Portland Trail Blazers vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 1/23/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Portland Trail Blazers vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Sunday, January 23, 2022

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: SN

Scotiabank Arena is the location where the Toronto Raptors (21-21) will attempt to beat the Portland Trail Blazers (18-26) on Sunday.

The Trail Blazers faced off with the Heat and took a loss by a score of 104-92 in their last game. When talking about personal fouls, the Trail Blazers finished with 22 and the Heat accounted for 14 personal fouls. They also knocked down 12 out of their 35 shots from three-point range. Miami ended up going 72.0% from the free throw line by burying 18 of 25 tries. Furthermore, Miami grabbed 34 boards (9 offensive, 25 defensive) and had 6 blocks. Miami earned 43 assists and had 24 steals for the game. In the matter of the defense, Portland allowed 46.3% from the floor on 37 out of 80 shooting. They also distributed 19 assists for the contest while forcing the other team into 6 turnovers and getting 7 steals. In terms of grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 43 with 10 of them being of the offensive sort. When they shot from the charity stripe, the Trail Blazers made 12 of their 16 attempts for a rate of 75.0%. Portland finished with a 40.7% FG percentage (33 out of 81) and knocked down 14 of their 46 shots from beyond the arc.

Anfernee Simons is someone who had an impact in this matchup. Simons shot 47.4% from the floor and also totaled 7 assists. He was on the hardwood for 38 mins and collected 3 boards. He racked up 27 points on 9 out of 19 shooting.

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Portland enters this matchup with a win-loss record of 18-26 this year. They currently have an average of 108.3 points per outing (17th in the NBA) while hitting 44.6% from the floor. The Trail Blazers are hitting 35.2% on shots from downtown (591 of 1,677) and 77.6% from the charity stripe. As a team, Portland is pulling down 43.8 rebounds per contest and has racked up 993 dimes on the season, which ranks 26th in the NBA in terms of passing. They turn it over 13.8 times per game and as a basketball team they commit 19.9 fouls every game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Trail Blazers have forced 13.5 turnovers per game and they draw 19.9 fouls. They are giving up 37.4% from beyond the arc and they rank 26th in the league in opponents points per game (112.3). The Trail Blazers defense is allowing an opponent FG percentage of 47.6% (1,812 of 3,805) and they relinquish 43.3 rebounds per contest as a team. They currently rank 21st in the NBA in giving up assists with 1,128 conceded for the year.

For their last game, the Raptors walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 102-98 when they played the Mavericks. The Raptors corralled 28 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards totaling 44 for this contest. They turned the ball over 12 times, while earning 11 steals for the game. The Mavericks earned 16 fouls in this matchup which got the Raptors to the free throw line for 25 attempts. They were able to bury 20 of the free throw tries for a rate of 80.0%. Concerning 3-pointers, Toronto converted 8 of their 32 tries (25.0%). When the final whistle blew, the Raptors finished shooting 35 out of 91 from the field which gave them a percentage of 38.5%. The Raptors permitted the Mavericks to bury 37 out of 76 tries from the field which left them shooting 48.7% in the matchup. They shot 27.3% from downtown by shooting 9 of 33 and ended up going 19 of 20 from the free throw line (95.0%). In reference to how they attacked the glass, Toronto permitted Dallas to collect 35 in all (10 offensive).

OG Anunoby was important for the Raptors for the game. He knocked down 8 of 16 for the matchup giving him a rate of 50.0%, and had 8 rebounds. Anunoby had 19 points in his 43 minutes on the court and tallied 2 assists for this contest.

Toronto has a mark of 21-21 for the season. When it comes to offensive execution, the Raptors are hitting on 43.5% from the floor, which ranks them 27th in the league. Toronto has scored 4,484 points this year (106.8 per game) and they collect 45.1 boards per contest. They are earning an assist 21.7 times per contest (28th in the NBA) and they turn it over 12.7 times per contest. The Raptors are committing 20.1 fouls per contest while shooting 75.8% from the charity stripe.

The Raptors on defense are ranked 9th in the league in points given up per game with 106.0. They are able to force 16.0 TO's every game and allow teams to shoot 45.5% from the field (17th in the league). The Toronto defense gives up 35.8% on shots from behind the 3-point line (524 of 1,463) and their opposition knocks down 80.3% of their free throw attempts. They allow 23.8 dimes and 44.1 rebounds every game, which has them ranked 13th and 13th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Portland

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