Toronto Raptors vs Brooklyn Nets Prediction, 2/28/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Brooklyn Nets

Date: Monday, February 28, 2022

Location: Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY

TV: YES

The Brooklyn Nets (32-29) will go up against the Toronto Raptors (32-27) at Barclays Center on Monday.

The Raptors played the Hawks and took a loss by a score of 127-100 in their last contest. Toronto finished the game having earned a 40.0% field goal percentage (38 out of 95) and buried 10 out of their 32 three-point attempts. From the free throw line, the Raptors converted 14 of their 19 attempts for a percentage of 73.7%. In relation to getting rebounds, they collected a total of 42 with 11 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 25 assists for this game while forcing 8 turnovers and having 5 steals. Concerning defending, Toronto let their opponent shoot 57.8% from the floor on 48 out of 83 shooting. Atlanta distributed 45 dimes and had 27 steals in the matchup. Additionally, Atlanta grabbed 40 rebounds (5 offensive, 35 defensive) and had 2 blocks. Atlanta finished the game at 81.8% at the free throw line by knocking down 18 of their 22 tries. They knocked down 13 out of their 31 attempts from beyond the perimeter. In reference to personal fouls, the Raptors ended up with 26 and the Hawks accumulated 12 personal fouls.

Precious Achiuwa is one player who was a contributor for this contest. He finished with 21 points on 8 of 12 shooting. He played 30 minutes and also grabbed 9 rebounds. Achiuwa finished the game at 66.7% from the field and also earned 2 assists.

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Toronto heads into this contest with a win-loss mark of 32-27 this year. They currently have an average of 108.3 points per contest (19th in the NBA) while going 44.2% from the field. The Raptors are connecting on 35.3% on shots beyond the perimeter (719 of 2,039) and 75.4% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Toronto is pulling down 44.6 boards per game and has accumulated 1,295 dimes on the campaign, which has them ranked 28th in basketball in terms of passing. They turn it over 12.8 times per contest and as a basketball team are committing 19.8 fouls on a nightly basis.

When they are on defense, the Raptors have forced 16.1 turnovers per contest while drawing 18.9 fouls. They are conceding 35.5% on shots from downtown and they are ranked 10th in the NBA in PPG allowed (107.5). The Raptors defense is allowing a field goal percentage of 46.4% (2,307 of 4,971) and they concede 44.4 rebounds per contest as a unit. They currently rank 17th in the NBA in allowing assists to their opponents with 1,484 relinquished this season.

The last time they took the court, the Nets got the win with a final of 126-123 against the Bucks. The Nets pulled down 28 defensive boards and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 40 in this contest. They also gave up possession of the ball 7 times, while earning 7 steals for this contest. The Bucks were called for 14 fouls in the matchup which took the Nets to the free throw line for a total of 33 shots. They were able to make 25 of those for a clip of 75.8%. In regard to shooting from downtown, Brooklyn knocked down 13 out of their 34 tries (38.2%). In all, the Nets went 44 for 92 from the field which gave them a shooting percentage of 47.8%. The Nets allowed the Bucks to knock down 41 of 78 attempts from the field which gave them a rate of 52.6% for this game. They shot 42.1% from beyond the perimeter by connecting on 16 of 38 and ended up shooting 25 of 38 at the free throw line (65.8%). When it comes to rebounds, Brooklyn allowed Milwaukee to pull down 39 in all (4 offensive).

Kyrie Irving ended up being a major contributor for the Nets for this game. Irving racked up 38 points in his 39 mins of playing time and earned 5 dimes for this contest. He made 14 of 26 in the game giving him a field goal percentage of 53.8%, and had 5 rebounds.

Brooklyn has a mark of 32-29 for the campaign. The Nets commit 19.9 fouls per game and they shoot 80.3% from the free throw line. They are earning an assist 24.8 times per contest (10th in the league) and they lose possession via turnover 13.7 times per game. Brooklyn has accounted for 6,768 points for the year (111.0 per game) and they pull down 44.6 rebounds per contest. When it comes to offense, the Nets are shooting 46.6% from the field, which is ranked 8th in the NBA.

The Nets on defense are ranked 19th in the league in PPG surrendered with 111.3. They are forcing 13.2 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.2% from the field (12th in the NBA). The Brooklyn defense gives up 33.6% on shots from beyond the arc (744 of 2,214) and their opponents are connecting on 79.8% of their shots from the charity stripe. They concede 23.7 dimes and 44.8 rebounds every game, ranking them 11th and 17th in the league.

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto

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