Toronto Raptors vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 10/21/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Friday, October 21, 2022

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

The Brooklyn Nets are hosting the Toronto Raptors at Barclays Center on Friday.

The Raptors took the court against the Cavaliers and walked away with a win by a score of 108-105 in their last game. Regarding personal fouls, the Raptors ended up finishing with 23 while the Cavaliers accounted for 21 personal fouls. They also made 10 of 28 tries from long range. Cleveland walked away from this one shooting 82.6% from the charity stripe by knocking down 19 of their 23 tries. On top of that, Cleveland pulled down 38 boards (6 offensive, 32 defensive) and added 4 blocks. Cleveland distributed 25 dimes and had 5 steals in this game. In relation to defending, Toronto let their opponent shoot 49.4% from the field on 38 of 77 shooting. They also recorded 19 assists in this game as well as forcing the other team into 17 turnovers and getting 15 steals. With regard to grabbing boards, they collected 41 with 12 of them being of the offensive sort. At the charity stripe, the Raptors buried 23 of their 32 tries for a rate of 71.9%. Toronto finished the game with a 41.9% FG percentage (36 out of 86) and made 13 of their 30 3-point attempts.

Fred VanVleet is one guy who was a contributor in this game. He walked away with 15 points on 4 out of 9 shooting. He played for 39 mins played and also snagged 2 rebounds. VanVleet went 44.4% from the floor and dished out 5 dimes.

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Toronto comes into this one after finishing with a win-loss mark of 48-34 last year. They coughed up possession 12.5 times per contest and as a group committed 19.6 fouls every game. As a squad, Toronto pulled in 45.3 boards per game and tallied 1,809 assists throughout last year, which had them ranked 29th in basketball in terms of passing. The Raptors hit on 34.9% on three-point attempts (979 of 2,808) and 75.9% from the charity stripe. They averaged 109.4 points per game (20th in the league) while shooting 44.5% from the field.

On defense, the Raptors forced their opponents into 15.8 turnovers per game while drawing 19.1 personal fouls. They surrendered 35.4% on 3-point shots and they ranked 7th in the NBA in points per game allowed (107.1). The Raptors defense gave up an opponent FG percentage of 46.2% (3,197 of 6,919) and they conceded 44.0 rebounds per game as a unit. They were ranked 20th in basketball in giving up assists with 2,076 conceded over the course of last season.

The last time they took the hardwood, the Nets took a loss by a final score of 130-108 when they faced the Pelicans. When discussing attacking the glass, Brooklyn permitted New Orleans to collect 61 in total (21 offensive). They went 46.2% from beyond the perimeter by going 12 of 26 and ended up shooting 18 of 25 at the free throw line (72.0%). The Nets allowed the Pelicans to convert 50 of their 102 tries from the floor which left them shooting 49.0% for the game. When the game finished, the Nets shot 40 out of 89 from the field which gave them a percentage of 44.9%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, Brooklyn converted 10 of 33 attempts (30.3%). They were able to make 18 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 75.0%. The Pelicans had 21 personal fouls for the contest which took the Nets to the charity stripe for a total of 24 attempts. They also coughed it up 16 times, while getting 10 steals in this matchup. The Nets collected 30 defensive boards and 9 offensive boards totaling 39 for this game.

Kevin Durant ended up having an impact for the Nets for the matchup. He converted 11 out of 21 for the matchup for a rate of 52.4%, and earned 3 rebounds. Durant totaled 32 points in his 32 mins on the court and had 2 dimes for the matchup.

Brooklyn had a mark of 44-38 last season. On the offensive side of the court, the Nets hit 47.5% from the field, which had them ranked 4th in the NBA. Brooklyn scored 9,258 pts last season (112.9 per game) and they pulled in 44.4 boards per game. They assisted teammates 25.3 times per game (10th in the league) and they lost possession by turning the ball over 14.1 times per contest. The Nets committed 20.4 fouls per game while shooting 80.5% from the free throw line.

The Nets on the defensive side of the court were 18th in basketball in points per game surrendered with 112.1. They were able to force 13.3 TO's per game and let teams shoot 45.2% from the floor (7th in the league). The Brooklyn defense surrendered 34.5% on 3-point shots (1,026 of 2,974) and opponents connected on 78.8% of their free throw shots. They relinquished 23.8 assists and 44.1 boards per game, which was ranked 9th and 15th in those categories.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto

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