Toronto Raptors vs Oklahoma City Thunder Prediction, 11/11/2022 Preview and Pick

Game: Toronto Raptors vs Oklahoma City Thunder

Date: Friday, November 11, 2022

Location: Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK

TV: Bally Sports Oklahoma

Paycom Center is where the Oklahoma City Thunder will attempt to defeat the Toronto Raptors on Friday.

The Raptors stepped onto the hardwood against the Rockets and earned the victory with a final of 116-109 in their last game. Concerning personal fouls, the Raptors ended up walking away with 26 and the Rockets totaled 18 personal fouls. They also buried 9 out of their 35 attempts from downtown. Houston ended up going 83.9% at the charity stripe by burying 26 of 31 attempts. Moreover, Houston pulled down 49 boards (16 offensive, 33 defensive) and added 9 rejections. Houston recorded 29 assists and had 9 steals in this matchup. With respect to the defense, Toronto let their opponent shoot 44.0% from the field on 37 of 84 shooting. They also distributed 19 dimes in this game while forcing 16 turnovers and getting 12 steals. Concerning pulling down boards, they collected a total of 50 with 22 of them being offensive. At the charity stripe, the Raptors converted 17 of 20 attempts for a rate of 85.0%. Toronto ended with a 41.2% field goal percentage (42 out of 102) and knocked down 15 of their 44 3-point shots.

Fred VanVleet is a player who was important in the game. VanVleet shot 46.2% from the field and earned 4 dimes. He played 35 mins played and also pulled down 3 rebounds. He racked up 32 points on 12 of 26 shooting.

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Toronto comes into this one with a record of 7-5 for the year. They currently have an average of 112.3 pts per game (16th in basketball) while hitting 45.1% from the field. The Raptors are hitting 36.1% on shots from downtown (150 of 415) and 77.1% from the free throw line. As a team, Toronto is grabbing 43.8 boards per game and has 289 assists so far this season, which ranks 13th in the NBA in terms of passing the rock. They are giving up possession 12.2 times per contest and as a basketball team they commit 20.8 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Raptors are able to force 16.8 turnovers every game while drawing 20.0 personal fouls. They give up 35.0% on shots from distance and they rank 4th in the NBA in PPG allowed (106.8). The Raptors defensively are allowing a FG percentage of 46.7% (460 of 984) and they concede 42.1 rebounds per game as a squad. They are 26th in basketball in allowing assists to the opposition with 318 conceded on the campaign.

When they last stepped on the hardwood, the Thunder took a defeat with a final score of 136-132 when they played the Bucks. The Thunder snagged 39 defensive boards and 16 offensive boards for a total of 55 in this matchup. They also turned it over 13 times, while earning 9 steals in this game. The Bucks committed 23 fouls for this game which took the Thunder to the charity stripe for 19 shots. They were able to convert 14 of the free throws for a clip of 73.7%. In reference to 3-pointers, Oklahoma City buried 18 of their 45 tries (40.0%). When this game wrapped up, the Thunder went 50 out of 111 from the floor which had them sitting at 45.0%. The Thunder allowed the Bucks to convert 50 of 106 tries from the floor which left them with a rate of 47.2% in the matchup. They finished 47.2% from downtown by going 17 of 36 and finished the contest at 19 out of 22 from the free throw line (86.4%). In reference to team rebounding, Oklahoma City permitted Milwaukee to collect 55 in total (11 on the offensive glass).

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander ended up having an impact for the Thunder for the matchup. Gilgeous-Alexander totaled 39 points in his 46 minutes on the hardwood and accumulated 4 assists in the game. He converted 13 out of 25 in this contest for a field goal rate of 52.0%, and had 4 rebounds.

Oklahoma City has a mark of 4-7 on the season. The Thunder have committed 21.5 personal fouls every game while shooting 75.6% from the charity stripe. They are earning an assist 23.8 times per game (22nd in basketball) and they lose possession via turnover 12.5 times per game. Oklahoma City has 1,229 pts so far this season (111.7 per game) and they grab 45.8 rebounds per game. As an offensive team, the Thunder are shooting 44.2% from the field, which is 27th in the NBA.

The Oklahoma City defense concedes 35.8% on shots from distance (138 of 385) and their opposition knocks down 78.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 23.9 dimes and 50.8 rebounds every game, ranking them 11th and 30th in the NBA. The Thunder on the defensive end are ranked 16th in the league in PPG allowed with 114.0. They have forced 18.1 TO's per game and have let teams shoot 46.1% from the field (13th in basketball).

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

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Toronto

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