Los Angeles Clippers vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 12/27/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Los Angeles Clippers vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Tuesday, December 27, 2022

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Toronto Raptors host the Los Angeles Clippers at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday.

The Clippers played the 76ers and took a loss by a final of 119-114 in their last contest. In the matter of personal fouls, the Clippers finished with 16 and the 76ers recorded 20 personal fouls. They knocked down 12 of their 29 attempts from 3-point range. Philadelphia finished the game shooting 92.9% from the charity stripe by making 13 of their 14 attempts. In addition, Philadelphia totaled 39 rebounds (6 offensive, 33 defensive) and earned 9 blocks. Philadelphia earned 31 dimes and had 7 steals in this game. In the matter of defending, Los Angeles let their opponent shoot 53.4% from the floor on 47 of 88 shooting. They also recorded 25 assists in this contest as well as creating 9 turnovers and getting 5 steals. In relation to rebounding, they collected 33 with 6 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the free throw line, the Clippers converted 18 of 23 attempts for a percentage of 78.3%. Los Angeles wrapped up the game with a 50.6% FG percentage (41 of 81) and converted 14 of their 38 shots from downtown.

Kawhi Leonard is a guy who was a contributor in this matchup. Leonard finished the contest at 63.2% from the floor and also dished out 5 assists. He was on the hardwood for 34 mins played and totaled 3 rebounds. He ended up finishing with 28 points on 12 out of 19 shooting.

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Los Angeles heads into this contest with a record of 19-15 on the campaign. They are averaging 107.8 points per game (30th in the NBA) while going 46.1% from the field. The Clippers are connecting on 36.9% from downtown (419 of 1,136) and 75.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Los Angeles is grabbing 44.3 rebounds per contest and has earned 772 assists on the year, which is 25th in the league in terms of passing. They lose possession by turning the ball over 15.6 times per game and as a squad they commit 19.9 fouls per game.

When they are on defense, the Clippers are able to force 13.2 turnovers every game and they draw 19.8 personal fouls. They currently rank 13th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 817 surrendered on the campaign. The Clippers defense is giving up a FG percentage of 45.3% (1,364 of 3,010) and they surrender 43.6 rebounds per contest as a unit. They are conceding 33.9% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 3rd in the NBA in PPG allowed (107.9).

In their last game, the Raptors got the win with a final of 118-107 when they faced the Cavaliers. The Raptors were able to collect 34 defensive rebounds and 11 offensive boards for a total of 45 for this contest. They turned the ball over 18 times, while earning 10 steals for the contest. The Cavaliers were called for 17 fouls in this matchup which took the Raptors to the charity stripe for 18 tries. They were able to convert 15 of the free throws for a percentage of 83.3%. Pertaining to 3-point attempts, Toronto converted 19 of their 37 attempts (51.4%). In all, the Raptors ended up shooting 42 out of 84 from the floor which gave them a shooting percentage of 50.0%. The Raptors permitted the Cavaliers to convert 39 of 76 attempts from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 51.3% in the game. They finished the game shooting 33.3% from beyond the perimeter by shooting 11 of 33 and finished the contest at 18 of 30 from the charity stripe (60.0%). Concerning rebounding, Toronto allowed Cleveland to snag 35 overall (6 on the offensive glass).

OG Anunoby pitched in for the Raptors for this contest. Anunoby scored 26 points in his 38 mins of playing time and had 2 assists for the game. He made 10 of 16 for the contest giving him a rate of 62.5%, and tallied 9 rebounds.

Toronto has a win-loss mark of 15-18 so far this season. The Raptors commit 20.4 personal fouls every game and they go 79.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 22.7 times per game (26th in the NBA) and they are turning it over 12.6 times per game. Toronto has accounted for 3,675 pts on the year (111.4 per game) and they pull in 42.8 boards per contest. When it comes to offensive execution, the Raptors are hitting on 45.0% from the floor, which has them ranked 27th in basketball.

The Toronto defense concedes 35.8% on 3-pointers (402 of 1,122) and their opponents are knocking down 80.0% of their free throw attempts. They concede 25.9 dimes and 41.7 rebounds on a nightly basis, which ranks them 22nd and 6th in the league. The Raptors on the defensive end are ranked 7th in the league in PPG allowed with 110.8. They have forced 16.9 turnovers on a nightly basis and have allowed teams to shoot 48.9% from the floor (29th in basketball).

So what is Tonights Parlay prediction?

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

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