Phoenix Suns vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 12/30/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Friday, December 30, 2022

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: TSN

Scotiabank Arena is the location where the Toronto Raptors will attempt to defeat the Phoenix Suns on Friday.

The Suns stepped onto the hardwood against the Wizards and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 127-102 in their last game. In the matter of personal fouls, the Suns finished with 21 while the Wizards racked up 15 personal fouls. They knocked down 8 of their 26 tries from 3-point range. Washington finished the game shooting 89.3% at the free throw line by burying 25 of their 28 tries. Moreover, Washington collected 46 boards (12 offensive, 34 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Washington dished out 27 dimes and had 7 steals for the game. Concerning the defense, Phoenix allowed the other team to go 57.3% from the floor on 47 of 82 shooting. They also doled out 25 assists in the game in addition to creating 12 turnovers and having 7 steals. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned 30 with 11 of them being on the offensive end. At the charity stripe, the Suns made 11 of 16 attempts for a percentage of 68.8%. Phoenix walked away from the contest having earned a 44.8% FG percentage (39 out of 87) and buried 13 of 31 shots from distance.

Deandre Ayton is one guy who was a factor for the game. He scored 31 points on 14 out of 22 shooting. He played for 36 minutes and also totaled 7 boards. Ayton ended up shooting 63.6% from the floor and earned 3 assists.

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Phoenix steps onto the court with a win-loss record of 20-16 on the season. They lose possession by turning the ball over 13.5 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 21.6 personal fouls per contest. As a unit, Phoenix is pulling down 43.1 rebounds per contest and has 971 dimes on the campaign, which ranks 2nd in the NBA in terms of passing. The Suns are shooting 38.4% on shots from downtown (477 of 1,243) and 78.8% from the charity stripe. They have an average of 115.4 points per outing (9th in the league) while going 47.0% from the field.

On the defensive end, the Suns have forced 15.5 turnovers every game while drawing 20.3 fouls. They are ranked 7th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 834 relinquished for the campaign. The Suns defense is allowing a shooting percentage of 47.1% (1,446 of 3,073) and they concede 43.3 boards per game as a team. They give up 36.1% on 3-pointers and they are 10th in the NBA in points per game allowed (111.9).

In their last game, the Raptors took a defeat with a final score of 124-113 against the Clippers. In reference to rebounding, Toronto permitted Los Angeles to collect 47 in all (15 on the offensive glass). They finished the game shooting 39.5% from 3-point land via 15 out of 38 and ended up going 19 out of 23 at the free throw line (82.6%). The Raptors permitted the Clippers to make 45 out of their 93 attempts from the field which gave them a percentage of 48.4% for this contest. When this game wrapped up, the Raptors ended up shooting 43 out of 84 from the floor which gave them a rate of 51.2%. When talking about shooting from distance, Toronto buried 6 out of their 23 tries (26.1%). They were able to bury 21 of them for a percentage of 80.8%. The Clippers had 17 personal fouls for the contest which got the Raptors to the charity stripe for a total of 26 tries. They gave up possession 12 times, while earning 6 steals in this matchup. The Raptors recorded 29 defensive rebounds and 10 offensive boards totaling 39 in this game.

Pascal Siakam ended up being a factor for the Raptors for the contest. He made 13 of 24 for this contest for a rate of 54.2%, and accumulated 9 rebounds. Siakam accumulated 36 points in his 41 mins on the hardwood and accounted for 5 assists for the contest.

Toronto has a win-loss record of 15-19 on the campaign. As an offensive unit, the Raptors are shooting 45.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 27th in the NBA. Toronto has 3,788 points so far this year (111.4 per game) and they collect 42.7 boards per game. They are assisting teammates 22.7 times per game (26th in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 12.6 times per game. The Raptors are responsible for committing 20.3 personal fouls per game and they shoot 79.3% from the charity stripe.

The Raptors on the defensive end are ranked 8th in the league in PPG allowed with 111.2. They are able to force 16.7 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 48.9% from the field (29th in basketball). The Toronto defense gives up 35.9% on shots from beyond the perimeter (417 of 1,160) and their opponents are connecting on 80.1% of their free throw shots. They give up 25.9 assists and 41.9 rebounds per contest, which is ranked 23rd and 6th in basketball.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Phoenix

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