for the contest. They finished shooting 42.1% from beyond the arc by going 16 of 38 and ended up shooting 18 of 30 from the charity stripe (60.0%). When it comes to how they rebounded, Toronto allowed Houston to pull down 28 in total (13 on the offensive glass).

Gary Trent Jr. pitched in for the Raptors for the matchup. He buried 15 out of 26 in this game giving him a rate of 57.7%, and added 1 rebound. Trent tallied 42 points in his 37 mins on the hardwood and totaled 4 assists for this contest.

Toronto has a win-loss mark of 31-23 on the season. When it comes to executing on offense, the Raptors are hitting on 44.4% from the field, which is 25th in the league. Toronto has accounted for 5,892 pts for the season (109.1 per contest) and they collect 45.0 boards per game. Their rate of dishing out assists is at 22.2 times per game (27th in the league) and they lose possession by turning the ball over 13.0 times per contest. The Raptors are committing 19.9 personal fouls every game and they shoot 75.9% from the free throw line.

The Toronto defense surrenders 35.4% on 3-point shots (666 of 1,880) and their opponents are making 79.8% of their free throw shots. They relinquish 24.7 assists and 44.2 rebounds per game, which ranks them 18th and 14th in the league. The Raptors are ranked 9th in the NBA in points allowed per contest with 106.9. They have forced 16.2 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.9% from the field (19th in the NBA).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Denver

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