San Antonio Spurs vs Toronto Raptors Prediction, 1/4/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: San Antonio Spurs vs Toronto Raptors

Date: Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Location: Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, ON

TV: SN

The San Antonio Spurs (14-21) are traveling to Scotiabank Arena on Tuesday where they will play the Toronto Raptors (16-17).

The Spurs faced the Pistons and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 117-116 in their last game. San Antonio ended the game with a 41.2% field goal percentage (42 of 102) and converted 12 of their 40 three-point shots. When they shot from the free throw line, the Spurs buried 20 of 28 shots for a percentage of 71.4%. When it comes to hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 48 with 13 of them being of the offensive variety. They also dished out 30 assists for the contest while forcing 6 turnovers and getting 8 steals. When it comes to defense, San Antonio allowed their opponent to shoot 40.6% from the floor on 41 out of 101 shooting. Detroit doled out 63 assists and had 18 steals for the game. Furthermore, Detroit pulled down 41 boards (22 offensive, 19 defensive) and added 3 blocks. Detroit finished the game shooting 78.8% from the charity stripe by converting 26 of their 33 shots. They buried 9 out of their 35 attempts from three-point range. When it comes to fouls, the Spurs finished with 27 while the Pistons totaled 20 fouls.

Bryn Forbes is one player who was a contributor in the game. Forbes ended up shooting 45.5% from the floor and distributed 2 assists. He was on the court for 35 mins and pulled down 7 rebounds. He racked up 27 points on 10 of 22 shooting.

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San Antonio comes into this one with a win-loss mark of 14-21 for the year. They turn it over 12.8 times per game and as a group they commit 17.6 personal fouls per game. As a unit, San Antonio is pulling in 46.0 boards per game and has tallied 996 assists so far this year, which ranks 1st in basketball in terms of passing. The Spurs are connecting on 35.7% from downtown (380 of 1,064) and 72.5% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 111.5 points per outing (5th in the league) while connecting on 46.8% from the floor.

When they are on the defensive end, the Spurs are forcing their opponents into 14.6 turnovers per game and they draw 18.6 personal fouls. They are giving up 35.5% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 23rd in the league in PPG from their opponents (110.3). The Spurs defense is giving up an opponent FG percentage of 45.9% (1,463 of 3,186) and they relinquish 46.9 rebounds per game as a basketball team. They are ranked 12th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 828 surrendered this season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Raptors got the victory with a final of 120-105 against the Knicks. Regarding how they rebounded, Toronto allowed New York to collect 23 in all (7 on the offensive side). They finished 33.3% from three-point range by shooting 12 of 36 and ended up shooting 23 of 28 at the free throw line (82.1%). The Raptors allowed the Knicks to make 35 of 78 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 44.9% for the game. At the conclusion of this game, the Raptors shot 41 for 86 from the floor which had them at 47.7%. When discussing shooting from beyond the arc, Toronto knocked down 13 out of their 34 tries (38.2%). They were able to knock down 25 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 83.3%. The Knicks were called for 17 fouls for the contest which got the Raptors to the charity stripe for a total of 30 tries. They also gave up possession of the ball 16 times, while earning 9 steals in this matchup. The Raptors corralled 33 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds totaling 44 for the matchup.

Fred VanVleet ended up having an impact for the Raptors in this game. He converted 11 of 17 for the contest giving him a field goal percentage of 64.7%, and had 5 rebounds. VanVleet tallied 35 points in his 31 mins on the court and earned 5 assists in the matchup.

Toronto has a mark of 16-17 so far this year. When it comes to executing on offense, the Raptors are shooting 43.9% from the floor, which ranks 24th in the league. Toronto has accounted for 3,529 points for the year (106.9 per game) and they pull in 44.6 rebounds per game. They are assisting teammates 21.6 times per contest (27th in basketball) and they are losing possession via turnover 12.6 times per game. The Raptors are committing 19.8 personal fouls per game and they hit 76.7% from the charity stripe.

The Toronto defense allows 36.1% on shots from behind the 3-point line (420 of 1,163) and opponents are knocking down 79.9% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have surrendered 24.2 dimes and 44.4 boards on a nightly basis, which is 18th and 12th in the NBA. The Raptors defensively are ranked 11th in the NBA in points per game surrendered with 106.7. They have forced 16.0 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 45.7% from the floor (18th in basketball).

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto

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