Phoenix Suns vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 1/11/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Tuesday, January 11, 2022

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

The Toronto Raptors (20-17) will play the Phoenix Suns (30-9) at Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday.

The Suns faced the Heat and ended up losing by a score of 123-100 in their last contest. Phoenix finished the contest with a 38.0% FG percentage (30 out of 79) and made 14 of their 34 3-pointers. At the free throw line, the Suns made 26 of their 29 shots for a percentage of 89.7%. When it comes to hauling in boards, they earned a total of 35 with 6 of them being on the offensive end. They also doled out 24 assists in this game in addition to forcing 1 turnovers and having 10 steals. When talking about the defense, Phoenix allowed the other team to go 50.0% from the floor on 44 out of 88 shooting. Miami earned 49 assists and had 33 steals for the game. Furthermore, Miami snagged 38 rebounds (11 offensive, 27 defensive) and got 1 block. Miami walked away from this one shooting 86.7% from the charity stripe by converting 13 of their 15 attempts. They made 22 of 44 attempts from three-point range. Regarding fouls, the Suns finished with 14 while the Heat totaled 14 fouls.

Mikal Bridges is one guy who was important for this contest. Bridges shot 72.7% from the floor and totaled 6 dimes. He played 30 minutes played and also snagged 1 rebound. He recorded 20 points on 8 of 11 shooting.

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Phoenix will play this contest with a mark of 30-9 on the season. They are averaging 112.1 pts per game (4th in basketball) on 47.3% from the field. The Suns are shooting 37.0% on shots from beyond the arc (461 of 1,247) and 80.2% from the free throw line. As a team, Phoenix is collecting 45.9 boards per contest and is sitting with 1,020 assists for the year, which is 5th in the league in terms of passing. They lose possession via turnover 13.7 times per contest and as a squad they commit 19.3 fouls per contest.

When they are on defense, the Suns are forcing 15.3 turnovers every game and they draw 18.9 fouls. They are giving up 33.1% on shots from downtown and they are 5th in basketball in points per game allowed (105.0). The Suns are allowing an opponent shooting percentage of 43.7% (1,525 of 3,486) and they surrender 45.8 boards per contest as a group. They are currently ranked 7th in basketball in allowing assists to their opponents with 891 relinquished for the season.

The last time they took the court, the Raptors went home victorious with a score of 105-101 against the Pelicans. The Raptors were able to collect 31 defensive boards and 15 offensive rebounds for a total of 46 for this game. They coughed up the ball 12 times, while getting 8 steals for the matchup. The Pelicans committed 13 personal fouls in this matchup which got the Raptors to the charity stripe for a total of 20 shots. They were able to bury 19 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 95.0%. Concerning shots from distance, Toronto made 14 of 34 tries (41.2%). When this game wrapped up, the Raptors went 36 out of 85 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 42.4%. The Raptors permitted the Pelicans to convert 34 out of their 75 attempts from the floor which gave them a rate of 45.3% for the game. They shot 36.4% from behind the 3-point line by shooting 12 out of 33 and finished the contest at 21 out of 25 from the free throw line (84.0%). Regarding cleaning up the glass, Toronto allowed New Orleans to snag 28 overall (7 on the offensive side).

Pascal Siakam ended up being a factor for the Raptors for this game. Siakam recorded 29 points in his 43 minutes on the court and added 7 dimes for the matchup. He made 8 out of 18 for the game for a field goal percentage of 44.4%, and tallied 10 rebounds.

Toronto has a mark of 20-17 on the year. When it comes to offense, the Raptors are hitting on 44.1% from the field, which ranks 24th in the league. Toronto has totaled 4,002 points on the season (108.2 per contest) and they grab 44.9 boards per game. Their rate of earning assists is at 21.9 times per game (26th in basketball) and they turn it over 12.6 times per game. The Raptors have committed 19.8 fouls per contest and they go 76.9% from the charity stripe.

The Toronto defense concedes 36.3% on shots from behind the 3-point line (475 of 1,308) and opponents are making 79.2% of their shots from the free throw line. They have allowed 24.1 assists and 44.2 boards per contest, which is ranked 17th and 11th in the league. The Raptors on the defensive side of the court are 11th in the league in PPG given up with 106.6. They are able to force 16.2 turnovers per game and have let teams shoot 45.6% from the field (18th in the league).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto

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