Toronto Raptors vs Atlanta Hawks Prediction, 11/19/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Atlanta Hawks

Date: Saturday, November 19, 2022

Location: State Farm Arena in Atlanta, GA

TV: Bally Sports Southeast-Atlanta

The Toronto Raptors are traveling to State Farm Arena on Saturday where they will meet the Atlanta Hawks.

The Raptors faced off with the Heat and took home the win by a score of 112-104 in their last game. Toronto ended with a 51.2% FG percentage (44 of 86) and made 7 out of their 26 3-pointers. From the charity stripe, the Raptors knocked down 17 of 22 attempts for a rate of 77.3%. With respect to hauling in boards, they earned 42 with 16 of them being of the offensive sort. They also dished out 23 assists in this contest as well as creating 23 turnovers and earning 5 steals. When discussing defense, Toronto allowed the other team to go 54.5% from the floor on 36 of 66 shooting. Miami dished out 19 dimes and had 5 steals in the game. In addition, Miami grabbed 23 rebounds (4 offensive, 19 defensive) and got 3 rejections. Miami ended up going 86.4% at the charity stripe by burying 19 of 22 tries. They knocked down 13 out of their 35 attempts from long range. Concerning fouls, the Raptors ended up finishing with 23 and the Heat racked up 20 fouls.

OG Anunoby is one guy who was a major contributor for the contest. Anunoby finished the contest at 72.2% from the field and also distributed 3 assists. He was on the hardwood for 43 mins played and totaled 10 rebounds. He ended up with 32 points on 13 out of 18 shooting.

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Toronto comes into this matchup with a mark of 9-7 for the season. They average 111.9 points per outing (16th in the NBA) while going 45.2% from the floor. The Raptors are connecting on 34.3% on shots from downtown (183 of 533) and 78.2% from the charity stripe. As a team, Toronto is pulling down 43.3 rebounds per contest and is sitting with 373 assists for the season, which is 12th in the league in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 12.8 times per game and as a group are committing 20.9 personal fouls on a nightly basis.

On the defensive end, the Raptors are able to force 17.7 turnovers per contest and they draw 20.8 personal fouls. They are ranked 29th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 424 relinquished for the season. The Raptors defensively are giving up an opponent FG percentage of 47.9% (624 of 1,302) and they surrender 41.4 rebounds per contest as a team. They relinquish 36.1% on three-point shots and they rank 7th in the NBA in PPG allowed (109.1).

The last time they took the court, the Hawks walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 126-101 when they faced the Celtics. The Hawks corralled 31 defensive boards and 14 offensive boards for a total of 45 for the game. They coughed it up 9 times, while recording 5 steals for the contest. The Celtics committed 20 fouls in this matchup which took the Hawks to the free throw line for a total of 13 tries. They were able to bury 10 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 76.9%. When it comes to shots from downtown, Atlanta buried 7 of their 32 attempts (21.9%). When all was said and done, the Hawks walked away from this one shooting 42 out of 101 from the floor which gave them a percentage of 41.6%. The Hawks allowed the Celtics to knock down 48 out of their 88 attempts from the field which had them shooting 54.5% in this game. They went 45.7% from three-point range by hitting 21 out of 46 and finished the contest at 9 of 10 at the free throw line (90.0%). When talking about how they attacked the glass, Atlanta permitted Boston to get 49 in total (6 on the offensive glass).

Trae Young ended up having an impact for the Hawks in the game. Young had 27 points in his 31 mins of playing time and tallied 9 dimes for the game. He made 10 out of 23 in the matchup for a rate of 43.5%, and added 5 rebounds.

Atlanta has a record of 9-6 so far this year. The Hawks are committing 20.5 personal fouls every game while shooting 82.7% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 24.3 times per game (18th in the league) and they turn the ball over 12.5 times per game. Atlanta has totaled 1,719 pts so far this year (114.6 per contest) and they average 45.9 boards per game. As an offensive unit, the Hawks are connecting on 46.3% from the field, which is ranked 21st in basketball.

The Atlanta defense gives up 33.3% on 3-pointers (165 of 496) and opponents are knocking down 78.2% of their free throw shots. They surrender 22.8 dimes and 46.3 boards every game, which is ranked 6th and 27th in basketball. The Hawks on the defensive end are ranked 18th in the NBA in PPG surrendered with 113.9. They are able to force 14.6 TO's every game and have let teams shoot 45.8% from the floor (8th in the league).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto

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