Toronto Raptors vs Denver Nuggets Prediction, 3/12/2022 NBA Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Denver Nuggets

Date: Saturday, March 12, 2022

Location: Ball Arena in Denver, CO

TV: TSN

The Toronto Raptors (35-30) are en route to Ball Arena on Saturday where they will try to beat the Denver Nuggets (40-27).

The Raptors took the court against the Spurs and walked away with a win by a score of 119-104 in their last contest. Toronto finished the game having earned a 48.2% FG percentage (41 out of 85) and buried 11 out of their 30 three-point shots. From the free throw line, the Raptors made 26 of their 28 shots for a rate of 92.9%. Concerning grabbing rebounds, they earned 47 with 13 of them being of the offensive sort. They also doled out 12 assists for this contest while forcing the other team into 4 turnovers and earning 7 steals. When discussing defending, Toronto allowed their opponent to shoot 45.2% from the floor on 38 out of 84 shooting. San Antonio dished out 36 dimes and had 24 steals for this contest. In addition, San Antonio had 29 rebounds (7 offensive, 22 defensive) and got 1 block. San Antonio finished the contest at 95.0% at the charity stripe by burying 19 of their 20 attempts. They converted 9 out of their 32 tries from beyond the arc. In regard to personal fouls, the Raptors ended up walking away with 23 while the Spurs recorded 12 personal fouls.

Fred VanVleet is someone who was a contributor for the contest. He walked away with 26 points on 7 of 15 shooting. He was on the court for 34 mins and grabbed 6 boards. VanVleet walked away from this one shooting 46.7% from the floor and earned 2 assists.

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Toronto comes into this game with a mark of 35-30 so far this season. They have an average of 108.4 points per game (19th in basketball) while hitting 44.2% from the floor. The Raptors are hitting 35.2% on shots from distance (780 of 2,217) and 75.3% from the charity stripe. As a unit, Toronto is grabbing 44.9 rebounds per game and has tallied 1,420 assists for the campaign, which ranks 29th in the league in terms of passing the ball. They turn it over 12.7 times per game and as a team are committing 19.8 fouls every game.

On the defensive end, the Raptors have forced 16.0 turnovers every game and they draw 19.2 personal fouls. They are conceding 35.2% on 3-point attempts while they are 9th in basketball in points per game allowed (107.2). The Raptors defensively are giving up a field goal percentage of 46.1% (2,533 of 5,489) and they concede 44.5 boards per contest as a team. They currently rank 15th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 1,625 surrendered on the season.

When they last played, the Nuggets took a defeat with a final score of 113-102 when they played the Warriors. The Nuggets pulled down 37 defensive rebounds and 12 offensive rebounds totaling 49 in this matchup. They gave up possession of the ball 11 times, while getting 5 steals in this contest. The Warriors had 7 personal fouls in the matchup which took the Nuggets to the charity stripe for a total of 32 attempts. They were able to knock down 25 of the free throws for a percentage of 78.1%. In regard to 3-pointers, Denver made 7 of 31 tries (22.6%). When the final whistle blew, the Nuggets went 35 for 84 from the floor which gave them a rate of 41.7%. The Nuggets permitted the Warriors to knock down 42 out of 88 attempts from the floor which had them at 47.7% in this contest. They finished 33.3% from 3-point land by shooting 14 out of 42 and ended up going 15 of 20 at the free throw line (75.0%). With respect to how they attacked the glass, Denver allowed Golden State to grab 28 in total (8 offensive).

Nikola Jokic ended up being a factor for the Nuggets in this game. He buried 9 out of 21 for this contest giving him a field goal percentage of 42.9%, and accounted for 12 rebounds. Jokic earned 23 points in his 32 minutes on the court and accumulated 9 assists in the game.

Denver has a mark of 40-27 for the year. As an offense, the Nuggets are hitting on 47.5% from the field, which ranks them 3rd in the NBA. Denver has scored 7,440 points so far this year (111.0 per contest) and they grab 44.2 rebounds per game. They are dishing out assists 27.3 times per contest (3rd in the league) and they are giving up possession 14.4 times per contest. The Nuggets are responsible for committing 19.6 fouls every game and they shoot 79.1% from the free throw line.

The Nuggets on the defensive side of the court are 12th in the league in points given up per game with 108.2. They are forcing 13.2 turnovers per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.5% from the field (22nd in the league). The Denver defense surrenders 33.9% from downtown (783 of 2,308) and opponents are connecting on 74.9% of their free throw shots. They have relinquished 24.6 assists and 42.7 boards per contest, which ranks them 16th and 4th in basketball.

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

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Toronto

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